Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction removal of incorrect low priced feeder heifer calf*

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.58/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$111.58

58 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

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	378	126.75	478	2thin
Medium and Large 2	423	117.87	498	28
Medium and Large 3	363	104.44	379	4thin
Small 1-2	500	104.19	521	24

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale58 hd

111.58

—

SC average5 barns · 363 hd

117.31

−5.72

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	1,260	76.00	958	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	60.00	849	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	50.93	610	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	44.76	470	7thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	—	1,260	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	958	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,311	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	3,686	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	119.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	599.75/cwt	556.00–640.00	6,825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	5,737	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	840.63/cwt	730.00–932.00	12,130	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	573.08/cwt	468.00–645.00	6,350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	126.67/cwt	122.50–132.50	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.10/cwt	125.00–132.50	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.46/cwt	114.00–123.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.44/cwt	127.00–132.50	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.84/cwt	127.50–130.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.25/cwt	132.50–136.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	52.12/cwt	47.00–58.00	638	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	49.84/cwt	46.00–56.00	592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	40.95/cwt	35.00–45.00	387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.27/cwt	132.50–134.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.50	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	141.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	130.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	913	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	369	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	853.41/cwt	785.00–910.00	9,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	865	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	736.12/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	837.42/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	340	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	775.96/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	156.16/cwt	152.50–160.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	105.53/cwt	100.00–112.50	551	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	738	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	661	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	111.88/cwt	110.00–117.50	413	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	326	112.56/cwt	110.00–117.50	367	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	487	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.84/cwt	117.50–123.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	119.66/cwt	117.50–122.50	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.43/cwt	113.00–120.00	559	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 0

*Correction removal of incorrect low priced feeder heifer calf*

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	45.00	45.00
10	—	1,224	47.00–58.00	52.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	46.00–56.00	49.84
4	—	945	35.00–45.00	40.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	455.00	455.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	556.00–640.00	599.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	557.00	557.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	730.00–932.00	840.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	468.00–645.00	573.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	725.00–750.00	736.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	825.00–850.00	837.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	750.00–800.00	775.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,138	785.00–910.00	853.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	575.00	575.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	115.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	122.50–132.50	126.67
5	—	418	130.00–142.50	135.37
4	—	702	100.00	100.00
3	—	472	125.00–132.50	129.10
2	—	580	114.00–123.00	118.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	127.00–132.50	128.44
3	—	567	127.50–130.00	128.84
2	—	653	122.50	122.50
2	—	505	132.50–136.00	134.25
2	—	463	142.50–147.50	144.96
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	590	132.50	132.50
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
2	—	478	132.50–134.00	133.27
3	—	328	130.00–137.50	134.26
5	—	383	137.00–145.00	141.88
6	—	506	129.00–131.00	130.65
8	—	913	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	110.00–114.00	112.04
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	134.00	134.00
2	—	328	118.00–125.00	121.37
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	152.50–160.00	156.16
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
2	—	278	120.00–125.00	122.34
8	—	423	117.50–123.00	119.84
6	—	522	110.00–115.00	113.06
5	—	332	117.50–122.50	119.66
3	—	370	115.00–125.00	119.77
2	—	480	113.00–120.00	116.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	100.00–112.50	105.53
5	—	738	89.50	89.50
4	—	369	110.00–117.50	111.88
4	—	326	110.00–117.50	112.56
2	—	438	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	230	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	100.00–110.00	105.12
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	107.50	107.50

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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