Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.27/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.96 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$117.27

49 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	497	129.00	641	3thin
Medium and Large 2	569	118.12	673	34
Small 1-2	502	112.18	563	9thin
Medium and Large 3	442	111.14	491	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $149 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 sale49 hd

117.27

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

117.28

−0.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−89.96

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	1,617	101.78	1,646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	81.05	1,053	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	75.54	1,196	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	61.07	561	8thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.77/cwt	119.00–126.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.90/cwt	111.00–115.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	202	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	926.55/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,831	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	56.25/cwt	55.00–57.50	401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	713.01/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,510	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	65.73/cwt	63.00–70.00	611	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	75.54/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,196	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	16,616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	104.39/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,754	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.50	519	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	53.30/cwt	48.00–57.00	479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	77.64/cwt	74.00–80.00	929	17
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,228	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	84.44/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,176	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	575	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	511	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,640	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,174.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,420.00	13,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.88/cwt	142.50–150.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 199Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 26Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 36

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	113.00	113.00
3	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	107.50	107.50
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	115.00–117.50	116.26
3	—	515	111.00–115.00	112.90
2	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
4	—	435	130.00–137.00	133.91
2	—	633	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
2	—	573	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
5	—	233	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–102.50	101.28
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	111.00–115.00	113.06
3	—	467	108.00–110.00	109.34
2	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	125.00–135.00	131.25
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	130.00–140.00	134.08
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
6	—	361	140.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.58
3	—	415	142.50–150.00	146.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	119.00–126.00	120.77
5	—	706	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.57
6	—	563	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
3	—	612	115.00	115.00
2	—	458	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	660	110.00–115.00	112.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	109.00–112.50	110.49
3	—	513	110.00–114.00	111.99
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	47.50	47.50
1	—	590	39.00	39.00
2	—	713	55.00–57.50	56.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,169	875.00–975.00	926.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	700.00–725.00	713.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	695.00	695.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	975.00	975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,148	1,000.00–1,420.00	1,174.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00
17	—	1,196	74.00–80.00	77.64
21	—	1,393	81.00–87.00	84.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	63.00–70.00	65.73
3	—	898	48.00–57.00	53.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,583	70.00–80.00	75.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,680	98.00–110.00	104.39
2	—	1,693	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	1,228	74.00	74.00

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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