Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.36/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$132.36

228 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	504	137.28	693	147
Medium and Large 2	510	126.77	647	48
Small 1-2	395	118.57	469	33

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $224 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 sale228 hd

132.36

—

SC average5 barns · 523 hd

131.69

+0.67

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	1,807	88.41	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	54.47	626	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	54.30	763	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	48.89	437	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	232	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	263	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.28/cwt	111.00–122.50	668	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	264	111.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	514	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	107.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	505	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.50	451	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	988	575.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,682	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	898	667.16/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,991	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	130.69/cwt	128.00–131.00	774	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	415	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	293	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	551	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	89.81/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,655	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	57.78/cwt	57.50–58.00	497	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.00	763	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,093.02/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	817.84/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	711	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	47.55/cwt	44.00–51.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.05/cwt	134.30–137.00	714	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	160.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	91.77/cwt	90.00–97.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	91.83/cwt	91.00–92.50	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	92.01/cwt	89.00–95.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	129.75/cwt	129.00–132.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.41/cwt	112.00–120.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.62/cwt	110.00–119.50	568	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	124.28/cwt	122.50–127.00	329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	615	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.31/cwt	108.00–110.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.76/cwt	117.10–124.50	755	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.60/cwt	108.00–116.75	606	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	761	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 365Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 62Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	110.00–115.00	113.27
6	—	328	110.00	110.00
5	—	264	110.00–115.00	111.04
7	—	382	110.00–112.50	110.80
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
3	—	408	100.00–105.00	101.73
2	—	533	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
4	—	424	110.00–115.00	111.25
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
70	—	483	110.00–119.50	117.62
3	—	265	122.50–127.00	124.28
3	—	558	108.00–110.00	109.31
6	—	226	120.00–125.00	122.68
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
20	—	529	108.00–116.75	114.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	90.00–97.00	91.77
3	—	458	91.00–92.50	91.83
1	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	130.00–145.00	137.11
6	—	464	129.00–132.50	129.75
3	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.68
6	—	534	123.00–125.00	124.67
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
18	—	625	117.10–124.50	120.76
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	328	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	115.00–119.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	150.00–160.00	155.13
28	—	592	128.00–131.00	130.69
71	—	529	134.30–137.00	135.05
3	—	317	155.00–165.00	160.84
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
42	—	432	142.25	142.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	125.00–130.00	127.39
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
2	—	510	106.00–110.00	108.02
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.27
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
23	—	382	115.00–125.00	119.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	111.00–122.50	118.28
5	—	413	120.00–130.00	124.52
8	—	528	112.00–120.00	115.41
3	—	458	115.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	105.00–111.00	107.97
3	—	413	105.00–112.50	109.22
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	95.00	95.00
2	—	520	90.00–95.00	92.57
2	—	733	89.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	438	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	550.00–600.00	575.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	898	600.00–750.00	667.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,197	700.00–885.00	817.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	950.00–1,250.00	1,093.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	40.00	40.00
2	—	860	57.50–58.00	57.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	52.00–56.00	54.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	55.00–65.00	60.00
8	—	1,106	44.00–51.00	47.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,843	85.00–95.00	89.81
1	—	1,590	80.00	80.00

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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