Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.55/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$100.55

47 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

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	617	117.80	727	10thin
Medium and Large 2	447	111.10	497	5thin
Small 1-2	502	98.48	494	17thin
Medium and Large 3	508	87.88	446	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $281 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 sale47 hd

100.55

—

SC average5 barns · 436 hd

109.92

−9.37

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	—	Low	1,704	76.72	1,307	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	56.78	712	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	49.15	836	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	48.51	470	7thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	514	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	558	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	473	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.96/cwt	35.00–49.00	376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	54.93/cwt	52.00–59.00	543	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	60.51/cwt	56.00–66.00	802	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	49.15/cwt	47.00–52.00	836	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,020	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,415	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	619	91.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	565	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	105.87/cwt	100.00–112.50	344	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	117.98/cwt	113.00–122.50	372	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,150	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	92.90/cwt	90.00–96.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	712	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,528	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	475.74/cwt	465.00–488.00	3,773	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	17,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	17,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	486.99/cwt	468.00–508.00	4,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	779.09/cwt	718.00–828.00	9,684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	84.83/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,606	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.56/cwt	44.00–55.00	631	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.44/cwt	57.00–65.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	95.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	652.00/cwt	652.00–652.00	7,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	668.00/cwt	668.00–668.00	8,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,973	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	590.64/cwt	511.00–646.00	5,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	97.78/cwt	90.00–107.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	96.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	97.26/cwt	97.00–97.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	88.96/cwt	85.00–92.50	463	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	123.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	83.60/cwt	80.00–87.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 311Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 66

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.58
4	—	616	105.00–110.00	107.47
4	—	491	120.00–130.00	123.53
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	107.50–110.00	108.72
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
2	—	485	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	90.00–96.00	92.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	90.00–100.00	95.33
3	—	415	90.00–107.00	97.78
2	—	685	92.00	92.00
1	—	535	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	83.00	83.00
3	—	388	90.00–100.00	96.74
5	—	521	85.00–92.50	88.96
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
2	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	80.00–87.00	83.60
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	96.00	96.00
6	—	473	95.00–105.00	99.97
2	—	578	97.50–100.00	98.71
4	—	619	90.00–95.00	91.26
2	—	325	100.00–112.50	105.87
2	—	438	100.00–104.00	102.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	119.50	119.50
2	—	703	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	804	118.25	118.25
9	—	533	140.00	140.00
4	—	666	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	145.00–150.00	148.39
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	113.00–122.50	117.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	97.00–97.50	97.26
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.50–139.00	138.24
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	130.00–132.50	131.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	35.00–49.00	39.96
4	—	989	52.00–59.00	54.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	47.00–52.00	49.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,248	44.00–55.00	50.56
12	—	1,260	57.00–65.00	61.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	56.00–66.00	60.51
4	—	1,893	79.00–92.00	84.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,020	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,745	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	668.00	668.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	314.00	314.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	465.00–488.00	475.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	468.00–508.00	486.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	511.00–646.00	590.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	718.00–828.00	779.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	652.00	652.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	525.00	525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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