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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 12

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 219▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 98▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 128▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable, and correction to slaughter cows with removal of low weight record *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, 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 $120.62/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$120.62

37 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	447	133.56	597	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	118.50	621	10thin
Small 1-2	395	108.56	429	5thin
Medium and Large 3	712	92.97	662	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale37 hd

120.62

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

119.31

+1.31

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	1,499	88.18	1,322	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	68.31	746	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	67.00	1,042	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	161.25/cwt	152.50–170.00	435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	158.56/cwt	153.00–167.50	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	138.78/cwt	130.00–147.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	155.53/cwt	150.00–162.50	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	141.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	113.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	717	92.62/cwt	90.00–94.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	129.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	855	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	708	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	83.88/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,111	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.35/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,707	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	582	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	69.13/cwt	60.00–78.00	757	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,042	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	16,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,505	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	623.57/cwt	560.00–675.00	6,348	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,061	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,390	3

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 128Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable, and correction to slaughter cows with removal of low weight record *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	153.00–167.50	158.56
2	—	270	152.50–170.00	161.25
4	—	423	150.00–162.50	155.53
1	—	510	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	130.00–147.00	138.78
2	—	425	148.00–149.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	199.00	199.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	125.00	125.00
5	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.51
4	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	135.00–136.00	135.75
4	—	568	129.00–130.00	129.76
2	—	460	156.00–158.00	156.98
1	—	420	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	92.00	92.00
3	—	717	90.00–94.00	92.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	111.00–115.00	113.70
3	—	512	115.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	578	115.00–117.50	116.26
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	108.00–115.00	111.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.30
4	—	478	125.00–135.00	129.86
4	—	321	135.00–145.00	141.30
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,095	60.00–78.00	69.13
1	—	1,040	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	81.00–86.00	83.88
3	—	1,790	94.00–97.00	95.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	480.00	480.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,220	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,435.00	1,435.00

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	—	900	925.00	925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	560.00–675.00	623.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,061	885.00	885.00

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.