Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-02-10

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 10
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
151 vs last sale 169 206 vs year ago 114 · +180.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
14 vs last sale 55 44 vs year ago 25 · +176.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
46 vs last sale 21 53 vs year ago 14 · +378.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $125.42/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$125.42
87 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.14
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468141.1966124
Medium and Large 2446128.5957330
Small 1-2374118.4744310thin
Medium and Large 3364107.8739223
One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about $269 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
125.42
SC average5 barns · 427 hd
136.56
−11.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,93599.001,9161thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56873.511,1532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16166.9477726
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03152.625428thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,029743.06/cwt650.00–850.007,6464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,165650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,5731
Bred CowsSmall 1-2748466.39/cwt425.00–500.003,4892
Bred CowsSmall 1-2780400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,1201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2855607.00/cwt607.00–607.005,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920520.65/cwt475.00–550.004,7902
Bred CowsSmall 1-2738625.56/cwt525.00–725.004,6177
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2980700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8601
HeifersSmall 1-2272109.43/cwt105.00–112.502985
HeifersSmall 1-256399.48/cwt96.00–102.505603
BullsSmall 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405125.50/cwt123.00–128.005082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505137.00/cwt135.00–140.006923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2975475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,6311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3895421.00/cwt421.00–421.003,7681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3933518.70/cwt450.00–597.004,8393
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180802.00/cwt802.00–802.009,4641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2975735.00/cwt735.00–735.007,1661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2950460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,3701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3970450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,3651
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2825722.00/cwt722.00–722.005,9571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2735585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2895563.87/cwt485.00–636.005,0472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,5261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,085525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,6961
BullsSmall 1-2566108.45/cwt105.00–115.006144
Bred CowsSmall 1-2777493.35/cwt475.00–525.003,8333
BullsSmall 1-2525109.85/cwt107.00–112.505772
HeifersSmall 1-2314105.00/cwt100.00–110.003305
Stock CowsSmall 1-2680366.76/cwt350.00–380.002,4942
Stock CowsSmall 1-2655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
HeifersSmall 1-2455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
HeifersSmall 1-252398.39/cwt90.00–105.005156
SteersSmall 1-2470119.00/cwt119.00–119.005591
SteersSmall 1-2535117.50/cwt117.50–117.506291
HeifersSmall 1-2443102.96/cwt96.00–110.004562
SteersSmall 1-2218123.71/cwt122.50–125.002702
HeifersSmall 1-2385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
BullsSmall 1-2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2630375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3631
BullsSmall 1-2668101.51/cwt100.00–103.006782
HeifersSmall 1-260598.00/cwt98.00–98.005931
Stock CowsSmall 1-2741427.19/cwt400.00–460.003,1656
Bred CowsSmall 1-2633386.86/cwt375.00–400.002,4492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08050.08/cwt47.00–52.005413
SteersSmall 1-265094.00/cwt94.00–94.006111
SteersSmall 1-2330121.36/cwt120.00–127.504005
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
BullsSmall 1-2420118.22/cwt115.00–120.004975
Bred CowsSmall 1-2758541.04/cwt525.00–575.004,1013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17568.64/cwt61.00–78.0080722
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,4801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0101,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,3631
CowsLean 85-90%96045.10/cwt41.00–49.004333
CowsLean 85-90%1,07357.13/cwt53.00–61.006135
SteersMedium and Large 3329104.90/cwt95.00–115.003454
SteersMedium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56873.51/cwt72.00–75.001,1532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10080.00/cwt80.00–80.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2831,259.31/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0016,1574
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2658646.22/cwt623.00–666.004,2522
SteersMedium and Large 3745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
SteersMedium and Large 3375106.83/cwt95.00–115.004018
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Bulls1,93599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,9161
SteersMedium and Large 3272110.99/cwt105.00–117.503025
SteersMedium and Large 3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 338595.00/cwt95.00–95.003661
BullsMedium and Large 343397.26/cwt97.00–97.504212
HeifersMedium and Large 333598.86/cwt95.00–102.503312
BullsMedium and Large 21,160838.28/cwt785.00–888.009,7242
HeifersMedium and Large 341090.00/cwt90.00–90.003691
SteersMedium and Large 3243104.95/cwt100.00–110.002552
HeifersMedium and Large 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
HeifersMedium and Large 2480110.27/cwt106.00–115.005293
BullsMedium and Large 365095.00/cwt95.00–95.006181
BullsMedium and Large 3572103.96/cwt100.00–107.005953
BullsMedium and Large 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 3268100.00/cwt100.00–100.002682
BullsMedium and Large 361596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
SteersMedium and Large 2322137.07/cwt130.00–140.004415
SteersMedium and Large 2670112.51/cwt108.00–115.007544
HeifersMedium and Large 2615104.00/cwt104.00–104.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2267117.96/cwt115.00–122.503155
SteersMedium and Large 3520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2527108.59/cwt106.00–112.505723
HeifersMedium and Large 2223120.06/cwt115.00–125.002682
SteersMedium and Large 2277131.60/cwt130.00–135.003653
HeifersMedium and Large 2376118.51/cwt115.00–120.004466
SteersMedium and Large 2374135.35/cwt130.00–140.005067
BullsMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
SteersMedium and Large 2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
SteersMedium and Large 2625117.44/cwt115.00–120.007342
SteersMedium and Large 2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
SteersMedium and Large 2537126.65/cwt125.00–130.006803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385130.02/cwt127.50–132.505013
HeifersMedium and Large 2576105.62/cwt105.00–107.506084
BullsMedium and Large 2488123.74/cwt122.50–125.006042
BullsMedium and Large 2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 2411118.45/cwt115.00–120.004874
BullsMedium and Large 2525124.31/cwt123.00–125.006533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
SteersMedium and Large 2435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530138.46/cwt137.00–140.007342
SteersMedium and Large 2468127.59/cwt125.00–130.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 2320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623129.06/cwt124.00–134.008042
BullsMedium and Large 2565122.48/cwt120.00–125.006922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560133.48/cwt131.00–136.007472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375147.50/cwt147.50–147.505531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315153.93/cwt150.00–157.504852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474143.15/cwt140.00–144.0067911
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2775725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8201,784.00/cwt1,784.00–1,784.0032,4691

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.