Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Replacement goats changed from per cwt to per head *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $112.25/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$112.25

70 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

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	470	118.80	558	33
Medium and Large 2	522	107.62	562	29
Small 1-2	399	106.26	424	4thin
Medium and Large 3	460	97.75	450	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $109 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 sale70 hd

112.25

—

SC average5 barns · 464 hd

111.33

+0.92

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	—	Average	1,655	92.11	1,524	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	66.00	1,026	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	65.52	705	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	55.04	480	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	624	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.17/cwt	123.00–130.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	608	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.64/cwt	116.00–123.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	122.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	115.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	115.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,783	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	22,863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,272.83/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	13,937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,466.88/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	16,473	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	11,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,185.02/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	9,658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	863	1,093.06/cwt	1,075.00–1,110.00	9,433	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,271.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	12,758	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,084	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	848	839.82/cwt	750.00–925.00	7,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	1,030.51/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	7,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,056.61/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	11,623	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	933.30/cwt	825.00–1,400.00	10,873	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,054	783.10/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,254	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	906.44/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,054	1,002.19/cwt	875.00–1,251.00	10,563	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	1,032.84/cwt	900.00–1,375.00	10,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	915	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,843	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	57.42/cwt	56.00–58.00	504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.42/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	866	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	443.02/cwt	377.00–589.00	3,123	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,738	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	737.41/cwt	655.00–806.00	7,485	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	725.84/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,937	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	798.68/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	49.88/cwt	48.00–52.00	408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	66.63/cwt	63.00–74.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	358	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	116.15/cwt	114.00–118.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.25/cwt	111.00–116.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	116.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,475.31/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	17,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,058	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	415	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	354	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	406	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.08/cwt	129.00–133.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	57.11/cwt	54.00–61.00	511	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	959.97/cwt	700.00–1,250.00	7,469	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 216Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 63Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 81Year ago 82

*Replacement goats changed from per cwt to per head *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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	—	624	115.00–117.00	115.99
4	—	421	123.00–130.00	128.17
4	—	469	120.00–129.00	126.02
5	—	522	125.00–127.00	125.60
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	608	104.00–107.00	105.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	134.00–135.00	134.34
2	—	570	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	116.00–123.00	119.64
3	—	383	120.00–126.00	122.74
8	—	421	120.00–127.00	122.63
9	—	511	115.00–120.00	115.79
10	—	476	115.00–119.00	115.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
2	—	290	117.50–120.00	118.77
7	—	706	91.00	91.00
7	—	427	114.00–118.00	116.15
4	—	480	111.00–116.00	114.25
3	—	670	98.00	98.00
2	—	583	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	330	113.00–120.00	116.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	106.00–109.00	107.51
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	96.00	96.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	136.00–140.00	138.05
2	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	528	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	393	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	122.50–125.00	123.74
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	129.00–133.00	131.08
4	—	368	125.00–137.00	131.87
2	—	535	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	68.00	68.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,272.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	975.00–1,300.00	1,185.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,093.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,271.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	750.00–925.00	839.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	950.00–1,100.00	1,030.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	800.00–1,200.00	1,056.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,165	825.00–1,400.00	933.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,054	725.00–875.00	783.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	850.00–975.00	906.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,054	875.00–1,251.00	1,002.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,029	900.00–1,375.00	1,032.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	700.00–750.00	725.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	750.00–850.00	798.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	778	700.00–1,250.00	959.97
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	705	377.00–589.00	443.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	351.00	351.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	655.00–806.00	737.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	56.00–58.00	57.42
22	—	1,103	63.00–74.00	66.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	48.00–52.00	49.88
5	—	894	54.00–61.00	57.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	84.00–96.00	91.42
1	—	1,925	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,125	77.00	77.00

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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