Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.36/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$110.36

52 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

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	343	131.25	450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	506	117.19	593	16thin
Small 1-2	488	108.74	531	22
Medium and Large 3	455	100.74	459	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale52 hd

110.36

—

SC average5 barns · 487 hd

115.43

−5.07

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	1,493	84.91	1,267	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	62.15	714	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	61.58	827	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	55.14	557	9thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	55.14/cwt	50.00–57.00	557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	64.20/cwt	60.00–68.00	862	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	55.95/cwt	52.00–59.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	54.63/cwt	49.00–59.00	618	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	384	109.32/cwt	105.00–115.00	420	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	579	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	625	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	633	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	122.67/cwt	118.00–127.50	343	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.50	682	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	324	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	685	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	588.00/cwt	588.00–588.00	4,939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	718	600.09/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,309	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	3,007	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	573	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	111.42/cwt	108.00–115.00	377	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	115.25/cwt	113.00–117.50	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	648.00/cwt	648.00–648.00	7,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	492.08/cwt	460.00–525.00	3,789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	517.71/cwt	510.00–525.00	3,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,909	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,003	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	647.03/cwt	635.00–660.00	6,082	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,035	2,035.00/cwt	2,035.00–2,035.00	41,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	814	432.67/cwt	370.00–475.00	3,522	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	91.55/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,538	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	65.91/cwt	60.00–73.00	763	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	979	715.13/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,001	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,172.82/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	12,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	680.97/cwt	621.00–765.00	6,469	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	105.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	103.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	101.30/cwt	99.00–105.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.50	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	98.97/cwt	95.00–103.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	638.00/cwt	638.00–638.00	7,018	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	707	369.31/cwt	335.00–405.00	2,611	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	989	975.82/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	9,651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	698	370.78/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,365.00/cwt	1,365.00–1,365.00	20,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	853	501.38/cwt	500.00–504.00	4,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.02/cwt	117.50–119.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.29/cwt	130.00–142.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	123.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.63/cwt	121.00–130.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.36/cwt	121.00–130.00	589	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 210Last week 212Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 21Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 17Year ago 44

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,011	50.00–57.00	55.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	60.00–68.00	64.20
4	—	1,323	52.00–59.00	55.95
1	—	1,425	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,132	49.00–59.00	54.63
26	—	1,158	60.00–73.00	65.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,680	88.00–97.00	91.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	105.00–115.00	109.32
4	—	579	105.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	475	105.00–115.00	110.00
3	—	640	105.00–107.50	106.51
2	—	288	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	665	100.00–106.00	103.05
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	338	108.00–115.00	111.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
4	—	484	100.00–110.00	103.75
3	—	412	99.00–105.00	101.30
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	112.00–115.00	114.21
2	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.45
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	117.50–119.00	118.02
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
2	—	535	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	137.50	137.50
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	117.00–117.50	117.25
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
3	—	477	118.00–122.00	120.03
2	—	595	113.00–117.50	115.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
4	—	566	105.00–112.50	108.82
2	—	690	95.00–103.00	98.97
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.66
6	—	513	120.00–128.00	122.34
5	—	413	121.00–130.00	124.63
3	—	470	121.00–130.00	125.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	280	118.00–127.50	122.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	100.00–110.00	105.69
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
4	—	387	130.00–132.50	131.22
3	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.21
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	683	116.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	418	130.00–142.50	136.29
4	—	621	120.00–126.00	123.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	125.00–129.00	126.98
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	280	150.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	790	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	588.00	588.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	388.00	388.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	621.00–765.00	680.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	638.00	638.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	335.00–405.00	369.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	575.00–625.00	600.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,172.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	989	860.00–1,100.00	975.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	648.00	648.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	770	460.00–525.00	492.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	510.00–525.00	517.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	385.00	385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	814	370.00–475.00	432.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	698	350.00–385.00	370.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	853	500.00–504.00	501.38
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	635.00–660.00	647.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	979	650.00–750.00	715.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,035	2,035.00	2,035.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,365.00	1,365.00

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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