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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 4Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 185▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 111▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 41▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $112.38/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$112.38

40 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	278	124.97	347	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	665	113.35	753	26
Small 1-2	372	111.81	416	3thin
Medium and Large 3	405	98.01	397	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale40 hd

112.38

—

SC average5 barns · 246 hd

119.63

−7.24

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	1,479	97.31	1,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	83.88	1,134	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	76.44	857	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	59.31	517	12

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	338	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	330	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	111.81/cwt	111.00–112.50	416	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	127.45/cwt	125.00–132.50	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	823	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	114.94/cwt	112.50–117.50	241	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	93.70/cwt	92.50–95.00	258	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	311	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	116.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	379	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	384	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.50	406	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	455	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	494	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	93.41/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,266	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	50.45/cwt	44.00–58.00	436	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	65.64/cwt	61.00–73.00	575	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	65.56/cwt	64.00–69.00	678	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	77.04/cwt	66.00–88.00	870	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	92.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,113	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	81.60/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,063	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,437	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	1,627.00/cwt	1,627.00–1,627.00	25,707	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	938.36/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	8,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	942	1,047.58/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	9,868	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	944	720.56/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,802	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	720	483.97/cwt	450.00–525.00	3,485	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	809	589.99/cwt	500.00–775.00	4,773	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	4,519	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	938	654.48/cwt	650.00–660.00	6,139	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	885.93/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,081	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	820.50/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,780	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	680	409.60/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,785	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	742	496.51/cwt	440.00–555.00	3,684	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 41Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	111.00–112.50	111.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	93.00	93.00
2	—	338	95.00–100.00	97.52
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	125.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	809	101.75	101.75
3	—	458	125.00–132.50	127.45
2	—	433	130.00–132.50	131.21
2	—	395	130.00–132.50	131.25
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	112.50–117.50	114.94
4	—	276	110.00–115.00	112.74
1	—	400	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
2	—	485	95.00	95.00
2	—	433	90.00–97.50	93.82
2	—	275	92.50–95.00	93.70
1	—	580	97.50	97.50
1	—	515	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
3	—	335	115.00–121.00	116.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	100.00–105.00	101.25
3	—	440	100.00–105.00	103.31
2	—	473	105.00	105.00
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	107.50	107.50
1	—	410	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	117.50	117.50
1	—	405	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	430	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,129	66.00–88.00	77.04
5	—	1,034	64.00–69.00	65.56
2	—	1,200	90.00–95.00	92.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,303	74.00–85.00	81.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	44.00–58.00	50.45
7	—	876	61.00–73.00	65.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,355	90.00–98.00	93.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,580	1,627.00	1,627.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	650.00–775.00	720.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	825.00–1,075.00	938.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	825.00–1,150.00	1,047.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	975.00	975.00

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	1	—	820	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)	3	—	1,192	775.00–875.00	820.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	538.00	538.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	650.00–660.00	654.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	800.00–950.00	885.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	385.00	385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	720	450.00–525.00	483.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	809	500.00–775.00	589.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	440.00–555.00	496.51

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	—	680	405.00–415.00	409.60

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.