Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.85/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$119.85

32 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

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	420	124.94	525	19thin
Medium and Large 2	474	116.33	551	7thin
Small 1-2	422	107.83	455	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $70 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 sale32 hd

119.85

—

SC average4 barns · 209 hd

115.15

+4.70

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	1,773	93.81	1,663	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	62.17	726	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	59.34	816	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	56.94	641	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	490	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.49/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.20/cwt	129.00–135.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	620	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,326.82/cwt	1,300.00–1,353.00	19,279	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,444	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	925	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	723.49/cwt	660.00–750.00	8,277	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	715.26/cwt	675.00–755.00	8,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	933.32/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,424	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	846.50/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,446	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,909	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	637.24/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	830.69/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,581	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	751.93/cwt	710.00–775.00	7,444	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	724	519.78/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,763	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	507.90/cwt	475.00–525.00	3,885	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,040	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	342.78/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	56.94/cwt	55.00–59.00	641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	59.34/cwt	58.00–62.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	62.17/cwt	58.00–65.00	726	16
Bulls	—	—	1,804	90.27/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	113.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.65/cwt	122.00–130.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	143.27/cwt	133.00–150.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 43Year 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	125.00–130.00	128.33
2	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	125.00–138.00	133.21
5	—	427	137.00–145.00	140.49
4	—	575	129.00–135.00	131.20
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	127.50–130.00	128.74
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	132.50	132.50
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	162.50	162.50
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	408	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	565	132.00–136.00	133.98
3	—	363	135.00–145.00	139.29
3	—	530	135.00–142.00	138.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.39
2	—	555	111.00–112.50	111.75
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	463	100.00–102.00	100.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	113.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	482	117.00	117.00
4	—	430	122.00–130.00	126.65
3	—	217	133.00–150.00	143.27
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	132.50	132.50

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	—	1,453	1,300.00–1,353.00	1,326.82
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,144	660.00–750.00	723.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	675.00–755.00	715.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,224	800.00–1,175.00	933.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,234	800.00–1,050.00	846.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	625.00–650.00	637.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,033	700.00–975.00	830.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	710.00–775.00	751.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	615	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	724	500.00–550.00	519.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	765	475.00–525.00	507.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	335.00–350.00	342.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	100.00–105.00	102.65
5	—	1,804	82.00–99.00	90.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	55.00–59.00	56.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	58.00–62.00	59.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,167	58.00–65.00	62.17

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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