Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week no trends available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.51/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$111.51

71 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

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	510	128.02	653	11thin
Medium and Large 2	437	118.86	520	21
Small 1-2	455	107.81	490	16thin
Medium and Large 3	432	99.48	430	23

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $223 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 sale71 hd

111.51

—

SC average5 barns · 530 hd

118.67

−7.16

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	1,623	87.31	1,417	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	61.83	898	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	61.02	700	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	47.53	442	12

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	593.02/cwt	500.00–675.00	6,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	806	702.37/cwt	600.00–810.00	5,661	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	743	761.76/cwt	600.00–885.00	5,660	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	109.45/cwt	105.00–113.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.62/cwt	126.00–140.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	128.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.78/cwt	125.00–136.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.77/cwt	136.00–149.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.43/cwt	135.00–148.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	166.93/cwt	164.00–170.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	123.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	103.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	11,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	579.25/cwt	525.00–625.00	5,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	988.62/cwt	775.00–1,160.00	12,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	105.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	524	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	929.64/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,361	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	967	915.32/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	8,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	91.49/cwt	90.00–96.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.44/cwt	122.50–136.00	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	51.77/cwt	45.00–60.00	490	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	39.06/cwt	30.00–44.00	352	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	61.83/cwt	50.00–68.00	898	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	61.97/cwt	51.00–75.00	719	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	41.23/cwt	35.00–45.00	396	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	84.97/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,301	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	926	576.40/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,337	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	575.64/cwt	450.00–675.00	5,543	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	580.76/cwt	560.00–600.00	4,983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	817.03/cwt	785.00–875.00	10,074	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	976.92/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	12,192	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,974	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	613.62/cwt	560.00–650.00	7,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.05/cwt	127.50–133.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.02/cwt	130.00–147.50	459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	942.94/cwt	710.00–1,075.00	9,712	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	736	391.29/cwt	335.00–425.00	2,880	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	510.42/cwt	475.00–560.00	3,675	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	864	651.45/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,629	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,906	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	652	101.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	659	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	110.00/cwt	107.50–112.50	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 488Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 11Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	500.00–675.00	593.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	785.00–875.00	817.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,248	750.00–1,300.00	976.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,180	560.00–650.00	613.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	926	500.00–650.00	576.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	963	450.00–675.00	575.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	560.00–600.00	580.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,030	710.00–1,075.00	942.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	736	335.00–425.00	391.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	720	475.00–560.00	510.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	864	600.00–750.00	651.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	600.00–810.00	702.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	743	600.00–885.00	761.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	525.00–625.00	579.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	800.00–1,100.00	929.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	850.00–1,025.00	915.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	775.00–1,160.00	988.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	375.00	375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
4	—	433	105.00–113.00	109.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	126.00–140.00	134.62
4	—	526	120.00–130.00	125.61
4	—	491	126.00–135.00	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	125.00–136.00	130.78
5	—	530	136.00–149.00	144.77
5	—	474	135.00–148.00	141.43
3	—	628	124.00–130.00	126.32
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	164.00–170.00	166.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	117.50–120.00	118.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	120.00–129.00	123.32
3	—	530	123.00–132.00	128.70
5	—	472	122.50–136.00	130.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	100.00–110.00	103.56
4	—	669	90.00–96.00	91.49
3	—	428	100.00	100.00
3	—	317	100.00–105.00	101.71
2	—	568	90.00–95.00	92.44
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	115.00–122.00	117.26
6	—	419	115.00–125.00	119.94
2	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
1	—	205	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
2	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	652	100.00–103.00	101.00
5	—	376	107.50–112.50	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	100.00–110.00	105.91
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	130.00–140.00	136.19
2	—	490	140.00–142.50	141.25
2	—	405	124.00–135.00	129.50
2	—	275	127.50–133.00	130.05
2	—	330	130.00–147.50	139.02
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
5	—	463	150.00–160.00	156.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	946	45.00–60.00	51.77
4	—	900	30.00–44.00	39.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	50.00–68.00	61.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,161	51.00–75.00	61.97
4	—	960	35.00–45.00	41.23
2	—	1,163	74.00–76.00	75.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	79.00–90.00	84.97
1	—	2,085	99.00	99.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle