Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available 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 $120.53/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$120.53

32 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	439	131.29	577	12thin
Medium and Large 2	460	120.29	553	10thin
Small 1-2	493	113.38	558	4thin
Medium and Large 3	372	104.17	387	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $189 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 sale32 hd

120.53

—

SC average5 barns · 558 hd

123.24

−2.71

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	—	High	1,456	88.04	1,282	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	59.98	723	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	423	178.39/cwt	170.00–187.50	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.69/cwt	152.50–165.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	454	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	85.05/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	46.61/cwt	45.00–48.00	554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	64.43/cwt	59.00–72.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,483	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,092.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	10,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	729.05/cwt	660.00–800.00	8,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	22,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	964.73/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,522	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	689.00/cwt	689.00–689.00	4,892	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	703	384.27/cwt	300.00–500.00	2,701	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	791.76/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	759.52/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,496	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	726.00/cwt	726.00–726.00	6,933	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,981	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,555	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	688.88/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,703	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,977	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,959	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	147.50–152.50	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.66/cwt	175.00–187.50	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	185.91/cwt	180.00–192.50	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	553	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	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 113Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week no trends available 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	170.00–187.50	178.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
3	—	430	152.50–165.00	160.69
3	—	572	125.00–130.00	128.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	112.00	112.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
2	—	430	105.00–106.00	105.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	133.00	133.00
2	—	308	130.00–132.50	131.24
2	—	423	130.00–134.00	131.99
3	—	525	124.00–129.00	126.00
4	—	466	130.00–139.00	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	417	120.00–125.00	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	208	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	135.00–140.00	135.99
2	—	335	147.50–152.50	150.00
2	—	260	140.00–142.50	141.23
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	175.00–187.50	182.66
2	—	323	180.00–192.50	185.91
1	—	285	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,313	79.00–90.00	85.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	45.00–48.00	46.61
6	—	1,212	59.00–72.00	64.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,092.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,100	660.00–800.00	729.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	850.00–1,075.00	964.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	700.00–875.00	791.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	987	700.00–800.00	759.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	675.00–700.00	688.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	375.00	375.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	689.00	689.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	703	300.00–500.00	384.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	485.00	485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	260.00	260.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	726.00	726.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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