Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable, and correction to slaughter cows with removal of low weight record *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$120.62

37 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	447	133.56	597	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	118.50	621	10thin
Small 1-2	395	108.56	429	5thin
Medium and Large 3	712	92.97	662	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale37 hd

120.62

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

119.31

+1.31

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	1,499	88.18	1,322	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	68.31	746	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	67.00	1,042	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.56/cwt	153.00–167.50	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	161.25/cwt	152.50–170.00	435	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,042	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	69.13/cwt	60.00–78.00	757	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	83.88/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,111	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.35/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,707	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.53/cwt	150.00–162.50	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	138.78/cwt	130.00–147.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	16,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	623.57/cwt	560.00–675.00	6,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,061	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	92.62/cwt	90.00–94.00	664	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	141.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	708	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	758	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 128Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable, and correction to slaughter cows with removal of low weight record *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	153.00–167.50	158.56
2	—	270	152.50–170.00	161.25
4	—	423	150.00–162.50	155.53
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	130.00–147.00	138.78
2	—	425	148.00–149.00	148.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	199.00	199.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	125.00	125.00
5	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.51
4	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	135.00–136.00	135.75
4	—	568	129.00–130.00	129.76
2	—	460	156.00–158.00	156.98
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	92.00	92.00
3	—	717	90.00–94.00	92.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	111.00–115.00	113.70
3	—	512	115.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	578	115.00–117.50	116.26
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	108.00–115.00	111.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.30
4	—	478	125.00–135.00	129.86
4	—	321	135.00–145.00	141.30
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,095	60.00–78.00	69.13
1	—	1,040	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	81.00–86.00	83.88
3	—	1,790	94.00–97.00	95.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,435.00	1,435.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	560.00–675.00	623.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,061	885.00	885.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle