Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.45/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$116.45

107 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	495	117.84	583	56
Medium and Large 2	459	116.14	534	45
Small 1-2	495	105.80	524	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $59 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 sale107 hd

116.45

—

SC average5 barns · 447 hd

114.21

+2.24

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	1,688	98.71	1,666	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	64.13	709	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,135	58.00	658	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	57.62	543	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	843	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	114.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	932.50/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	12,542	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	981	1,262.90/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	12,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.50	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.33/cwt	123.00–132.00	728	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,203	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,929	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,703	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	476.87/cwt	375.00–555.00	3,758	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,713	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	715.12/cwt	690.00–740.00	7,509	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	813.00/cwt	813.00–813.00	7,032	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	104.91/cwt	102.00–108.00	504	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	662.00/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,415	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	467	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.50	564	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.00	605	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,993	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	92.57/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,422	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.62/cwt	57.00–59.00	543	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	66.32/cwt	58.00–75.00	739	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,678	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	587.39/cwt	555.00–617.00	5,257	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,572.97/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	16,013	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	133.39/cwt	127.50–137.50	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.25/cwt	123.00–137.50	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	1,497.77/cwt	1,475.00–1,525.00	22,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.52/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.27/cwt	106.00–118.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	110.69/cwt	108.00–113.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	500	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.01/cwt	134.00–147.50	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.63/cwt	135.00–147.50	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.13/cwt	138.00–152.50	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.21/cwt	118.00–123.00	563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.53/cwt	129.00–139.00	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.92/cwt	125.00–132.50	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.83/cwt	134.00–137.50	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.70/cwt	122.50–135.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	119.89/cwt	115.00–124.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	129.79/cwt	127.50–134.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 189Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 104Year ago 188

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	105.00	105.00
5	—	365	126.00	126.00
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
9	—	622	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
13	—	468	118.00–123.00	120.21
2	—	230	134.00–137.50	135.83
3	—	295	125.00–130.00	128.33
2	—	313	125.00–126.00	125.52
12	—	516	115.00–124.00	119.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	110.00–116.00	114.97
4	—	374	115.00–125.00	119.85
5	—	623	106.00–110.00	108.52
4	—	521	106.00–118.00	112.27
3	—	572	108.00–113.00	110.69
18	—	420	115.00–125.00	118.98
2	—	278	122.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	102.00–108.00	104.91
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	127.50–132.50	129.97
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
5	—	522	120.00–125.00	123.83
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
5	—	478	125.00–132.50	127.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	123.00–132.00	127.33
4	—	624	120.00–129.00	122.20
7	—	424	134.00–147.50	138.01
6	—	471	135.00–147.50	140.63
5	—	511	127.50–134.00	129.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	843	96.00–97.00	96.50
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
3	—	467	120.00–122.50	120.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.60
3	—	387	127.50–137.50	133.39
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
7	—	420	123.00–137.50	132.25
2	—	695	112.50–113.00	112.75
1	—	520	127.50	127.50
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
6	—	474	122.50–135.00	128.70
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–147.50	143.63
2	—	613	128.00	128.00
12	—	512	135.00–144.00	142.08
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	120.00–122.00	121.34
10	—	370	138.00–152.50	148.13
10	—	578	129.00–139.00	133.53
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.49
4	—	331	140.00–150.00	145.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	981	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,262.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,572.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,483	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,497.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	850.00–1,025.00	932.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	650.00–675.00	662.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	788	375.00–555.00	476.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	690.00–740.00	715.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	813.00	813.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	555.00–617.00	587.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	55.00–57.00	56.24
18	—	1,114	58.00–75.00	66.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	57.00–59.00	57.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	110.00–112.00	110.98
4	—	1,536	82.00–100.00	92.57

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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Reporter comment USDA

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