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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 10

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 231▲ 17 vs year ago 220 · +7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 152▲ 28 vs year ago 27 · +103.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 62▲ 4 vs year ago 25 · +16.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.62/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$113.62

81 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	536	120.08	644	35
Medium and Large 2	519	110.81	575	35
Small 1-2	529	107.40	568	5thin
Medium and Large 3	501	97.49	489	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $155 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 sale81 hd

113.62

—

SC average5 barns · 496 hd

117.41

−3.79

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	1,662	104.58	1,739	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	78.44	1,137	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	66.46	743	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	57.18	548	3thin

Every lot

90 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 2	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	143.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	455	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	148.34/cwt	147.50–150.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	146.04/cwt	142.50–150.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	677	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	126.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	676	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	570	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	122.93/cwt	117.00–126.00	709	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	126.78/cwt	124.00–129.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	116.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	923	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	119.56/cwt	115.00–123.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	130.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	127.87/cwt	124.00–132.50	549	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	119.09/cwt	117.50–120.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	114.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	93.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	95.88/cwt	95.00–97.50	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	110.45/cwt	110.00–110.50	737	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	91.55/cwt	87.50–97.00	666	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	142.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	432	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	129.87/cwt	122.50–137.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	709	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	97.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,446	7
Bulls	—	—	1,874	112.71/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,112	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	57.18/cwt	55.00–59.00	548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	67.33/cwt	61.00–76.00	726	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	57.15/cwt	56.00–59.00	689	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,130	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	81.25/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,196	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,055.72/cwt	1,050.00–1,061.00	12,384	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	765	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	795	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,776	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,536	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,858	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,065	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,124	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	928.48/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	11,355	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	900.34/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	6,708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	872	1,147.51/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	10,006	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	896	876.64/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,313.09/cwt	1,225.00–1,400.00	14,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,753	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	875	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,156	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 231Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 152Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 62Year ago 25

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
2	—	520	110.00–113.00	111.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
2	—	568	90.00–95.00	92.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	120.00–122.00	121.35
6	—	528	110.00–117.00	114.23
3	—	573	110.00–116.00	113.66
4	—	359	115.00–123.00	119.56
3	—	728	87.50–97.00	91.55
6	—	481	117.50–120.00	119.09
3	—	638	90.00–100.00	93.29
4	—	660	95.00–97.50	95.88
3	—	332	118.00–120.00	119.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	130.00	130.00
6	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.56
5	—	570	116.00–118.00	117.01
6	—	381	125.00–135.00	130.39
10	—	667	110.00–110.50	110.45
2	—	605	109.00–115.00	111.98
4	—	429	124.00–132.50	127.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
2	—	570	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	520	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	142.50–150.00	146.04
3	—	388	147.50–150.00	148.34
3	—	317	140.00–150.00	143.69
2	—	668	126.00–130.00	127.98
4	—	616	124.00–129.00	126.78
4	—	792	116.50	116.50
3	—	510	130.00–135.00	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	117.00–126.00	122.93
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
5	—	658	115.00–120.00	116.38
4	—	468	125.00–135.00	131.24
15	—	535	120.00–130.00	126.31
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
2	—	443	123.00–130.00	126.48
3	—	368	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
3	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	115.00–118.00	116.54
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	453	140.00–142.50	141.26
2	—	660	116.00	116.00
3	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.85
3	—	508	130.00–135.00	131.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.61
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
2	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.54
1	—	425	137.50	137.50
5	—	527	120.00–126.00	123.74
2	—	663	105.00–109.00	106.99
11	—	475	122.50–137.00	129.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	560.00	560.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	825.00–1,025.00	928.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	800.00	800.00

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)	1	—	795	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	575.00	575.00

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	—	790	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	775.00–1,000.00	900.34

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	4	—	896	800.00–950.00	876.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	850.00–1,250.00	1,147.51

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	—	1,185	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,313.09

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	1	—	790	475.00	475.00

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	—	875	475.00	475.00

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	2	—	1,173	1,050.00–1,061.00	1,055.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	79.00–85.00	81.25
1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	61.00–76.00	67.33
3	—	1,205	56.00–59.00	57.15
1	—	1,345	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	55.00–59.00	57.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,874	109.00–119.00	112.71
7	—	1,481	90.00–105.00	97.62

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.