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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 5

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 321 vs last sale 0▲ 116 vs year ago 205 · +56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 31 vs year ago 71 · −43.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 58 · −22.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.54/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$125.54

74 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	132.47	725	44
Medium 2	461	121.87	562	18thin
Small 1-2	354	107.92	382	7thin
Medium and Large 3	380	102.42	389	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $336 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 sale74 hd

125.54

—

SC average5 barns · 458 hd

126.87

−1.33

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	1,503	81.79	1,229	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	64.65	986	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	60.45	725	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	49.52	538	15

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	277	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	323	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	373	108.69/cwt	105.00–112.50	405	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	103.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	387	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	127.53/cwt	119.00–132.00	482	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	149.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	584	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.54/cwt	135.00–148.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	143.89/cwt	133.00–147.50	669	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	130.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	736	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	119.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	116.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	103.61/cwt	102.50–106.00	295	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	109.15/cwt	104.00–115.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	118.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	114.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	487	103.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	512	106.03/cwt	105.00–108.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	108.55/cwt	105.00–112.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	561	108.72/cwt	104.00–111.00	610	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	595	104.00/cwt	101.00–107.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	604	103.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	624	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	136.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	432	109.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	474	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	433	125.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	469	109.19/cwt	104.00–115.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	136.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	119.14/cwt	115.00–124.00	575	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	521	120.31/cwt	113.00–124.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	119.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	762	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	995	60.92/cwt	51.00–70.00	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	88.05/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,457	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	44.72/cwt	39.00–49.00	444	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	53.72/cwt	50.00–59.00	628	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	52.85/cwt	46.00–57.00	620	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	65.88/cwt	58.00–80.00	802	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	64.65/cwt	61.00–75.00	986	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,106.00/cwt	1,106.00–1,106.00	15,097	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	725	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,153	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	352.63/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,803	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	848.00/cwt	848.00–848.00	9,582	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	855	710.29/cwt	700.00–720.00	6,073	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	958	749.77/cwt	740.00–760.00	7,183	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	499.33/cwt	428.00–560.00	4,943	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	4,971	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,947	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 0Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	115.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	378	119.00–132.00	127.53
3	—	277	120.00–125.00	121.66
2	—	473	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	105.00–112.50	108.69
1	—	320	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	100.00–110.00	103.70
1	—	320	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	124.00–137.00	130.73
7	—	465	133.00–147.50	143.89
6	—	711	110.00–118.00	116.16
5	—	637	120.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	390	145.00–151.00	149.83
3	—	512	126.00–134.00	130.03
3	—	420	135.00–148.00	143.54
2	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	105.00–108.00	106.03
3	—	487	100.00–108.00	103.02
3	—	370	102.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	285	102.50–106.00	103.61
2	—	595	101.00–107.00	104.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	428	103.00–108.00	105.43
1	—	365	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	118.00–121.00	119.58
5	—	541	113.00	113.00
3	—	435	117.00–122.00	118.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	102.00–106.00	103.32
8	—	561	104.00–111.00	108.72
6	—	465	110.00–117.00	114.85
4	—	425	104.00–115.00	109.15
2	—	518	105.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	305	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	104.00–115.00	109.19
3	—	432	105.00–115.00	109.71
2	—	510	100.00–114.00	107.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	134.00–139.00	136.82
3	—	630	120.00–123.00	121.00
2	—	575	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	520	129.00–131.00	130.03
2	—	420	133.00–140.00	136.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	115.00–123.00	119.02
7	—	521	113.00–124.00	120.31
6	—	483	115.00–124.00	119.14
4	—	433	122.00–129.00	125.25
1	—	625	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	51.00–70.00	60.92
10	—	1,655	79.00–98.00	88.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	46.00–57.00	52.85
14	—	1,218	58.00–80.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	993	39.00–49.00	44.72
8	—	1,169	50.00–59.00	53.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	61.00–75.00	64.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	297.00	297.00

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	2	—	795	342.00–365.00	352.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	848.00	848.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	340.00	340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	700.00–720.00	710.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	740.00–760.00	749.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	428.00–560.00	499.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	478.00	478.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	490.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	1,106.00	1,106.00

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.