Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.22/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$122.22

60 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

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	434	133.89	581	11thin
Medium and Large 2	420	125.15	526	27
Small 1-2	386	116.23	449	14thin
Medium and Large 3	412	106.73	439	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $142 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 sale60 hd

122.22

—

SC average5 barns · 548 hd

118.70

+3.51

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	1,561	88.62	1,383	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	64.73	752	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	50.85	477	9thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Small 1-2	—	403	119.98/cwt	117.00–123.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	746.88/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	721.58/cwt	635.00–775.00	6,855	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	587.87/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	746.67/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	5,693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	4,727	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	660	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	888	864.23/cwt	775.00–950.00	7,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	129.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	496	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	136.31/cwt	132.50–140.00	429	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.89/cwt	140.00–152.50	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	54.48/cwt	49.00–58.00	524	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	43.59/cwt	40.00–48.00	389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	66.79/cwt	57.00–76.00	782	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.84/cwt	115.00–123.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.50	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	105.53/cwt	105.00–106.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	105.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	385	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	455	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	115.23/cwt	113.00–117.50	487	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	522	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	271	119.50/cwt	117.50–123.00	324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.02/cwt	143.00–157.50	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.88/cwt	155.00–157.50	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.62/cwt	140.00–154.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.50/cwt	128.00–140.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	50.28/cwt	47.00–52.00	552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	103.64/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,831	88.47/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,620	4
Bulls	—	—	945	63.77/cwt	58.00–74.00	603	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	3,712	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	752	416.67/cwt	350.00–498.00	3,133	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	861	588.19/cwt	485.00–675.00	5,064	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	548.48/cwt	525.00–575.00	4,059	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	526.20/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,394	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	773	531.84/cwt	500.00–560.00	4,111	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	165.54/cwt	155.00–168.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 399Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 57Year ago 0

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	117.00–123.00	119.98
2	—	665	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
3	—	482	143.00–157.50	151.02
4	—	419	155.00–157.50	155.88
4	—	521	140.00–154.00	147.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	470	128.00–140.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	127.50	127.50
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	115.00–123.00	118.84
3	—	258	135.00	135.00
3	—	387	127.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.10
4	—	466	121.00–126.00	123.18
8	—	418	120.00–127.50	124.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
2	—	320	105.00–106.00	105.53
3	—	363	100.00–110.00	105.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
2	—	388	117.00–117.50	117.25
3	—	423	113.00–117.50	115.23
3	—	470	110.00–113.00	111.01
4	—	271	117.50–123.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	130.00–132.00	131.33
2	—	465	125.00–134.00	129.40
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
1	—	230	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	125.00–134.00	129.41
2	—	315	132.50–140.00	136.31
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	140.00–152.50	145.89
2	—	315	150.00–160.00	155.16
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
3	—	375	160.00–175.00	167.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	173.00	173.00
5	—	485	164.00	164.00
10	—	426	155.00–168.00	165.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	650.00–800.00	746.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	950	635.00–775.00	721.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	550.00–625.00	587.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	650.00–825.00	746.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	506.00	506.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	861	485.00–675.00	588.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	740	525.00–575.00	548.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	365.00	365.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	500.00–550.00	526.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	375.00	375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	500.00–560.00	531.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	775.00–950.00	864.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	538.00	538.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	752	350.00–498.00	416.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	49.00–58.00	54.48
3	—	893	40.00–48.00	43.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,171	57.00–76.00	66.79
3	—	1,097	47.00–52.00	50.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	99.00–108.00	103.64
4	—	1,831	86.00–93.00	88.47
3	—	945	58.00–74.00	63.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle