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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 29

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 235▲ 488 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 53▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $117.38/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$117.38

184 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

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	584	123.70	722	109
Medium and Large 2	499	113.46	567	37
Small 1-2	453	106.27	481	16thin
Medium and Large 3	401	100.74	404	22

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $318 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 sale184 hd

117.38

—

SC average5 barns · 815 hd

119.94

−2.56

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	—	High	1,354	76.10	1,031	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	63.59	926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	61.12	686	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	43.03	408	10

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	217	119.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	260	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	118.59/cwt	116.00–120.00	330	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	103.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	332	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	392	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	381	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	139.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	519	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	605	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	663	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	140.00/cwt	134.00–142.50	757	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	128.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	891	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	114.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.50	326	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	118.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	419	106.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.50	422	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	450	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	98.24/cwt	95.00–100.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	116.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	121.36/cwt	120.00–122.75	653	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	725	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	109.40/cwt	107.00–110.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	117.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	119.28/cwt	116.00–122.50	728	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	618	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	108.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	124.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	820	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	104.14/cwt	100.00–108.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	458	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	133.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	103.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	492	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	593	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	126.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	998	65.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	653	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	91.20/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	76.94/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,316	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	39.75/cwt	34.00–44.00	357	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	47.96/cwt	46.00–50.00	492	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	46.44/cwt	45.00–48.00	482	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	60.67/cwt	50.00–69.00	681	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	75.28/cwt	70.00–79.00	894	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	61.23/cwt	59.00–65.00	888	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	69.50/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,022	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	1,345.00/cwt	1,345.00–1,345.00	20,511	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,107.77/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	10,690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,009	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	526.57/cwt	525.00–528.00	4,423	2

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	110.00–120.00	114.88
5	—	572	107.00–110.00	109.40
5	—	415	115.00–122.00	118.25
4	—	628	105.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	730	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	358	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	110.00–118.00	114.07
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	500	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00	100.00
5	—	420	100.00–102.50	100.49
5	—	377	100.00–105.00	102.20
5	—	323	100.00–102.50	100.96
4	—	483	95.00–100.00	98.24
1	—	280	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	657	122.50–125.00	124.75
29	—	572	126.75	126.75
20	—	538	120.00–122.75	121.36
6	—	459	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	124.00–125.00	124.49
7	—	581	115.00–125.00	117.84
7	—	525	115.00–120.00	116.41
2	—	610	116.00–122.50	119.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	107.50	107.50
7	—	419	105.00–110.00	106.76
2	—	618	97.00–100.00	98.51
2	—	573	103.00	103.00
2	—	450	110.00–112.50	111.25
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.64
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	640	125.00–127.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	217	110.00–125.00	119.71
5	—	332	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	278	116.00–120.00	118.59
3	—	375	115.00–125.00	119.61
1	—	475	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
14	—	484	130.00–140.00	136.97
3	—	562	120.00–130.00	126.62
3	—	532	125.00–135.00	129.97
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	328	130.00–140.00	135.19
4	—	371	130.00–145.00	139.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	100.00–110.00	103.61
2	—	683	100.00–106.00	102.95
2	—	350	107.50–110.00	108.75
1	—	255	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	541	134.00–142.50	140.00
23	—	714	124.75	124.75
11	—	608	125.00–130.00	128.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	120.00–134.00	126.03
5	—	468	130.00–140.00	133.31
5	—	418	140.00–145.00	141.95
7	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.11
7	—	525	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
3	—	477	100.00–110.00	103.18
2	—	420	100.00–108.00	104.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
5	—	426	125.00–135.00	130.05
3	—	472	120.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	555	117.50	117.50
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.03
1	—	710	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	112.50–115.00	113.76
2	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
2	—	593	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	975.00–1,225.00	1,107.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	550.00	550.00

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	2	—	840	525.00–528.00	526.57

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	—	1,525	1,345.00	1,345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	90.00–93.00	91.20
3	—	998	60.00–69.00	65.47
2	—	1,710	75.00–79.00	76.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,122	50.00–69.00	60.67
3	—	1,187	70.00–79.00	75.28
2	—	1,038	45.00–48.00	46.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	68.00–71.00	69.50
5	—	1,451	59.00–65.00	61.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	897	34.00–44.00	39.75
4	—	1,026	46.00–50.00	47.96

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.