Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.37/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$119.37

39 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$412

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	353	134.32	474	8thin
Small 1-2	458	118.35	542	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	772	114.84	886	25

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$412 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 sale39 hd

119.37

—

SC average5 barns · 156 hd

126.46

−7.08

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	—	Low	1,399	86.33	1,208	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	70.00	1,061	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	69.43	853	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	635	58.00	368	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	767	113.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	853	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	456	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	139.15/cwt	135.00–142.50	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.20/cwt	113.00–122.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,582.30/cwt	1,125.00–1,900.00	25,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,013.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,506	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	615	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,459	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	966.73/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	11,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	686.83/cwt	635.00–735.00	6,216	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	686.31/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,749	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,788	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,638	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,261	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	756.00/cwt	756.00–756.00	8,165	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	4,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,449	91.19/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,321	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	70.85/cwt	63.00–83.00	882	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,061	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 213Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 57Year ago 0

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	111.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	685	123.00–126.00	124.49
14	—	915	104.00	104.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	388	115.00–120.00	117.55
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	135.00–142.50	139.15
2	—	320	130.00–142.50	136.05
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	145.00–147.50	146.21
2	—	325	147.50–150.00	148.77
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	113.00–122.50	119.20
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,610	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,582.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	935.00–1,000.00	966.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	905	635.00–735.00	686.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	625.00–750.00	686.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	756.00	756.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,449	84.00–99.00	91.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	55.00–57.00	55.97
19	—	1,245	63.00–83.00	70.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	58.00	58.00

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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