Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 4.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Heavy 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 $118.87/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$118.87

167 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	546	123.04	671	92
Medium and Large 2	476	117.51	560	55
Small 1-2	511	107.18	548	13thin
Medium and Large 3	514	96.50	496	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $175 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 sale167 hd

118.87

—

SC average5 barns · 728 hd

119.26

−0.39

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	1,531	99.92	1,530	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	76.29	1,140	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	69.90	791	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	58.16	578	10

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	72.67/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.56/cwt	144.00–151.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	120.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.58/cwt	140.00–155.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.60/cwt	134.00–149.00	761	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	173.67/cwt	167.50–180.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	140.24/cwt	137.50–143.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.81/cwt	132.50–142.50	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.74/cwt	145.00–153.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	981.59/cwt	825.00–1,114.00	11,681	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,024.96/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	10,024	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,231.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	15,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	975.43/cwt	889.00–1,125.00	12,095	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,905	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,028.49/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	12,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	797.82/cwt	625.00–950.00	7,890	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	817	539.22/cwt	510.00–550.00	4,405	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	656	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	944	805.95/cwt	702.00–867.00	7,608	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	103.72/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,680	14
Bulls	—	—	1,182	81.84/cwt	76.00–85.00	967	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,280	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	81.72/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,217	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	443	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	111.14/cwt	107.50–112.50	545	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,930	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	420	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	635	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	648	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	3,319	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	713	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	659	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	967.65/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	12,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,607	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	59.62/cwt	52.00–66.00	593	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	70.48/cwt	64.00–80.00	799	31
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	61.02/cwt	52.50–67.50	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	102.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,839	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	479	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	118.29/cwt	117.50–120.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.54/cwt	105.00–114.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	538	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	256	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	138.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	123.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	128.56/cwt	122.50–132.50	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	560	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.96/cwt	137.50–145.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.01/cwt	117.00–127.50	714	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.31/cwt	123.00–135.00	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	109.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	127.36/cwt	122.50–130.00	295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.39/cwt	118.00–130.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	93.76/cwt	92.50–95.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 237Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 55Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 29Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	67.00–77.00	72.67
4	—	1,489	80.00–84.00	81.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	45.00	45.00
9	—	994	52.00–66.00	59.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,133	64.00–80.00	70.48
4	—	1,025	55.00–61.00	58.14
2	—	1,330	84.00–85.00	84.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	118.00–119.00	118.48
14	—	1,620	88.00–110.00	103.72
5	—	1,182	76.00–85.00	81.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	337	117.50–120.00	118.29
2	—	605	105.00–114.00	109.54
9	—	423	119.00–125.00	121.20
13	—	469	114.00–123.00	119.38
9	—	576	110.00–118.00	115.01
8	—	531	115.00–118.00	116.45
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
4	—	378	115.00–121.00	118.58
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
3	—	232	122.50–130.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	624	115.00–122.00	120.17
9	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.96
5	—	426	120.00–124.00	120.97
5	—	383	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
4	—	701	112.00	112.00
9	—	469	119.00–125.00	123.28
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
37	—	571	117.00–127.50	125.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
4	—	490	107.50–112.50	111.14
2	—	373	112.50	112.50
2	—	620	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
2	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	91.00	91.00
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	97.00	97.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
2	—	640	92.50–95.00	93.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	144.00–151.00	148.56
7	—	636	133.00–138.00	137.01
28	—	523	134.00–149.00	145.60
2	—	208	167.50–180.00	173.67
4	—	466	144.00–146.00	145.00
2	—	553	137.50–143.00	140.24
1	—	320	147.50	147.50
6	—	423	145.00–153.00	147.74
4	—	661	128.00	128.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	119.00–120.00	119.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	369	130.00–143.00	138.45
2	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.41
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	115.00	115.00
3	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	140.00–155.00	144.58
6	—	523	132.50–142.50	136.81
7	—	614	122.50–132.50	128.56
9	—	566	130.00–138.00	132.97
6	—	479	137.50–145.00	140.96
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
3	—	665	116.00–125.00	120.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.42
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
2	—	583	110.00–112.50	111.23
2	—	660	100.00–105.00	102.46
4	—	520	110.00–115.00	111.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	100.00–107.00	102.30
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	425	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	130.00–136.00	133.06
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
14	—	469	123.00–135.00	131.31
5	—	686	105.00–112.00	109.67
5	—	619	110.00–120.00	116.58
9	—	526	118.00–130.00	125.39
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	52.50–67.50	61.02
1	—	455	82.50	82.50
1	—	445	57.50	57.50
1	—	230	72.50	72.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	75.00	75.00
1	—	445	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	825.00–1,114.00	981.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	944	702.00–867.00	805.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	431.00	431.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	975.00–1,050.00	1,024.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,231.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	975.00–1,075.00	1,028.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	889.00–1,125.00	975.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,298	800.00–1,110.00	967.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	817	510.00–550.00	539.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	989	625.00–950.00	797.82

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