Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to heavy rains in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.60/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$98.60

45 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$23.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

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	470	115.17	541	3thin
Medium and Large 2	458	107.58	493	7thin
Small 1-2	431	102.81	443	11thin
Medium and Large 3	481	91.97	443	24

One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $99 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 sale45 hd

98.60

—

SC average5 barns · 624 hd

110.13

−11.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	663	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	96.45/cwt	95.00–98.00	555	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	497	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	351	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	102.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	528	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	360	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	111.18/cwt	110.00–112.50	465	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	102.74/cwt	100.00–106.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	331	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	106.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	91.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	91.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	90.07/cwt	85.00–95.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	35	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	38	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	105.74/cwt	102.00–108.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	91.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.39/cwt	87.50–94.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	94.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	571	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 16, 2020

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

Receipts 182Last week 564Year ago 99

Compared to last week no trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering due to heavy rains in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	125.00–135.00	129.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	95.00–98.00	96.45
2	—	465	105.00–109.00	106.98
3	—	418	110.00–112.50	111.18
5	—	515	100.00–110.00	106.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	90.00–100.00	95.14
3	—	567	90.00–95.00	91.72
4	—	509	85.00–95.00	90.07
4	—	675	87.50–94.00	90.39
4	—	620	90.00–100.00	94.53
2	—	425	93.00–100.00	96.50
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
3	—	518	115.00–118.00	116.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	100.00–110.00	104.85
2	—	380	100.00–105.00	102.60
4	—	465	100.00–106.00	102.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	105.00–115.00	110.06
4	—	528	102.00–108.00	105.74
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	117.00–117.50	117.25
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	96.00	96.00
1	—	265	92.00	92.00
6	—	557	90.00–98.00	91.86
2	—	370	95.00	95.00
3	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	91.00	91.00
8	—	466	90.00–95.00	91.78
2	—	405	90.00–93.00	91.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00–120.00	114.88
2	—	373	117.00–120.00	118.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
3	—	490	138.00	138.00
2	—	538	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
1	—	35	108.00	108.00
2	—	290	100.00–110.00	104.91
2	—	313	107.50	107.50
2	—	618	90.00–95.00	92.45

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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