Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on all classes of feeders due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $113.13/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$113.13

50 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	373	133.30	497	3thin
Medium and Large 2	486	115.92	563	31
Small 1-2	485	109.75	532	6thin
Medium and Large 3	497	100.43	500	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale50 hd

113.13

—

SC average5 barns · 513 hd

116.05

−2.93

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	—	Low	1,629	88.43	1,441	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	59.05	671	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	56.64	528	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,275	50.76	647	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	476	119.01/cwt	113.00–121.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,311	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	791.19/cwt	760.00–850.00	9,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	683	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,557	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	515.42/cwt	470.00–559.00	4,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	825	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,919	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,265	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	717	427.63/cwt	395.00–480.00	3,066	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	770	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,412	80.41/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,135	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,080	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	602	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	638	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,043	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	581	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	90.93/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,505	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	56.64/cwt	56.00–58.00	528	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	50.76/cwt	50.00–52.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	61.74/cwt	59.00–68.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	557.90/cwt	540.00–575.00	5,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,885	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	724.00/cwt	724.00–724.00	6,552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	103.77/cwt	102.50–105.00	384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	49.18/cwt	38.00–56.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	99.67/cwt	94.00–105.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	635.23/cwt	612.00–650.00	7,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	580	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	305	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	98.93/cwt	93.00–105.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.84/cwt	97.50–104.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.91/cwt	115.00–122.50	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	112.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	120.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.19/cwt	133.00–141.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.48/cwt	118.00–120.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	794.93/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,754	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 307Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 84Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	113.00–121.00	119.01
2	—	388	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	323	120.00–125.00	121.84
4	—	421	115.00–122.50	118.91
2	—	538	112.00	112.00
5	—	636	110.00–114.00	112.20
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
2	—	602	106.00	106.00
2	—	515	112.50–113.00	112.75
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	102.50–105.00	103.77
2	—	413	94.00–105.00	99.67
4	—	587	93.00–105.00	98.93
2	—	530	97.50–104.00	100.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–140.00	133.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
6	—	506	135.00	135.00
4	—	576	133.00–141.00	136.19
6	—	442	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	130.00–139.00	135.49
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
3	—	530	120.00–125.00	123.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	136.63
6	—	517	125.00–130.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.69
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
4	—	624	110.00–115.00	113.27
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	512	115.00–122.50	120.03
8	—	583	118.00–120.00	118.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
2	—	430	120.00	120.00
2	—	718	95.00–100.00	97.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	55.00	55.00
1	—	505	52.50	52.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	760.00–850.00	791.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	612.00–650.00	635.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	750.00–850.00	794.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	540.00–575.00	557.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	835.00	835.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	465.00	465.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	470.00–559.00	515.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	724.00	724.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	395.00–480.00	427.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	74.00–84.00	80.41
1	—	2,150	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,655	85.00–98.00	90.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	56.00–58.00	56.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	50.00–52.00	50.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,148	59.00–68.00	61.74
3	—	1,090	38.00–56.00	49.18

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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