Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.76/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$127.76

90 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

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	554	133.37	739	43
Medium and Large 2	576	123.77	713	39
Small 1-2	344	120.00	412	4thin
Medium and Large 3	365	114.01	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $323 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 sale90 hd

127.76

—

SC average5 barns · 374 hd

130.70

−2.95

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	1,856	102.38	1,901	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	68.35	1,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	65.00	792	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	55.92	511	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	58.23/cwt	53.00–63.00	572	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,311	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	65.43/cwt	62.00–69.00	995	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	695	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	131.83/cwt	131.50–132.00	771	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,294.53/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	13,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	901.23/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,147	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	824.62/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,912	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	877.62/cwt	755.00–982.00	10,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,521.55/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	22,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	961.31/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,094	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	616.05/cwt	597.00–634.00	5,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,335.42/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	16,813	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,665	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,788	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	3,768	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	424.47/cwt	375.00–475.00	3,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,070.28/cwt	800.00–1,400.00	12,865	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	678	94.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	638	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,251	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	65.71/cwt	60.00–76.00	807	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	107.31/cwt	102.00–114.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	114.75/cwt	114.00–116.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.18/cwt	109.00–112.50	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	709	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	96.22/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,730	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,468.64/cwt	1,300.00–1,625.00	18,549	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	831.68/cwt	780.00–872.00	8,591	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	988.86/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	10,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,162.83/cwt	875.00–1,525.00	14,687	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.08/cwt	117.00–127.50	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	122.34/cwt	117.00–125.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.45/cwt	105.00–109.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	101.18/cwt	100.00–102.50	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	614	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	648	9

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 259Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 50Year ago 101

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, 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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	585	131.50–132.00	131.83
3	—	467	143.00–144.00	143.66
5	—	612	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
2	—	270	147.50	147.50
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	709	114.50	114.50
4	—	480	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	136.40
3	—	365	130.00–140.00	135.29
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	400	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	115.00–116.00	115.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
4	—	581	114.00–116.00	114.75
1	—	295	126.00	126.00
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
2	—	430	128.00–136.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	681	102.00	102.00
10	—	574	113.00	113.00
7	—	521	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	90.00–98.00	94.04
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	113.00–117.50	115.17
3	—	513	110.00–115.00	111.67
4	—	573	105.00–109.00	107.45
3	—	617	100.00–102.50	101.18
3	—	320	110.00–125.00	119.17
5	—	419	120.00–125.00	122.02
7	—	366	120.00–125.00	121.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	125.00	125.00
9	—	614	105.50	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	573	127.00–131.00	128.98
4	—	421	130.00–131.00	130.25
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	690	105.00–108.00	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
3	—	613	109.00–112.50	111.18
4	—	425	117.00–127.50	123.08
6	—	566	115.00–121.00	119.35
5	—	471	117.00–125.00	122.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	53.00–63.00	58.23
1	—	705	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	79.00–81.00	80.01
12	—	1,520	62.00–69.00	65.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
17	—	1,228	60.00–76.00	65.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,903	102.00–114.00	107.31
4	—	1,798	92.00–99.00	96.22

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	9	—	1,010	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,294.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,259	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,335.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,263	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,468.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	875.00–925.00	901.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,025.00	961.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	750.00–1,275.00	988.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	800.00–850.00	824.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,202	800.00–1,400.00	1,070.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,263	875.00–1,525.00	1,162.83
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	708	375.00–475.00	424.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	755.00–982.00	877.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	597.00–634.00	616.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	780.00–872.00	831.68
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	421.00	421.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,448	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,521.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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