Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $115.87/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$115.87

110 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

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	418	123.23	515	23
Medium and Large 2	496	115.81	574	64
Small 1-2	443	110.39	489	18thin
Medium and Large 3	374	102.46	383	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $132 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 sale110 hd

115.87

—

SC average5 barns · 615 hd

117.87

−2.00

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	1,541	92.42	1,424	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	68.17	1,106	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	63.68	747	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	53.36	534	8thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	532	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	583	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	703	108.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	55.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	584	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	68.17/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,106	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	120.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	373	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	486	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	112.26/cwt	111.00–113.00	528	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,720	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,135	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	565	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	105.92/cwt	103.00–108.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	554	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,620	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.88/cwt	131.00–142.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	758	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	107.17/cwt	101.00–115.00	2,002	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.80/cwt	60.00–72.00	794	30
Bulls	—	—	1,295	72.38/cwt	69.00–75.00	937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	49.64/cwt	40.00–56.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	59.55/cwt	56.00–65.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	856.40/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	742.35/cwt	735.00–750.00	7,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	662.78/cwt	653.00–675.00	5,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,180.45/cwt	1,175.00–1,185.00	13,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	91.37/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	103.25/cwt	95.00–111.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	102.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	110.27/cwt	108.00–112.50	301	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	550.87/cwt	473.00–600.00	5,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	107.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.19/cwt	111.00–113.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	820.98/cwt	800.00–836.00	10,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	613.46/cwt	575.00–650.00	5,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	169.96/cwt	167.50–172.50	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	152.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	146.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.86/cwt	115.00–121.00	505	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.50	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	119.17/cwt	119.00–120.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	119.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	399	2

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	109.00–110.00	109.66
2	—	703	105.00–111.00	108.01
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	610	110.00–113.00	111.66
7	—	479	115.00–121.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	99.00	99.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	114.00–120.00	116.73
5	—	430	120.00–134.00	126.93
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
4	—	563	117.00–122.50	119.84
12	—	524	115.00–120.00	118.34
4	—	460	125.00–130.00	128.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	116.00–125.00	120.43
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
7	—	569	131.00–142.00	135.88
3	—	547	138.50	138.50
7	—	322	145.00–160.00	152.41
4	—	429	145.00–150.00	146.87
2	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.48
7	—	382	140.00–155.00	150.34
7	—	623	131.00–139.00	135.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	165.00–166.00	165.51
2	—	280	167.50–172.50	169.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	95.00–111.00	103.25
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
2	—	273	108.00–112.50	110.27
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	130.00–139.00	134.54
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
3	—	435	139.00–140.00	139.66
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	662	115.00–120.00	116.68
4	—	730	115.00–120.00	116.77
7	—	511	120.00–132.00	128.03
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	140.00–147.00	143.47
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	112.00–115.00	113.44
4	—	470	111.00–113.00	112.26
2	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
4	—	573	103.00–108.00	105.92
3	—	263	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	124.00	124.00
5	—	381	125.00–130.00	127.46
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
6	—	554	119.00–120.00	119.17
4	—	411	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
3	—	330	100.00–107.00	102.44
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	105.00–110.00	107.28
5	—	628	111.00–113.00	112.19
3	—	222	120.00–130.00	123.08
11	—	524	110.00–117.00	113.13
8	—	568	110.00–118.00	114.88
11	—	425	115.00–121.00	118.86
2	—	338	120.00–123.00	121.53
16	—	473	114.00–120.00	117.05
3	—	392	117.50–120.00	119.18
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	50.00–59.00	55.71
30	—	1,206	60.00–72.00	65.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	66.00–71.00	68.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	40.00–56.00	49.64
3	—	1,043	56.00–65.00	59.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	101.00–115.00	107.17
2	—	1,295	69.00–75.00	72.38
4	—	1,418	80.00–100.00	91.37

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,175.00–1,185.00	1,180.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	800.00–900.00	856.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	800.00–836.00	820.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	575.00–650.00	613.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	735.00–750.00	742.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	653.00–675.00	662.78
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	473.00–600.00	550.87

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 this sale compares

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