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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 25

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 490▲ 774 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 36▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle no trend available due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Heavy 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.23/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$121.23

297 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	508	127.34	647	195
Medium 2	452	117.71	532	43
Small 1-2	421	108.50	456	33
Medium and Large 3	406	97.31	395	26

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $253 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 sale297 hd

121.23

—

SC average5 barns · 660 hd

121.63

−0.40

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	1,409	69.59	981	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	57.70	882	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	51.85	609	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	40.18	439	13

Every lot

113 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	236	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	256	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	242	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	108.35/cwt	107.50–110.00	296	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	277	122.31/cwt	117.50–127.50	339	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	312	110.21/cwt	105.00–116.00	344	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	329	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	406	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	99.14/cwt	93.00–102.50	330	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	346	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	469	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	98.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	362	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	371	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	119.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	458	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	384	111.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	428	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	403	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	427	108.94/cwt	105.00–113.00	465	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	132.27/cwt	131.50–132.50	577	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	462	109.18/cwt	107.50–110.00	504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	577	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	511	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	628	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	132.83/cwt	126.50–133.50	712	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	97.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	573	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	576	102.60/cwt	96.00–107.50	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	722	29
Steers	—	Medium 2	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	113.93/cwt	113.50–117.00	772	27
Steers	—	Small 1-2	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	793	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	801	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	258	91.61/cwt	90.00–92.50	236	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	272	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	283	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	100.62/cwt	100.00–102.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	95.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	314	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	93.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	340	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	376	102.43/cwt	100.00–107.50	385	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	109.45/cwt	105.00–112.50	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	499	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	413	102.80/cwt	100.00–107.50	425	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	449	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	95.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	110.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	506	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	462	107.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	471	101.41/cwt	100.00–107.50	478	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	91.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	518	100.58/cwt	100.00–103.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	612	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	568	97.74/cwt	94.00–105.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	628	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	103.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	618	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	620	97.62/cwt	95.00–103.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Value Added	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	417	111.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	464	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	422	106.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	121.66/cwt	117.50–127.50	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	96.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	449	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	469	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	489	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	472	114.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	513	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	521	101.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	529	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	613	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	102.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	67.20/cwt	50.00–77.00	921	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.14/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,416	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	44.90/cwt	36.00–49.00	475	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	37.05/cwt	30.00–44.00	397	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	50.60/cwt	48.00–53.00	587	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	56.65/cwt	50.00–65.00	710	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	55.63/cwt	50.00–63.00	839	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,059	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	808	345.68/cwt	243.00–480.00	2,793	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	920	420.75/cwt	394.00–445.00	3,871	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	726.00/cwt	726.00–726.00	9,946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	334.81/cwt	243.00–375.00	2,545	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	813	277.38/cwt	257.00–300.00	2,255	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,758	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,159	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	968	468.02/cwt	400.00–535.00	4,530	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,008	678.22/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,836	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,065	516.20/cwt	475.00–550.00	5,498	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,289	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,483	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	905	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,747	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 490Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	110.00–130.00	119.67
2	—	513	122.00–123.00	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	110.00	110.00
8	—	371	120.00–130.00	124.73
7	—	511	110.00–117.00	113.01
7	—	329	120.00–127.50	123.52
6	—	277	117.50–127.50	122.31
3	—	422	115.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	793	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	120.50	120.50
10	—	469	123.00	123.00
22	—	346	135.50	135.50
27	—	678	113.50–117.00	113.93
29	—	594	121.50	121.50
32	—	536	126.50–133.50	132.83
60	—	436	131.50–132.50	132.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	91.00	91.00
2	—	265	90.00–92.50	91.27
2	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.49
3	—	410	95.00–100.00	98.33
3	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.71
5	—	369	90.00–100.00	98.08
8	—	333	93.00–102.50	99.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	273	107.50–110.00	108.35
3	—	312	105.00–116.00	110.21
3	—	462	107.50–110.00	109.18
3	—	518	110.00	110.00
4	—	236	107.00–110.00	108.59
4	—	384	110.00–116.00	111.47
4	—	576	96.00–107.50	102.60
7	—	427	105.00–113.00	108.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	100.00–107.50	101.41
9	—	568	94.00–105.00	97.74
8	—	413	100.00–107.50	102.80
5	—	518	100.00–103.00	100.58
4	—	376	100.00–107.50	102.43
3	—	620	95.00–103.00	97.62
3	—	325	100.00–102.00	100.62
3	—	272	100.00–110.00	104.16
1	—	655	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	90.00–100.00	95.40
7	—	364	90.00–100.00	93.35
3	—	475	90.00–95.00	91.67
3	—	433	90.00–100.00	95.89
3	—	258	90.00–92.50	91.61
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	522	117.25	117.25
25	—	578	106.00–111.00	108.73
16	—	406	123.00	123.00
7	—	664	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	110.00–117.00	110.43
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	105.00–110.00	107.04
6	—	580	100.00–106.00	103.88
6	—	462	105.00–110.00	107.76
6	—	428	105.00	105.00
3	—	618	102.00–104.00	102.99
3	—	382	105.00–112.50	109.45
1	—	675	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	100.00–105.00	101.45
7	—	469	100.00–110.00	104.25
5	—	422	100.00–110.00	106.00
4	—	613	95.00	95.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	90.00	90.00
3	—	467	90.00–100.00	96.07
2	—	575	90.00–100.00	95.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	117.50–127.50	121.66
2	—	500	115.00–117.50	116.25
2	—	423	124.00–126.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	110.00–115.00	114.04
5	—	417	109.00–115.00	111.26
4	—	569	103.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	655	100.00–104.00	102.35
2	—	513	107.00–110.00	108.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,072	30.00–44.00	37.05
3	—	1,160	48.00–53.00	50.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	50.00–63.00	55.63
1	—	1,605	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,254	50.00–65.00	56.65
20	—	1,058	36.00–49.00	44.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,370	50.00–77.00	67.20
2	—	1,663	80.00–89.00	85.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	808	243.00–480.00	345.68

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	—	1,370	726.00	726.00

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	2	—	920	394.00–445.00	420.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	760	243.00–375.00	334.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	813	257.00–300.00	277.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	625.00–750.00	678.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	400.00–535.00	468.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	900	351.00	351.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	475.00–550.00	516.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	500.00	500.00

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	635.00	635.00

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.