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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 10

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 121▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 106▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.09/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.14 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$113.09

57 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	503	127.33	641	10thin
Medium 2	552	114.93	635	22
Small 1-2	523	106.41	557	20
Medium and Large 3	533	103.28	551	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $90 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 sale57 hd

113.09

—

SC average5 barns · 337 hd

110.55

+2.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−94.14

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	—	Average	1,285	81.81	1,051	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	77.68	1,223	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	64.70	753	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	52.87	527	7thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	218	117.67/cwt	112.50–122.50	257	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	361	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	267	127.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	342	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	283	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	347	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	323	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	123.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	396	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	369	124.00/cwt	119.00–127.50	458	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	130.83/cwt	129.00–132.50	488	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	438	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	105.90/cwt	102.00–110.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	971	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	233	105.86/cwt	102.50–110.00	247	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	116.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	383	106.32/cwt	102.50–110.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	126.45/cwt	122.50–130.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	427	115.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	428	107.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	463	115.44/cwt	112.50–119.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	125.51/cwt	122.50–133.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	508	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	413	121.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	132.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	548	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	472	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.50	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	526	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	115.93/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	123.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	626	101.63/cwt	99.00–105.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	110.69/cwt	107.00–114.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,068	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	783	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	398	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	54.85/cwt	50.00–62.00	549	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	52.95/cwt	52.00–55.00	578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	65.77/cwt	58.00–70.00	775	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	74.67/cwt	74.00–75.00	887	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	77.68/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,223	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	24,938	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,133.30/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	14,166	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	745	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,539	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	760	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	4,621	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	616.24/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,146	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	458.86/cwt	414.00–500.00	4,428	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	970	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,003	676.91/cwt	615.00–735.00	6,789	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,080	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,090	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,194	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	796.39/cwt	760.00–825.00	9,143	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	953.79/cwt	772.00–1,050.00	12,886	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	741	486.48/cwt	400.00–585.00	3,605	5
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	775	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,705	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	879	592.60/cwt	492.00–686.00	5,209	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	950	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	4,066	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	886.00/cwt	886.00–886.00	12,271	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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
2	—	508	111.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	427	110.00–119.00	115.04
3	—	463	112.50–119.00	115.44
9	—	374	110.00–120.00	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	368	125.00–127.50	126.29
3	—	415	122.50–130.00	126.45
3	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.35
7	—	469	122.50–133.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	338	98.00–100.00	99.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	106.00	106.00
2	—	383	102.50–110.00	106.32
3	—	233	102.50–110.00	105.86
3	—	428	105.00–108.00	107.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	112.50–122.50	117.67
2	—	283	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	438	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	615	102.00–110.00	105.90
6	—	375	110.00–120.00	114.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
3	—	267	122.00–132.00	127.91
3	—	322	120.00–130.00	123.11
4	—	369	119.00–127.50	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
2	—	260	137.50–140.00	138.77
2	—	373	129.00–132.50	130.83
3	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,033	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	118.00–128.00	123.01
5	—	414	130.00–137.50	132.45
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	102.50	102.50
2	—	483	100.00–104.00	101.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	105.00–107.50	106.18
4	—	626	99.00–105.00	101.63
10	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.57
6	—	569	112.50–118.00	115.93
4	—	665	107.00–114.00	110.69
3	—	413	117.00–125.00	121.70
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	2	—	1,250	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,133.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	925.00	925.00

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	—	860	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	414.00–500.00	458.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	615.00–735.00	676.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,351	772.00–1,050.00	953.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	760.00–825.00	796.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	608.00	608.00

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	—	850	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	550.00–675.00	616.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	428.00	428.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	879	492.00–686.00	592.60

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	—	1,385	886.00	886.00

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	1	—	775	349.00	349.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	741	400.00–585.00	486.48

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	—	635	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	50.00–62.00	54.85
1	—	970	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,178	58.00–70.00	65.77
3	—	1,188	74.00–75.00	74.67
4	—	1,091	52.00–55.00	52.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	77.00–79.00	77.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	88.00–91.00	89.65
1	—	1,655	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,068	72.00–75.00	73.34

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.