Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand on cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.90/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$112.90

53 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

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	479	126.06	603	14thin
Medium and Large 2	516	114.79	592	19thin
Small 1-2	523	106.45	556	10thin
Small 2	450	105.00	473	1thin
Medium and Large 3	470	96.47	454	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $150 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 sale53 hd

112.90

—

SC average5 barns · 339 hd

117.50

−4.60

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	1,878	80.38	1,510	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	58.87	876	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	58.36	679	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	56.54	566	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	811	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	98.24/cwt	97.50–99.00	666	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	982	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	830	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	556.97/cwt	521.00–592.00	5,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	103.61/cwt	100.00–108.00	391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	60.12/cwt	57.00–64.00	695	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	461	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	909.55/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,256	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	854	884.74/cwt	750.00–975.00	7,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	999	946.77/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,458	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,570	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	454.81/cwt	435.00–475.00	3,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	924.41/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	11,158	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	471	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,990	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,289	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	595	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	515	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	114.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	431	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	341	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	56.54/cwt	53.00–58.00	566	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	609	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	651	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	115.56/cwt	112.50–120.00	483	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	53.34/cwt	52.00–56.00	633	7
Bulls	—	—	1,838	88.86/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,918	71.91/cwt	64.00–80.00	1,379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	58.87/cwt	57.00–61.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.57/cwt	112.50–117.50	603	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	129.06/cwt	124.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.54/cwt	109.00–115.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.88/cwt	126.00–135.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	844.78/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	127.40/cwt	122.50–132.50	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	795.55/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 356Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 183Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
7	—	377	100.00–108.00	103.61
2	—	328	107.50–110.00	108.72
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	112.00–119.00	114.24
4	—	341	115.00–121.00	118.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	130.00–135.00	132.51
4	—	383	124.00–135.00	129.06
3	—	267	125.00–130.00	126.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	139.00–145.00	141.39
2	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	137.50	137.50
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	93.00–95.00	93.97
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
3	—	485	90.00–100.00	95.10
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
2	—	438	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	110.00–112.50	111.26
2	—	625	97.00–98.00	97.49
1	—	695	97.00	97.00
1	—	520	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	103.00	103.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
5	—	526	112.50–117.50	114.57
1	—	455	117.50	117.50
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	127.50	127.50
4	—	564	109.00–115.00	113.54
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	790	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	132.50	132.50
5	—	429	126.00–135.00	130.88
5	—	456	122.50–132.50	127.40
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	811	80.00	80.00
7	—	982	84.50	84.50
1	—	635	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	97.50–99.00	98.24
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	513	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	110.00–115.00	111.61
2	—	523	112.50–115.00	113.80
2	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.48
6	—	613	100.00–110.00	106.13
5	—	418	112.50–120.00	115.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	120.00–130.00	124.70
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
3	—	527	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.58
5	—	471	120.00–129.00	125.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	119.00–125.00	122.75
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
3	—	511	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	72.50	72.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	521.00–592.00	556.97
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	435.00–475.00	454.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	875.00–950.00	909.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	750.00–850.00	795.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,207	825.00–1,125.00	924.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	800.00–900.00	844.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	999	850.00–1,100.00	946.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	854	750.00–975.00	884.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,156	57.00–64.00	60.12
7	—	1,186	52.00–56.00	53.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	53.00–58.00	56.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	57.00–61.00	58.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	85.00–92.00	88.86
3	—	1,918	64.00–80.00	71.91

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