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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 4

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

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Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 0▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 0▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison is available as market was not reported.

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 $110.60/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$110.60

53 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	526	115.73	608	25
Small 1-2	355	106.67	379	17thin
Medium 2	537	105.01	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $44 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 sale53 hd

110.60

—

SC average4 barns · 268 hd

110.41

+0.19

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	1,725	84.60	1,459	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	59.98	791	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	59.72	760	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	54.55	496	11

Every lot

66 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	—	Medium 2	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	149.29/cwt	147.50–151.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	147.51/cwt	145.00–152.50	521	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	115.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	438	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	139.30/cwt	137.50–141.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	138.80/cwt	135.00–146.00	708	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	787	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	110.57/cwt	110.00–112.50	304	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	108.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	118.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	484	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	109.30/cwt	108.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	100.60/cwt	100.00–102.50	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	116.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	517	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	117.54/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	114.48/cwt	111.00–118.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	110.75/cwt	108.00–114.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	723	89.84/cwt	85.00–95.00	650	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	135.88/cwt	132.50–137.50	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	419	117.21/cwt	110.00–122.50	491	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	114.52/cwt	109.00–122.50	538	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	103.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	715	101.80/cwt	97.00–106.00	728	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	78.82/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	86.91/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,566	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	46.27/cwt	44.00–51.00	412	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	59.28/cwt	54.00–63.00	545	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	43.65/cwt	40.00–48.00	507	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	62.49/cwt	54.00–71.00	807	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	791	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,015	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,389	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,424	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,243	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week no comparison is available as market was not reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	475	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	147.50–151.00	149.29
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	137.50–141.00	139.30
8	—	576	133.00–139.00	136.60
4	—	510	135.00–146.00	138.80
3	—	353	145.00–152.50	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	110.00–121.00	115.31
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	100.00–108.00	103.93
3	—	715	97.00–106.00	101.80
5	—	419	110.00–122.50	117.21
5	—	470	109.00–122.50	114.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	417	132.50–137.50	135.88
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	116.62
5	—	518	115.00–121.00	118.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	430	112.50	112.50
2	—	723	85.00–95.00	89.84
3	—	470	108.00–110.00	109.30
3	—	517	107.50–110.00	109.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
2	—	578	111.00–118.00	114.48
4	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	475	115.00–122.00	116.69
4	—	618	108.00–114.00	110.75
10	—	521	113.00–120.00	117.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	110.00	110.00
4	—	275	110.00–112.50	110.57
4	—	470	100.00–102.50	100.60
6	—	318	100.00–110.00	108.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	750	560.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	810.00	810.00

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	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	—	1,030	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	40.00–48.00	43.65
29	—	1,291	54.00–71.00	62.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	54.00–63.00	59.28
4	—	890	44.00–51.00	46.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	58.00–62.00	59.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	85.00–91.00	86.91
2	—	1,533	74.00–82.00	78.82

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.