Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sale. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.13/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$130.13

27 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$39.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

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	285	148.14	423	10thin
Medium and Large 2	461	126.57	583	9thin
Small 1-2	492	116.67	574	3thin
Medium and Large 3	394	108.58	428	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale27 hd

130.13

—

SC average5 barns · 422 hd

137.42

−7.29

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	1,567	79.02	1,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	60.14	734	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	44.38	404	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.69/cwt	142.50–160.00	394	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,453	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,758	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	5,741	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	450	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	109.28/cwt	105.00–115.00	574	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	678	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	487	105.81/cwt	105.00–107.50	515	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	62.71/cwt	57.00–69.00	735	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	48.82/cwt	40.00–56.00	584	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	54.84/cwt	53.00–57.00	510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	39.15/cwt	30.00–46.00	353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	95.53/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	75.30/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,031	6
Bulls	—	—	1,293	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	539.11/cwt	472.00–604.00	5,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	797	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	598	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	848.59/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,954	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	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

Wed Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 171Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 37Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 23

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sale. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	105.00–110.00	107.71
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
3	—	487	105.00–107.50	105.81
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	89.00	89.00
3	—	577	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
3	—	507	105.00–110.00	108.31
2	—	310	115.00–120.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	142.50–160.00	148.69
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	145.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	100.00–110.00	105.20
1	—	335	112.50	112.50
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	125.00–135.00	128.41
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	535	125.00–127.00	125.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.28
2	—	678	95.00–100.00	97.47
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.24
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	797	75.00	75.00
1	—	655	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	725.00–950.00	848.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	577.00	577.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	472.00–604.00	539.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,172	57.00–69.00	62.71
11	—	1,197	40.00–56.00	48.82
6	—	1,369	74.50–79.00	75.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	53.00–57.00	54.84
4	—	901	30.00–46.00	39.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	95.00–96.00	95.53
2	—	1,293	60.00–65.00	62.51

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle