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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

489 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 365▲ 343 vs year ago 146 · +234.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 62▼ 21 vs year ago 69 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 31▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain 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 $132.36/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$132.36

228 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	504	137.28	693	147
Medium and Large 2	510	126.77	647	48
Small 1-2	395	118.57	469	33

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $224 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 sale228 hd

132.36

—

SC average5 barns · 523 hd

131.69

+0.67

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	1,807	88.41	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	54.47	626	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	54.30	763	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	48.89	437	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	447	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	160.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	510	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	327	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	137.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	498	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	615	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	129.75/cwt	129.00–132.50	602	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	510	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.05/cwt	134.30–137.00	714	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	124.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	130.69/cwt	128.00–131.00	774	28
Steers	—	Small 1-2	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.76/cwt	117.10–124.50	755	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	226	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	277	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	232	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	263	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	264	111.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	293	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	124.28/cwt	122.50–127.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	382	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	423	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	408	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	91.77/cwt	90.00–97.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	91.83/cwt	91.00–92.50	421	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	117.62/cwt	110.00–119.50	568	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	114.60/cwt	108.00–116.75	606	20
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	109.31/cwt	108.00–110.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	124.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	514	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	413	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.50	451	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	416	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	534	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	468	107.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	505	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	115.41/cwt	112.00–120.00	609	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.28/cwt	111.00–122.50	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	733	92.01/cwt	89.00–95.00	674	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	89.81/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,655	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	57.78/cwt	57.50–58.00	497	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	47.55/cwt	44.00–51.00	526	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	711	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.00	763	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	898	667.16/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,991	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	988	575.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,682	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,197	817.84/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,790	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	1,093.02/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,329	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 365Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 62Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain 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
3	—	232	110.00–115.00	113.27
6	—	328	110.00	110.00
5	—	264	110.00–115.00	111.04
7	—	382	110.00–112.50	110.80
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
3	—	408	100.00–105.00	101.73
2	—	533	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
4	—	424	110.00–115.00	111.25
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
70	—	483	110.00–119.50	117.62
3	—	265	122.50–127.00	124.28
3	—	558	108.00–110.00	109.31
6	—	226	120.00–125.00	122.68
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
20	—	529	108.00–116.75	114.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	90.00–97.00	91.77
3	—	458	91.00–92.50	91.83
1	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	130.00–145.00	137.11
6	—	464	129.00–132.50	129.75
3	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.68
6	—	534	123.00–125.00	124.67
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
18	—	625	117.10–124.50	120.76
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	328	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	220	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	115.00–119.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	150.00–160.00	155.13
28	—	592	128.00–131.00	130.69
71	—	529	134.30–137.00	135.05
3	—	317	155.00–165.00	160.84
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
42	—	432	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	125.00–130.00	127.39
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
2	—	510	106.00–110.00	108.02
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.27
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
23	—	382	115.00–125.00	119.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	111.00–122.50	118.28
5	—	413	120.00–130.00	124.52
8	—	528	112.00–120.00	115.41
3	—	458	115.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	105.00–111.00	107.97
3	—	413	105.00–112.50	109.22
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	95.00	95.00
2	—	520	90.00–95.00	92.57
2	—	733	89.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	438	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	550.00–600.00	575.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	898	600.00–750.00	667.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,197	700.00–885.00	817.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	950.00–1,250.00	1,093.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	40.00	40.00
2	—	860	57.50–58.00	57.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	52.00–56.00	54.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	55.00–65.00	60.00
8	—	1,106	44.00–51.00	47.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,843	85.00–95.00	89.81
1	—	1,590	80.00	80.00

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.