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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.76/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$141.76

86 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$40.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

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	468	147.50	690	64
Medium and Large 2	501	132.39	663	14thin
Small 1-2	370	121.66	450	3thin
Medium and Large 3	481	106.55	513	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.95/cwt here — about $178 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 sale86 hd

141.76

—

SC average5 barns · 341 hd

132.79

+8.97

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	1,812	97.98	1,775	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	65.00	1,043	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	62.44	696	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	55.73	542	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	504	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	132.05/cwt	132.00–133.00	559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	126.39/cwt	126.00–127.00	646	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	141.26/cwt	134.00–145.50	730	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	159.35/cwt	158.00–159.50	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	148.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	927.00/cwt	927.00–927.00	11,309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,663	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,686	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.11/cwt	123.00–127.50	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	129.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	876.48/cwt	852.00–900.00	11,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	413	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.46/cwt	102.00–111.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	602.81/cwt	575.00–650.00	5,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	639.78/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	55.73/cwt	54.00–57.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,948	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	325.96/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,340	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	345	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	703	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	63.80/cwt	61.00–75.00	690	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	453	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	485	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	99.47/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,684	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 489Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 25

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to good 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
1	—	300	168.00	168.00
2	—	293	155.00–157.50	156.24
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	456	154.00	154.00
35	—	517	134.00–145.50	141.26
10	—	388	158.00–159.50	159.35
3	—	433	145.00–155.00	148.57
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
2	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.78
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	588	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	135.00–145.00	139.96
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	104.00–110.00	106.92
2	—	555	102.00–111.00	106.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	122.00–123.00	122.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	112.50	112.50
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	116.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	137.50–138.00	137.75
2	—	420	147.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	124.00	124.00
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	413	120.00–126.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
2	—	468	126.00–129.00	127.46
2	—	415	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
2	—	608	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	558	122.00–122.50	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	110.00–115.00	111.67
2	—	538	120.00–122.50	121.24
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
3	—	370	123.00–127.50	125.11
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	132.00–133.00	132.05
26	—	511	126.00–127.00	126.39
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	105.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	740	102.50	102.50
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	112.50	112.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	927.00	927.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	852.00–900.00	876.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	485.00	485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	300.00–350.00	325.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	965	575.00–650.00	602.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	600.00–675.00	639.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	55.00–59.00	56.98
8	—	1,082	61.00–75.00	63.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	54.00–57.00	55.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,693	99.00–100.00	99.47

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle