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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

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

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 199▼ 95 vs year ago 260 · −36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 26▲ 22 vs year ago 47 · +46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 2▼ 16 vs year ago 36 · −44.4%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.27/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.96 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$117.27

49 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	497	129.00	641	3thin
Medium and Large 2	569	118.12	673	34
Small 1-2	502	112.18	563	9thin
Medium and Large 3	442	111.14	491	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $149 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 sale49 hd

117.27

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

117.28

−0.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−89.96

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	1,617	101.78	1,646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	81.05	1,053	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	75.54	1,196	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	61.07	561	8thin

Every lot

80 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	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	286	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	131.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	146.88/cwt	142.50–150.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	413	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	467	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	112.90/cwt	111.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.50	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	513	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.77/cwt	119.00–126.00	621	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	568	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	706	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	195	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	202	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	230	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	713	56.25/cwt	55.00–57.50	401	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	104.39/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,754	10
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	53.30/cwt	48.00–57.00	479	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	65.73/cwt	63.00–70.00	611	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	77.64/cwt	74.00–80.00	929	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	84.44/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,176	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	75.54/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,196	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,174.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,420.00	13,484	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,008	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	905	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,163	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	713.01/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,510	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	926.55/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,831	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,640	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,803	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	720	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	16,616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,388	1

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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 199Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 26Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 36

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	113.00	113.00
3	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	107.50	107.50
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	115.00–117.50	116.26
3	—	515	111.00–115.00	112.90
2	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
4	—	435	130.00–137.00	133.91
2	—	633	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
2	—	573	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
5	—	233	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–102.50	101.28
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	111.00–115.00	113.06
3	—	467	108.00–110.00	109.34
2	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	650	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	125.00–135.00	131.25
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	130.00–140.00	134.08
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
6	—	361	140.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.58
3	—	415	142.50–150.00	146.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	119.00–126.00	120.77
5	—	706	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.57
6	—	563	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
3	—	612	115.00	115.00
2	—	458	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	660	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	470	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	109.00–112.50	110.49
3	—	513	110.00–114.00	111.99
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	390	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	47.50	47.50
1	—	590	39.00	39.00
2	—	713	55.00–57.50	56.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,169	875.00–975.00	926.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	700.00–725.00	713.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

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	1	—	835	695.00	695.00

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	1	—	1,055	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	720	975.00	975.00

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	—	1,148	1,000.00–1,420.00	1,174.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00
17	—	1,196	74.00–80.00	77.64
21	—	1,393	81.00–87.00	84.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	63.00–70.00	65.73
3	—	898	48.00–57.00	53.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,583	70.00–80.00	75.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,680	98.00–110.00	104.39
2	—	1,693	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	1,228	74.00	74.00

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.