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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 19

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 220▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 27▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.45/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$104.45

69 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

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	438	122.19	535	8thin
Medium 2	476	115.07	548	13thin
Small 1-2	485	101.81	493	31
Medium and Large 3	453	92.80	420	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $115 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 sale69 hd

104.45

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

112.12

−7.67

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	1,456	76.18	1,109	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	68.48	997	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	60.33	669	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	47.00	515	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	221	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	125.73/cwt	117.50–130.00	405	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	314	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	108.57/cwt	100.00–115.00	360	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	372	127.14/cwt	120.00–132.50	473	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	137.73/cwt	134.00–142.50	518	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	377	102.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	387	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	465	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	140.88/cwt	137.50–145.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	271	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	103.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	337	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	91.18/cwt	90.00–92.50	299	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	377	101.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	93.21/cwt	90.00–97.50	357	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	384	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	419	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	115.17/cwt	112.50–119.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	519	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	91.64/cwt	90.00–92.50	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	528	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	576	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	415	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	133.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	121.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	471	108.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	509	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	95.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	518	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	563	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	631	104.49/cwt	103.00–105.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	657	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	93.01/cwt	90.00–97.50	617	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	712	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,231	66.91/cwt	45.00–78.00	824	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	85.44/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,435	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	56.31/cwt	45.00–59.00	592	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	515	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,143	61.65/cwt	52.00–70.00	705	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	64.63/cwt	60.00–71.00	757	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	75.55/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,102	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	68.38/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,080	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	705	564.63/cwt	525.00–600.00	3,981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	765	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,399	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	905	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	965	869.62/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,392	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	985	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,019.03/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,585	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	773	363.11/cwt	325.00–400.00	2,807	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	775	513.16/cwt	450.00–560.00	3,977	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,671	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	875	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,938	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	903	708.03/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,394	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	920	561.61/cwt	550.00–585.00	5,167	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	953	587.40/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,598	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	968	781.78/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,568	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	988	740.87/cwt	625.00–875.00	7,320	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	960.55/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,411	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,036.81/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	13,053	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	701.76/cwt	675.00–725.00	9,249	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,593	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 220Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to poor 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	100.00–115.00	108.57
5	—	377	100.00–110.00	102.66
1	—	210	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
3	—	468	137.50–145.00	140.88
7	—	376	134.00–142.50	137.73
1	—	400	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	120.00–132.50	127.14
3	—	465	115.00–120.00	118.35
3	—	322	117.50–130.00	125.73
2	—	278	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	100.00–105.00	102.48
5	—	519	100.00–105.00	101.97
4	—	419	100.00–110.00	105.04
4	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.75
3	—	455	100.00	100.00
3	—	377	100.00–105.00	101.57
2	—	628	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	90.00–97.50	93.21
3	—	520	90.00–92.50	91.64
2	—	328	90.00–92.50	91.18
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	92.50	92.50
1	—	285	95.00	95.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	120.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	463	122.00–122.50	122.25
1	—	510	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	112.50–119.00	115.17
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
2	—	528	110.00–117.00	113.52
5	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	115.00–125.00	119.90
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
3	—	415	120.00–130.00	123.33
9	—	467	115.00–125.00	121.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
5	—	430	130.00–135.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	97.50	97.50
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	89.00	89.00
2	—	425	90.00–100.00	94.94
3	—	482	90.00–100.00	95.40
3	—	712	92.00–96.00	93.98
4	—	663	90.00–97.50	93.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
3	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.32
3	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.34
4	—	631	103.00–105.00	104.49
5	—	657	100.00–105.00	102.00
8	—	471	100.00–110.00	108.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	800.00–925.00	869.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,235	900.00–1,200.00	1,019.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	525.00–600.00	564.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	953	550.00–650.00	587.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	920	550.00–585.00	561.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	600.00–800.00	708.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	700.00–850.00	781.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	988	625.00–875.00	740.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	675.00–725.00	701.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,259	800.00–1,250.00	1,036.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	900.00–1,000.00	960.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	307.00	307.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	325.00–400.00	363.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	450.00–560.00	513.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	350.00	350.00

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	1	—	670	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	45.00–78.00	66.91
4	—	1,680	82.00–92.00	85.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	52.00–70.00	61.65
2	—	1,458	73.00–78.00	75.55
5	—	1,580	64.00–72.00	68.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,051	45.00–59.00	56.31
14	—	1,172	60.00–71.00	64.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	47.00	47.00

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.