Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat records changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

Not trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.77/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$140.77

41 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	148.34	685	28
Medium and Large 2	427	131.50	561	6thin
Small 1-2	356	126.00	449	4thin
Medium and Large 3	402	108.33	435	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

140.77

—

SC average5 barns · 394 hd

146.09

−5.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,587	78.02	1,238	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	47.94	540	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	43.48	425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	656.45/cwt	630.00–690.00	7,963	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,351	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	379.44/cwt	350.00–407.00	3,180	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	399.15/cwt	375.00–425.00	3,532	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,098	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	229.09/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	952	530.14/cwt	475.00–600.00	5,047	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	618.54/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,402	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	529.24/cwt	460.00–600.00	4,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	704.29/cwt	500.00–875.00	7,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	495.78/cwt	435.00–550.00	4,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	708.00/cwt	708.00–708.00	9,098	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	768	781.89/cwt	760.00–800.00	6,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	975	654.40/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,380	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	877.19/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	8,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	593.63/cwt	510.00–670.00	6,221	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	530.19/cwt	480.00–576.00	5,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	124.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.81/cwt	120.00–132.50	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.96/cwt	45.00–50.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.03/cwt	47.00–56.00	574	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.01/cwt	39.00–45.00	497	11
Bulls	—	—	1,533	81.20/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,197	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	405.00/cwt	325.00–440.00	3,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.66/cwt	177.50–184.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	176.31/cwt	175.00–177.50	582	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	525	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	425	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	102.21/cwt	99.00–105.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,161.00/cwt	1,161.00–1,161.00	17,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	722.00/cwt	722.00–722.00	5,487	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	126.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	418	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Jan 15, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 62Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat records changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

Not trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation..

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	120.00–123.00	120.60
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	127.50	127.50
3	—	553	120.00–125.00	123.34
4	—	478	135.00–145.00	141.26
5	—	510	125.00–135.00	129.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	551	136.00	136.00
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	140.00–145.00	143.69
2	—	410	152.50–155.00	153.72
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	177.50–184.00	180.66
2	—	330	175.00–177.50	176.31
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	120.00–135.00	126.67
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	120.00–130.00	124.30
4	—	426	120.00–132.50	125.81
2	—	505	117.00–117.50	117.25
2	—	388	130.00–135.00	132.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	475	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	378	112.50	112.50
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	99.00–105.00	102.21
2	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	438	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	630.00–690.00	656.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	580.00	580.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	355.00	355.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	510.00–670.00	593.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	480.00–576.00	530.19
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	325.00–440.00	405.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	350.00–407.00	379.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	375.00–425.00	399.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	743	200.00–260.00	229.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	952	475.00–600.00	530.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,035	550.00–700.00	618.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	460.00–600.00	529.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	500.00–875.00	704.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	435.00–550.00	495.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	708.00	708.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	760.00–800.00	781.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	600.00–725.00	654.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	700.00–1,025.00	877.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	830	780.00	780.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	1,161.00	1,161.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	760	722.00	722.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	45.00–50.00	47.96
2	—	903	39.00	39.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,125	47.00–56.00	51.03
11	—	1,130	39.00–45.00	44.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	72.00–87.00	81.20
2	—	1,748	68.00–69.00	68.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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