Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.68/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$116.68

9 head · 343 lb average

Value per head Derived

$400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$62.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

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	210	165.00	347	1thin
Medium and Large 2	332	115.42	383	5thin
Small 1-2	405	102.67	416	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.33/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale9 hd

116.68

—

SC average5 barns · 93 hd

107.01

+9.66

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	1,431	91.30	1,307	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	79.91	1,215	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	74.29	894	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	60.29	550	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	711.63/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,156	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,220	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	74.92/cwt	69.00–81.00	905	11
Bulls	—	—	1,431	91.30/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,307	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,127	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	788	943.97/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	7,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	79.91/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	64.18/cwt	61.00–66.00	714	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	405	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,795	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	16,962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	682.62/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,246	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	1,256.78/cwt	975.00–1,450.00	12,781	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	626	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,163.32/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	14,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	826	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	991	983.89/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	9,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,011	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,441.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	16,507	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	115.27/cwt	111.00–119.00	370	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	962	1,359.58/cwt	1,125.00–1,500.00	13,079	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,161.27/cwt	1,075.00–1,241.00	14,748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	60.61/cwt	55.00–68.00	562	8

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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 320Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 69Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 67Year ago 67

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in area, 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
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	98.00	98.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
4	—	321	111.00–119.00	115.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	87.00	87.00
13	—	826	84.50	84.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.50	122.50
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	675.00–750.00	711.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	915	600.00–775.00	682.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	991	800.00–1,350.00	983.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	900.00–1,275.00	1,163.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	850.00–1,050.00	943.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,017	975.00–1,450.00	1,256.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,359.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,441.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,270	1,075.00–1,241.00	1,161.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	69.00–81.00	74.92
2	—	1,310	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,113	61.00–66.00	64.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	78.00–82.00	79.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
1	—	720	45.00	45.00
8	—	927	55.00–68.00	60.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	84.00–99.00	91.30

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle