Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.68/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$110.68

55 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$38.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

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	423	130.75	552	4thin
Medium and Large 2	430	114.59	492	29
Small 1-2	383	105.55	405	16thin
Medium and Large 3	519	92.08	477	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.67/cwt here — about $75 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 sale55 hd

110.68

—

SC average5 barns · 564 hd

113.31

−2.64

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	1,652	89.08	1,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	62.94	737	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	58.04	888	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	44.61	393	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	649.06/cwt	592.00–705.00	5,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	932	680.77/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.12/cwt	102.50–110.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	11,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	41.91/cwt	40.00–44.00	376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	58.86/cwt	56.00–62.00	886	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.50	531	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	125.84/cwt	122.50–130.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	94.96/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,557	6
Bulls	—	—	1,677	77.33/cwt	65.00–84.00	1,297	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	803	469.56/cwt	383.00–506.00	3,771	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	899.86/cwt	875.00–925.00	12,085	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	106.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.50	414	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	106.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	342	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	5,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	704	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	123.78/cwt	118.00–127.50	589	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	286	107.60/cwt	100.00–112.50	308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	936.92/cwt	841.00–1,095.00	11,712	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,590	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	66.34/cwt	64.00–69.00	789	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.72/cwt	51.00–54.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	940	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	517	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	423	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	689	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	119.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	423	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	320	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	719.29/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,826	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 250Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 75Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 11

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	592.00–705.00	649.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	383.00–506.00	469.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	592.00	592.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	841.00–1,095.00	936.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	932	600.00–750.00	680.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	995.00	995.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	875.00–925.00	899.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	650.00–750.00	719.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	385.00	385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	375.00	375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	102.50–110.00	106.12
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
15	—	355	115.00–120.00	119.29
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
6	—	468	110.00–120.00	113.98
2	—	695	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	100.00–102.50	100.85
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
4	—	366	100.00–110.00	106.30
3	—	320	100.00–110.00	106.88
4	—	286	100.00–112.50	107.60
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
1	—	375	87.50	87.50
2	—	593	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	160.00–171.00	165.66
2	—	463	159.00–162.00	160.51
3	—	520	134.00–137.00	135.31
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
4	—	476	118.00–127.50	123.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	122.50–130.00	125.84
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	125.00–127.50	126.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	703	114.00–117.00	115.51
3	—	315	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
2	—	365	165.00–167.50	166.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	96.00	96.00
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	100.00–110.00	104.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	683	117.00–119.00	118.01
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	55.00	55.00
1	—	960	54.00	54.00
1	—	780	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	40.00–44.00	41.91
1	—	845	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	56.00–62.00	58.86
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,640	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	64.00–69.00	66.34
2	—	1,113	51.00–54.00	52.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,640	91.00–98.00	94.96
3	—	1,677	65.00–84.00	77.33

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle