Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.43/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$117.43

64 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	471	123.29	581	41
Small 1-2	350	113.05	396	3thin
Medium and Large 2	509	111.96	570	12thin
Medium and Large 3	589	97.21	572	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $9 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 sale64 hd

117.43

—

SC average5 barns · 381 hd

117.35

+0.08

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	1,702	95.33	1,623	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	65.43	747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	876	60.71	532	10

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	474	123.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.21/cwt	100.00–107.50	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	101.31/cwt	100.00–103.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	650	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	293	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	333	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	118.93/cwt	113.00–125.00	541	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	117.61/cwt	110.00–122.50	385	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	113.61/cwt	100.00–125.00	420	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,142	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,207	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	72.66/cwt	70.00–75.00	900	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	62.22/cwt	58.00–68.00	683	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	44.98/cwt	42.00–48.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	63.59/cwt	57.00–69.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.41/cwt	125.00–137.50	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	117.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	94.03/cwt	92.00–95.00	580	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	157.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	132.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	724	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 245Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 55Year ago 29

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	120.00–129.00	123.90
3	—	328	132.50–142.50	137.73
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
7	—	561	114.00–120.00	116.71
10	—	421	125.00–137.50	128.41
11	—	511	115.00–125.00	117.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
2	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	653	100.00–105.00	101.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
2	—	523	100.00–103.00	101.52
2	—	568	100.00–102.50	101.26
3	—	617	92.00–95.00	94.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	114.00	114.00
2	—	383	110.00–115.00	112.58
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	108.00–110.00	108.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	100.00–107.50	104.21
3	—	417	100.00–103.00	101.31
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	110.00–121.00	116.81
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	115.00	115.00
3	—	462	110.00–120.00	115.13
4	—	535	114.00–115.00	114.75
4	—	715	100.00–105.00	101.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	135.00	135.00
2	—	503	125.00–132.00	128.48
3	—	483	128.00–136.00	132.17
4	—	631	120.00–127.00	122.22
6	—	672	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	805	114.00	114.00
3	—	480	120.00–127.50	122.55
3	—	582	120.00–125.00	123.37
4	—	519	120.00–131.00	125.32
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	112.00–115.00	113.51
2	—	455	113.00–125.00	118.93
3	—	327	110.00–122.50	117.61
6	—	370	100.00–125.00	113.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
2	—	263	150.00–165.00	157.43
2	—	455	141.00–142.00	141.51
2	—	762	123.00	123.00
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	143.35
9	—	625	125.00–130.00	128.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	635.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,528	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	70.00–75.00	72.66
9	—	1,098	58.00–68.00	62.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	72.00	72.00
2	—	915	42.00–48.00	44.98
7	—	854	57.00–69.00	63.59

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

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