Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.31/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$107.31

119 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

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	483	119.55	577	26
Medium and Large 2	497	110.25	548	39
Small 1-2	471	106.20	500	22
Medium and Large 3	462	94.54	437	32

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $140 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 sale119 hd

107.31

—

SC average5 barns · 833 hd

114.06

−6.75

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	1,633	82.11	1,341	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	57.25	877	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	54.77	674	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	45.02	447	5thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2Fancy	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	644	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,952	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	3,937	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	516	105.63/cwt	105.00–107.50	545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	64.93/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,064	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	732.00/cwt	732.00–732.00	6,954	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	109.81/cwt	109.00–110.00	577	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	120.62/cwt	120.00–122.50	457	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,191	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	673	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	749	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	106.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	604	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	109.10/cwt	107.50–110.00	625	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	40.01/cwt	31.00–47.00	343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	60.12/cwt	59.00–61.00	843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	88.39/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	93.51/cwt	90.00–100.00	443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	103.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.99/cwt	117.50–122.50	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	107.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	96.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.26/cwt	110.00–117.50	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	106.23/cwt	104.00–110.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.01/cwt	137.50–142.50	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.97/cwt	120.00–132.50	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	129.31/cwt	123.00–135.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.50	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	24
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	348.34/cwt	300.00–428.00	2,595	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	489.76/cwt	460.00–525.00	3,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	142.42/cwt	137.50–147.50	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.20/cwt	142.50–150.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	675.58/cwt	612.00–700.00	5,844	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	840	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,124	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	406	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	806	501.82/cwt	455.00–530.00	4,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	92.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	351	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	49.56/cwt	48.00–51.00	706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,324	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	50.53/cwt	44.00–56.00	615	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	62.19/cwt	58.00–66.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,354	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	635.58/cwt	601.00–701.00	6,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	592	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 325Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 68Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 34Year ago 35

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	150.00–157.50	151.84
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
12	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.84
3	—	322	145.00–147.50	145.82
2	—	370	142.50–150.00	146.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
4	—	379	120.00–122.50	120.62
2	—	673	110.00–112.50	111.25
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	100.00–110.00	104.88
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
3	—	383	110.00–115.00	111.65
2	—	340	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	131.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	427	137.50–142.50	140.01
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
4	—	325	120.00–135.00	129.90
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
8	—	566	117.50–120.00	119.18
10	—	383	125.00–140.00	132.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	100.00–105.00	101.68
5	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.81
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
5	—	573	107.50–110.00	109.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	100.00–110.00	103.53
4	—	569	100.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	140.00–155.00	146.84
11	—	508	123.00–135.00	129.31
24	—	638	116.00	116.00
6	—	462	137.50–147.50	142.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	115.00–120.00	119.05
3	—	422	120.00–135.00	129.96
5	—	465	120.00–132.50	124.97
2	—	628	107.50–108.00	107.75
4	—	566	115.00–120.00	116.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	105.00–110.00	106.71
4	—	516	105.00–107.50	105.63
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
5	—	483	105.00–110.00	106.41
4	—	578	102.00–107.00	104.49
2	—	290	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	375	105.00–110.00	108.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	94.00–100.00	97.00
5	—	474	90.00–100.00	93.51
2	—	608	90.00–92.50	91.24
4	—	573	90.00–100.00	95.48
7	—	524	90.00–100.00	96.95
4	—	421	90.00–100.00	94.99
7	—	378	90.00–100.00	92.97
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	105.00–112.00	109.22
3	—	380	117.50–122.50	119.99
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
12	—	428	110.00–117.50	114.26
12	—	586	104.00–110.00	106.23
6	—	471	108.00–110.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	125.00–135.00	131.07
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
2	—	408	125.00	125.00
18	—	536	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	360.00	360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	460.00–525.00	489.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	486.00	486.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	300.00–428.00	348.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	732.00	732.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	601.00–701.00	635.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	455.00–530.00	501.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	865	612.00–700.00	675.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	64.00–66.00	64.93
2	—	1,425	48.00–51.00	49.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	31.00–47.00	40.01
2	—	1,195	52.00–53.00	52.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,217	44.00–56.00	50.53
8	—	1,254	58.00–66.00	62.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	59.00–61.00	60.12
7	—	1,699	82.00–96.00	88.39

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

Heifers · 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