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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 24

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 235▲ 262 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 51▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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 $123.82/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$123.82

71 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$38.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

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	641	131.17	841	31
Medium 2	392	125.13	491	21
Small 1-2	321	116.78	375	14thin
Medium and Large 3	825	92.40	762	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.77/cwt here — about $79 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 sale71 hd

123.82

—

SC average5 barns · 360 hd

127.67

−3.85

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	1,693	91.20	1,544	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	67.35	1,005	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	66.96	838	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	58.02	524	13

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	235	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	329	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	253	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	306	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	327	113.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	117.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	529	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	139.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	458	121.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	139.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	141.53/cwt	135.00–148.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	518	120.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	630	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	743	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,071	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	122.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	417	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	122.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	116.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	596	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	521	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.50	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	583	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	628	102.68/cwt	99.00–105.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	94.44/cwt	90.00–99.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	118.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	128.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	130.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	117.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	556	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	519	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	123.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	118.13/cwt	115.00–124.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	950	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,003	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	647	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	83.25/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	94.60/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,614	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	48.43/cwt	40.00–56.00	437	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	64.01/cwt	61.00–73.00	579	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.85/cwt	42.00–58.00	642	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	68.26/cwt	60.00–76.00	866	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	79.55/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,023	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	67.35/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,005	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	995	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,214	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	830	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,093	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	860	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	895	692.16/cwt	685.00–700.00	6,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,176.81/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	4,891	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,072	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	909.06/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	10,445	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,005.90/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	12,151	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	817	65.24/cwt	63.00–67.50	533	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	699	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	821	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 40Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	64.00–65.00	64.50
1	—	950	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	110.00–120.00	117.58
5	—	327	110.00–120.00	113.79
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
3	—	253	120.00–123.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	112.50	112.50
2	—	235	135.00–145.00	140.21
2	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.59
2	—	518	115.00–125.00	120.17
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	458	115.00–125.00	121.23
5	—	375	125.00–130.00	126.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
2	—	513	135.00–148.00	141.53
2	—	620	120.00–129.00	124.54
3	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.22
3	—	467	135.00–144.00	139.79
3	—	577	125.00–139.00	133.05
4	—	383	137.00–140.00	138.01
13	—	878	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	96.00	96.00
3	—	880	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	110.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	558	105.00–110.00	108.33
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
6	—	519	110.00–115.00	113.35
7	—	473	110.00–121.00	117.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	115.00–124.00	118.13
6	—	609	115.00–118.00	116.67
7	—	472	125.00–135.00	130.25
8	—	521	120.00–129.00	123.79
10	—	428	125.00–135.00	128.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	127.00	127.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
2	—	375	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	735	90.00–99.00	94.44
3	—	628	99.00–105.00	102.68
4	—	583	108.00–110.00	109.00
6	—	417	110.00–115.00	113.31
6	—	480	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	521	110.00–112.50	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
4	—	579	113.00–116.00	114.75
5	—	402	120.00–127.00	122.60
7	—	474	119.00–125.00	122.49
14	—	514	115.00–123.00	116.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
1	—	435	108.00	108.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,105	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,176.81

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	2	—	895	685.00–700.00	692.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,149	825.00–1,050.00	909.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.90

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	—	920	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	670.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	63.00–67.50	65.24

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	—	920	76.00	76.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	904	61.00–73.00	64.01
5	—	902	40.00–56.00	48.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,492	62.00–70.00	67.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,268	60.00–76.00	68.26
12	—	1,170	42.00–58.00	54.85
7	—	1,286	78.00–84.00	79.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,706	89.00–98.00	94.60
3	—	1,663	83.00–84.00	83.25

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.