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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 20

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 259▲ 98 vs year ago 152 · +64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 49▼ 56 vs year ago 112 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 50▲ 32 vs year ago 101 · +31.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, moderate offering of average to good 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 $127.76/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$127.76

90 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

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	554	133.37	739	43
Medium and Large 2	576	123.77	713	39
Small 1-2	344	120.00	412	4thin
Medium and Large 3	365	114.01	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $323 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 sale90 hd

127.76

—

SC average5 barns · 374 hd

130.70

−2.95

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	1,856	102.38	1,901	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	68.35	1,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	65.00	792	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	55.92	511	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	442	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	131.83/cwt	131.50–132.00	771	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	709	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	812	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	119.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	446	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.50	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	620	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	107.45/cwt	105.00–109.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	114.75/cwt	114.00–116.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	614	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	101.18/cwt	100.00–102.50	624	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	678	94.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	695	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	123.08/cwt	117.00–127.50	523	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	122.34/cwt	117.00–125.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	111.18/cwt	109.00–112.50	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	690	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	735	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	96.22/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	107.31/cwt	102.00–114.00	2,042	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	345	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	58.23/cwt	53.00–63.00	572	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	65.71/cwt	60.00–76.00	807	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	65.43/cwt	62.00–69.00	995	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,311	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,521.55/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	22,032	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	805	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,251	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,294.53/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	13,075	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,195	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,335.42/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	16,813	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,468.64/cwt	1,300.00–1,625.00	18,549	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	708	424.47/cwt	375.00–475.00	3,005	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,665	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	901.23/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,147	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,026	988.86/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	10,146	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	961.31/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,094	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,070.28/cwt	800.00–1,400.00	12,865	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	824.62/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,912	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,162.83/cwt	875.00–1,525.00	14,687	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	3,768	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	933	616.05/cwt	597.00–634.00	5,748	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	831.68/cwt	780.00–872.00	8,591	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	877.62/cwt	755.00–982.00	10,926	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 259Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 50Year ago 101

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, moderate offering of average to good 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	—	373	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	585	131.50–132.00	131.83
3	—	467	143.00–144.00	143.66
5	—	612	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
2	—	270	147.50	147.50
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	745	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	709	114.50	114.50
4	—	480	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	136.40
3	—	365	130.00–140.00	135.29
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	400	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	115.00–116.00	115.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
4	—	581	114.00–116.00	114.75
1	—	295	126.00	126.00
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
2	—	430	128.00–136.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	681	102.00	102.00
10	—	574	113.00	113.00
7	—	521	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	90.00–98.00	94.04
1	—	315	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	113.00–117.50	115.17
3	—	513	110.00–115.00	111.67
4	—	573	105.00–109.00	107.45
3	—	617	100.00–102.50	101.18
3	—	320	110.00–125.00	119.17
5	—	419	120.00–125.00	122.02
7	—	366	120.00–125.00	121.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	125.00	125.00
9	—	614	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	573	127.00–131.00	128.98
4	—	421	130.00–131.00	130.25
1	—	515	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	690	105.00–108.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
3	—	613	109.00–112.50	111.18
4	—	425	117.00–127.50	123.08
6	—	566	115.00–121.00	119.35
5	—	471	117.00–125.00	122.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	53.00–63.00	58.23
1	—	705	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	79.00–81.00	80.01
12	—	1,520	62.00–69.00	65.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
17	—	1,228	60.00–76.00	65.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,903	102.00–114.00	107.31
4	—	1,798	92.00–99.00	96.22

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	9	—	1,010	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,294.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	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	12	—	1,259	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,335.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,263	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,468.64

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	—	870	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	—	975	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	875.00–925.00	901.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,025.00	961.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	750.00–1,275.00	988.86

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)	3	—	1,202	800.00–850.00	824.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,202	800.00–1,400.00	1,070.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,263	875.00–1,525.00	1,162.83

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	—	860	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	708	375.00–475.00	424.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	755.00–982.00	877.62

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	2	—	933	597.00–634.00	616.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	780.00–872.00	831.68

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	—	895	421.00	421.00

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	3	—	1,448	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,521.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.