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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 26

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

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Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 260▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 47▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average 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 $112.40/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$112.40

39 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

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	476	124.36	592	11thin
Medium 2	506	113.08	572	17thin
Small 1-2	483	102.92	497	6thin
Medium and Large 3	623	95.18	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale39 hd

112.40

—

SC average5 barns · 425 hd

112.06

+0.34

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	1,512	84.89	1,284	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	67.02	787	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	66.55	975	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	50.82	482	5thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	399	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	384	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	480	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	128.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	620	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	429	114.38/cwt	110.00–117.50	491	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	117.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	121.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	588	108.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	93.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	715	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	697	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	462	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	513	118.85/cwt	113.00–125.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	67.64/cwt	50.00–76.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,582	88.72/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,404	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	967	52.60/cwt	45.00–58.00	509	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	48.02/cwt	45.00–50.00	465	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	67.83/cwt	60.00–76.00	818	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	78.49/cwt	77.00–80.00	954	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	67.49/cwt	64.00–74.00	980	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	926	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,030	798.76/cwt	743.00–850.00	8,227	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	740	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	740	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,515	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	562.97/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,476	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	461.36/cwt	380.00–510.00	3,797	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	493	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	935	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,077	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,045	521.74/cwt	435.00–635.00	5,452	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	771.50/cwt	744.00–800.00	8,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,649	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,033	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	773	342.47/cwt	328.00–358.00	2,647	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	858	606.30/cwt	516.00–690.00	5,202	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	888	603.19/cwt	531.00–692.00	5,356	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,697	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 47Year ago 0

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average 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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	97.50	97.50
2	—	508	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	105.00–111.00	108.01
4	—	429	110.00–117.50	114.38
5	—	478	115.00–121.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	90.00–97.00	93.98
1	—	385	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
4	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.74
5	—	513	120.00–124.00	121.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.58
3	—	430	125.00–135.00	128.22
4	—	384	120.00–130.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	92.50	92.50
1	—	710	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00–110.00	104.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	113.00–125.00	118.85
3	—	462	125.00–130.00	127.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
4	—	434	130.00–135.00	131.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,030	743.00–850.00	798.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	900.00	900.00

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	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	995	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	435.00–635.00	521.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	58.00	58.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	744.00–800.00	771.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	380.00–510.00	461.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	800	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	795	550.00–575.00	562.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	531.00–692.00	603.19

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	—	1,115	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	328.00–358.00	342.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	516.00–690.00	606.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	77.00–80.00	78.49
9	—	967	45.00–58.00	52.60
47	—	1,206	60.00–76.00	67.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,452	64.00–74.00	67.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	62.00	62.00
4	—	968	45.00–50.00	48.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	50.00–76.00	67.64
9	—	1,582	81.00–99.00	88.72

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.