Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 $119.44/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$119.44

38 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

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	421	126.68	533	15thin
Medium and Large 2	478	116.44	557	17thin
Small 1-2	439	109.83	482	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $51 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 sale38 hd

119.44

—

SC average4 barns · 119 hd

114.42

+5.02

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	1,341	75.01	1,006	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	70.91	1,129	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	65.82	816	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	60.99	534	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	450	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	128.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.50	581	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	120.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.50	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	472	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,271.00/cwt	907.00–1,525.00	17,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	939.39/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,320	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	902.70/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,130	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	718.66/cwt	675.00–760.00	7,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	917.20/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	9,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	862.67/cwt	775.00–910.00	8,687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,094	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,341	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	747.00/cwt	747.00–747.00	6,237	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	598.30/cwt	510.00–696.00	5,462	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	3,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	78.35/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,135	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	53.21/cwt	45.00–57.00	603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	68.48/cwt	60.00–74.00	864	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	70.91/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,129	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	60.99/cwt	59.00–63.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	444	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	528	130.00–141.00	137.03
3	—	592	125.00–135.00	128.30
3	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.57
4	—	423	140.00–147.50	141.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	125.00–127.00	126.04
3	—	468	120.00–127.50	124.21
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	100.00–107.50	103.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
2	—	505	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	560	114.00–117.00	115.50
3	—	412	115.00–126.00	120.25
3	—	472	123.00–125.00	124.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
2	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.00
2	—	603	110.00	110.00
3	—	393	120.00–124.00	121.67
3	—	523	109.00–112.50	110.52
5	—	423	115.00–120.00	118.29
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	395	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.50	112.50
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	160.00–165.00	163.39
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	413	135.00–142.50	138.77
1	—	705	117.50	117.50
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,363	907.00–1,525.00	1,271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,205	800.00–1,075.00	939.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,233	800.00–1,050.00	902.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	675.00–760.00	718.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,018	800.00–1,075.00	917.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	775.00–910.00	862.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	747.00	747.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	913	510.00–696.00	598.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	408.00	408.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,448	75.00–84.00	78.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	45.00–57.00	53.21
19	—	1,261	60.00–74.00	68.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	69.00–74.00	70.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	59.00–63.00	60.99

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle