Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.45/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$114.45

64 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$27.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.07

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	543	119.27	648	31
Medium and Large 2	516	112.40	580	23
Small 1-2	352	109.66	386	7thin
Medium and Large 3	534	91.66	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.61/cwt here — about $159 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 sale64 hd

114.45

—

SC average5 barns · 599 hd

121.52

−7.07

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	65.44	998	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	60.90	704	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	42.56	347	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	139.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	133.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.83/cwt	125.00–137.50	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	612	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	359	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	114.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.38/cwt	110.00–125.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	72.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.56/cwt	52.00–68.00	689	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	71.09/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	61.68/cwt	60.00–65.00	922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	39.11/cwt	30.00–44.00	316	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	49.45/cwt	46.00–54.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	119.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.97/cwt	140.00–155.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.13/cwt	160.00–172.50	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	816.02/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	600.39/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,232	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	876	546.30/cwt	450.00–635.00	4,786	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	60.73/cwt	55.00–65.00	515	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	816	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	465	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	623.02/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,109	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.87/cwt	160.00–172.50	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	152.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	586	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	148.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	833	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 66Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
7	—	520	115.00–120.00	116.13
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	135.00–144.00	139.59
2	—	765	107.00	107.00
3	—	437	130.00–140.00	133.40
3	—	463	125.00–137.50	130.83
5	—	616	109.00–112.00	110.61
6	—	574	110.00–115.00	113.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	825	100.00–103.00	101.01
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	540	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	653	105.00–107.50	106.25
3	—	577	105.00–107.00	105.98
4	—	461	110.00–120.00	114.36
5	—	420	110.00–125.00	117.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.49
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	107.50–110.00	108.77
3	—	366	110.00–115.00	113.36
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	117.00–125.00	119.61
6	—	420	140.00–155.00	146.97
7	—	468	130.00–145.00	138.63
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	110.00–117.00	113.53
2	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
1	—	870	97.00	97.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	130.00–135.00	131.65
6	—	421	160.00–172.50	166.13
6	—	521	150.00–159.00	154.35
7	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.64
10	—	567	140.00–151.00	144.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
2	—	665	134.00	134.00
2	—	705	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.54
6	—	330	160.00–172.50	167.87
7	—	375	155.00–170.00	161.49
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	167.50	167.50
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	562	140.00–153.00	148.30
3	—	625	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.64
3	—	317	150.00–157.50	154.09
5	—	384	150.00–157.50	152.49
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	57.00	57.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	70.00–75.00	72.38
12	—	1,138	52.00–68.00	60.56
1	—	1,235	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	70.00–72.00	71.09
3	—	1,495	60.00–65.00	61.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	30.00–44.00	39.11
3	—	830	46.00–54.00	49.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	800.00–850.00	816.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	550.00–675.00	600.39
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	876	450.00–635.00	546.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	848	55.00–65.00	60.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	600.00–650.00	623.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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