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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 15

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 120▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 27▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 43 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. Light offerings 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 $119.44/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$119.44

38 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

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	421	126.68	533	15thin
Medium and Large 2	478	116.44	557	17thin
Small 1-2	439	109.83	482	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $51 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 sale38 hd

119.44

—

SC average4 barns · 119 hd

114.42

+5.02

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	1,341	75.01	1,006	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	70.91	1,129	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	65.82	816	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	60.99	534	2thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	438	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	395	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	120.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.50	578	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	141.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.50	581	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	137.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	128.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	78.35/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,135	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	60.99/cwt	59.00–63.00	534	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	53.21/cwt	45.00–57.00	603	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	68.48/cwt	60.00–74.00	864	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	70.91/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,129	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	1,271.00/cwt	907.00–1,525.00	17,324	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,341	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,094	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,007	862.67/cwt	775.00–910.00	8,687	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,008	718.66/cwt	675.00–760.00	7,244	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	917.20/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	9,337	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	939.39/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,320	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	902.70/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,130	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	3,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	747.00/cwt	747.00–747.00	6,237	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	598.30/cwt	510.00–696.00	5,462	7

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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	528	130.00–141.00	137.03
3	—	592	125.00–135.00	128.30
3	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.57
4	—	423	140.00–147.50	141.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	125.00–127.00	126.04
3	—	468	120.00–127.50	124.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	100.00–107.50	103.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	340	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
2	—	505	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	560	114.00–117.00	115.50
3	—	412	115.00–126.00	120.25
3	—	472	123.00–125.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
2	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.00
2	—	603	110.00	110.00
3	—	393	120.00–124.00	121.67
3	—	523	109.00–112.50	110.52
5	—	423	115.00–120.00	118.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	395	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.50	112.50
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	160.00–165.00	163.39
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	413	135.00–142.50	138.77
1	—	705	117.50	117.50
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00

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	2	—	1,363	907.00–1,525.00	1,271.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	840.00	840.00

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	—	865	625.00	625.00

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)	7	—	1,205	800.00–1,075.00	939.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,233	800.00–1,050.00	902.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	930	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	675.00–760.00	718.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,018	800.00–1,075.00	917.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	775.00–910.00	862.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	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	—	815	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	747.00	747.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	913	510.00–696.00	598.30

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	1	—	755	408.00	408.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,448	75.00–84.00	78.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	45.00–57.00	53.21
19	—	1,261	60.00–74.00	68.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	69.00–74.00	70.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	59.00–63.00	60.99

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.