Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $130.71/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$130.71

200 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$26.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

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	464	133.62	620	161
Medium and Large 2	496	121.17	601	26
Small 1-2	397	115.94	460	10thin
Medium and Large 3	285	106.67	304	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.95/cwt here — about $316 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 sale200 hd

130.71

—

SC average5 barns · 548 hd

126.08

+4.63

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	1,405	82.84	1,164	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	74.00	1,084	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	59.45	703	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	49.92	470	10

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	939	1,313.15/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	12,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,352.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	13,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,437.77/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	14,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	786.55/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,384.06/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	15,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.97/cwt	137.50–142.50	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	171.23/cwt	162.50–177.50	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	171.95/cwt	164.00–180.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	663.02/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,227	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	883.08/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,829	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,089	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	940.34/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	362.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,844	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	136.31/cwt	136.00–137.50	558	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	129.50/cwt	127.00–130.50	675	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	136.78/cwt	130.00–138.50	651	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	153.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	155.76/cwt	147.50–162.50	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.66/cwt	125.00–136.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	134.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.43/cwt	140.00–157.50	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	126.85/cwt	120.00–132.50	473	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	164	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	65.24/cwt	63.00–67.50	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.65/cwt	117.50–126.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.47/cwt	115.00–127.50	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	128.06/cwt	125.00–132.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	122.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	666	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	173.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.80/cwt	125.00–137.50	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.51/cwt	132.50–140.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	131.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	139.87/cwt	135.00–147.50	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.49/cwt	130.00–142.50	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	136.15/cwt	136.00–137.50	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	24,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,203	80.07/cwt	75.00–83.00	963	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	49.43/cwt	43.00–54.00	556	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.01/cwt	55.00–75.00	774	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,084	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	43.84/cwt	40.00–47.00	404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	53.98/cwt	51.00–56.00	516	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 41Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	—	885	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,313.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	775.00–800.00	786.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,384.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	625.00–700.00	663.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	875.00–900.00	883.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	625.00–725.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,007	800.00–1,050.00	940.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	350.00–375.00	362.34
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	146.00	146.00
7	—	679	128.50	128.50
16	—	520	151.00–159.00	153.98
21	—	425	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	137.50–142.50	139.97
4	—	311	162.50–177.50	171.23
2	—	388	164.00–180.00	171.95
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	160.00–162.50	161.28
2	—	488	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	665	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	283	147.50–162.50	155.76
3	—	627	125.00–136.00	131.66
4	—	540	130.00–137.50	134.98
7	—	375	140.00–157.50	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	125.00	125.00
3	—	373	120.00–132.50	126.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	409	136.00–137.50	136.31
37	—	521	127.00–130.50	129.50
51	—	476	130.00–138.50	136.78
9	—	382	136.00–137.50	136.15
10	—	571	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	117.50–126.00	121.65
2	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	478	115.00–127.50	122.47
4	—	335	130.00–132.50	130.64
4	—	365	125.00–132.00	128.06
4	—	509	120.00–124.00	122.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	210	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	116.00–120.00	117.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	148.00	148.00
2	—	365	132.50–135.00	133.77
2	—	525	125.00–127.50	126.24
4	—	464	125.00–130.00	128.47
6	—	332	135.00–147.50	139.87
10	—	420	130.00–142.50	133.49
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	42.50	42.50
2	—	438	63.00–67.50	65.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	170.00–177.00	173.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	119.00–121.00	119.99
4	—	620	125.00–135.00	130.54
5	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.28
3	—	568	125.00–137.50	131.80
4	—	478	132.50–140.00	137.51
4	—	534	125.00–135.00	131.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	590	115.00–117.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	75.00–83.00	80.07
1	—	1,560	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,855	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	43.00–54.00	49.43
11	—	1,209	55.00–75.00	64.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	40.00–47.00	43.84
6	—	956	51.00–56.00	53.98

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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