Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for holidays. An average offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.67/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$108.67

87 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	117.91	584	21
Medium and Large 2	463	110.92	513	33
Small 1-2	465	104.52	486	20
Medium and Large 3	454	94.41	429	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $156 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 sale87 hd

108.67

—

SC average5 barns · 347 hd

110.55

−1.88

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	1,820	81.04	1,475	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	60.94	870	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	58.54	639	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	49.90	488	6thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	481	103.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	499	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	109.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	307	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	101.84/cwt	100.00–106.00	534	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,602	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	451.64/cwt	414.00–500.00	3,536	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	862.43/cwt	725.00–975.00	10,134	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,078	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	946.00/cwt	946.00–946.00	10,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	941	686.12/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	4,241	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,086.64/cwt	1,025.00–1,135.00	12,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,759	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.98/cwt	140.00–158.00	636	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	710	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	468	119.18/cwt	117.50–121.00	558	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	121.15/cwt	117.50–125.00	448	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	391	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	61.39/cwt	59.00–65.00	664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	38.91/cwt	35.00–42.00	352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	60.94/cwt	60.00–63.00	870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.39/cwt	52.00–57.00	562	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.12/cwt	47.00–56.00	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	85.56/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	109.65/cwt	102.50–117.50	351	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	533.83/cwt	496.00–568.00	4,981	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	721.00/cwt	721.00–721.00	7,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	796.62/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,887	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	73.50/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	113.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,121	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	94.02/cwt	92.00–95.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	111.55/cwt	109.00–114.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	106.04/cwt	105.00–108.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.70/cwt	126.00–137.50	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.20/cwt	127.50–137.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	93.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.72/cwt	116.00–120.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	109.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	111.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	119.09/cwt	115.00–121.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	150.76/cwt	145.00–162.50	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	133.95/cwt	120.00–150.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.97/cwt	145.00–160.00	498	5

How this sale compares

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 182Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 62

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for holidays. An average offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions, 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
4	—	481	100.00–105.00	103.71
1	—	685	97.00	97.00
3	—	425	105.00–110.00	106.65
2	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	105.00–115.00	109.73
5	—	524	100.00–106.00	101.84
3	—	370	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	90.00–95.00	93.35
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
3	—	618	92.00–95.00	94.02
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
2	—	305	100.00	100.00
3	—	418	90.00–95.00	93.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	95.00	95.00
3	—	567	105.00–108.00	106.04
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
7	—	472	105.00–110.00	109.29
7	—	371	115.00–120.00	117.80
4	—	328	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	424	110.00–115.00	111.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
7	—	463	115.00–121.00	119.09
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.01
8	—	531	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	117.50–121.00	119.18
2	—	370	117.50–125.00	121.15
4	—	319	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.35
8	—	424	140.00–158.00	149.98
6	—	369	145.00–162.50	150.76
2	—	728	111.00–113.00	112.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	470	140.00–150.00	145.07
2	—	215	120.00–150.00	133.95
5	—	332	145.00–160.00	149.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	102.50–117.50	109.65
2	—	553	101.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	282	110.00–120.00	113.20
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	109.00–114.00	111.55
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
5	—	427	126.00–137.50	131.70
3	—	377	127.50–137.00	133.20
3	—	575	116.00–120.00	118.72
5	—	465	125.00–135.00	129.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
2	—	635	105.00	105.00
2	—	578	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	140.00–152.50	145.20
5	—	509	135.00–145.00	139.51
2	—	425	152.50–157.50	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	100.00–102.50	101.22
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.08
3	—	453	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	623	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
7	—	424	130.00–135.00	133.94
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	67.00	67.00
1	—	645	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	941	600.00–825.00	686.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	990	725.00–850.00	796.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	725.00–975.00	862.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	456.00	456.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	414.00–500.00	451.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	946.00	946.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	496.00–568.00	533.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	721.00	721.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	940	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,086.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	59.00–65.00	61.39
4	—	1,115	47.00–56.00	52.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	35.00–42.00	38.91
4	—	1,015	52.00–57.00	55.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	60.00–63.00	60.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	80.00–90.00	85.56
3	—	1,930	70.00–76.00	73.50

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle