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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

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

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 124▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 42▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 67▲ 81 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 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 $112.24/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$112.24

72 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$26.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	394	120.47	474	24
Medium and Large 2	495	111.05	549	38
Small 1-2	473	101.89	481	4thin
Medium and Large 3	448	93.74	420	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.73/cwt here — about $54 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 sale72 hd

112.24

—

SC average5 barns · 396 hd

111.83

+0.41

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	1,733	92.53	1,604	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	57.08	644	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	56.06	833	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	47.54	426	4thin

Every lot

88 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	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	376	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	148.06/cwt	140.00–157.50	540	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	103.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	385	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.50	520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	128.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	122.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	120.77/cwt	117.50–125.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	114.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	120.17/cwt	117.50–122.50	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	112.81/cwt	108.00–115.00	535	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	109.37/cwt	105.00–112.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	110.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.15/cwt	115.00–127.50	574	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.50	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	116.65/cwt	115.00–117.50	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	104.20/cwt	104.00–105.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	764	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	565	10
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	877	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	667	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	92.53/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	42.03/cwt	40.00–44.00	365	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	53.04/cwt	52.00–54.00	490	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	57.76/cwt	50.00–69.00	657	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	56.06/cwt	52.00–59.00	833	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	695	396.94/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,759	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	789	478.23/cwt	410.00–553.00	3,773	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	881	567.35/cwt	480.00–621.00	4,998	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	675	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	710	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,728	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,908	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	783	526.26/cwt	500.00–560.00	4,121	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	887	705.05/cwt	650.00–735.00	6,254	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,462	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	676.02/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,240	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	755.89/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,219	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	969	836.22/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,103	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	962.32/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,960	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,593	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,506	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	915.71/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	12,060	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	942.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	13,204	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	723	558.48/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	733	680.04/cwt	575.00–825.00	4,985	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	765	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	792	877.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	6,946	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,223.80/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	11,871	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,044.99/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,241	4

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 124Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 67Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	120.00–135.00	128.23
3	—	383	135.00–137.50	135.82
3	—	282	130.00–135.00	133.31
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
3	—	372	100.00–110.00	103.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
2	—	330	140.00–155.00	147.50
4	—	365	140.00–157.50	148.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	764	74.00	74.00
10	—	877	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
3	—	460	117.50–120.00	119.15
5	—	425	117.50–122.50	120.17
6	—	371	117.50–125.00	120.77
7	—	327	120.00–125.00	122.12
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
2	—	378	109.00–110.00	109.48
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.53
5	—	416	110.00–115.00	114.04
7	—	573	105.00–113.00	110.33
8	—	524	105.00–112.00	109.37
13	—	474	108.00–115.00	112.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	102.50	102.50
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
2	—	443	90.00–96.00	92.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
2	—	380	100.00–102.50	101.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00–122.50	121.24
2	—	608	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	660	113.00–118.00	115.46
7	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.86
8	—	426	130.00–135.00	131.83
10	—	519	125.00–130.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	125.00	125.00
3	—	582	115.00–117.50	116.65
3	—	615	114.00–115.00	114.33
5	—	683	104.00–105.00	104.20
6	—	470	115.00–127.50	122.15
8	—	521	115.00–122.50	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
2	—	435	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,137	50.00–69.00	57.76
1	—	890	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	52.00–59.00	56.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	40.00–44.00	42.03
2	—	923	52.00–54.00	53.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	89.00–95.00	92.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	789	410.00–553.00	478.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	360.00–425.00	396.94

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	8	—	881	480.00–621.00	567.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	783	500.00–560.00	526.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	969	800.00–850.00	836.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	950.00–975.00	962.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	725.00–800.00	755.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	887	650.00–735.00	705.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	650.00–700.00	676.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	485.00	485.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,401	875.00–1,000.00	942.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,317	875.00–1,025.00	915.71

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	—	890	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,044.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223.80

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	2	—	723	500.00–600.00	558.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	575.00–825.00	680.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	800.00–925.00	877.00

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.