Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle too few to trend, slaughter cattle too few to trend, slaughter bulls steady based on 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 $115.27/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$115.27

70 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$27.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	505	123.41	623	26
Medium and Large 2	558	114.43	638	24
Small 1-2	500	108.82	544	15thin
Medium and Large 3	486	96.30	468	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.11/cwt here — about $155 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 sale70 hd

115.27

—

SC average5 barns · 574 hd

115.20

+0.07

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	1,428	84.01	1,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	58.37	834	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	57.44	674	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	50.36	598	11

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Small 1-2	—	467	107.38/cwt	105.00–109.00	501	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	660.88/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	741.97/cwt	710.00–770.00	8,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,130	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	3,426	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	750	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	4,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	131.95/cwt	129.00–137.50	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	486.49/cwt	402.00–585.00	4,087	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,053.76/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.96/cwt	123.00–128.50	853	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	4,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	758	590.21/cwt	450.00–700.00	4,474	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	118.13/cwt	113.00–122.50	558	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,208	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	643	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.52/cwt	40.00–48.00	430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	53.70/cwt	50.00–57.00	706	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	59.30/cwt	55.00–62.00	731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,243	71.73/cwt	60.00–80.00	892	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	114.71/cwt	113.00–116.00	427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	58.37/cwt	55.00–63.00	834	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,156.63/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	11,485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,551	92.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	97.24/cwt	97.00–97.50	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	734.62/cwt	700.00–770.00	8,632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,060	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	664	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	113.29/cwt	112.50–114.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	104.50/cwt	99.00–110.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.10/cwt	115.00–123.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	105.78/cwt	102.50–111.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	131.31/cwt	128.00–133.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	129.27/cwt	126.00–132.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	129.18/cwt	127.50–130.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	110.34/cwt	107.00–111.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	644	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 184Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	105.00–109.00	107.38
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	590	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	615	105.00	105.00
3	—	372	113.00–116.00	114.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	122.00–122.50	122.25
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
5	—	475	122.50–127.50	125.00
9	—	565	121.50	121.50
1	—	600	122.50	122.50
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	419	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	363	123.00–125.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	97.00	97.00
2	—	468	97.00–97.50	97.24
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.92
2	—	585	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
2	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.54
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
4	—	529	116.00–120.00	117.65
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
2	—	375	118.00–120.00	118.97
6	—	687	107.00–111.00	110.34
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	117.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
5	—	472	113.00–122.50	118.13
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	99.00–110.00	104.50
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–123.00	120.10
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
3	—	778	102.50–111.00	105.78
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	432	126.00–132.00	129.27
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
4	—	528	115.00–125.00	122.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	125.00–129.00	127.00
3	—	538	128.00–133.00	131.31
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	122.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	141.71
9	—	581	129.00–137.50	131.95
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
10	—	667	123.00–128.50	127.96
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	112.50–114.00	113.29
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
5	—	373	128.00–131.00	130.02
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	317	127.50–130.00	129.18
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	62.50	62.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	60.00	60.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	610.00–750.00	660.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	506.00	506.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	710.00–770.00	741.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	735.00	735.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	442.00	442.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	840	402.00–585.00	486.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	655.00	655.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	758	450.00–700.00	590.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	975.00–1,125.00	1,053.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	993	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,156.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,175	700.00–770.00	734.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	40.00–48.00	44.52
7	—	1,314	50.00–57.00	53.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	55.00–62.00	59.30
1	—	935	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	55.00–63.00	58.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	60.00–80.00	71.73
6	—	1,551	90.00–95.00	92.19

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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