Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.96/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$136.96

58 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	356	140.93	501	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	640	138.05	883	37
Small 1-2	321	125.42	402	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $99 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 sale58 hd

136.96

—

SC average4 barns · 486 hd

142.16

−5.20

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	1,574	91.79	1,445	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	62.23	780	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	58.53	843	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	55.37	461	14

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	334	126.29/cwt	125.00–128.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	390	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	99.04/cwt	95.00–103.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.98/cwt	132.50–145.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	112.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	874.51/cwt	775.00–975.00	11,220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,201.03/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	10,965	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	267	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	319	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.53/cwt	55.00–61.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	507	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,048.45/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	12,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	105.47/cwt	101.00–110.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	93.90/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,516	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	57.57/cwt	54.00–65.00	482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	42.19/cwt	40.00–45.00	340	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	688.10/cwt	570.00–775.00	5,766	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	730	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,252.05/cwt	1,110.00–1,375.00	10,868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	10,935	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	670.63/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	62.23/cwt	55.00–69.00	780	30
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	332	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.76/cwt	146.00–155.00	726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,038	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	124.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	354	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	159.25/cwt	157.50–161.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,181.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	12,761	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	710	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,373	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	605.03/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,415	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	617.66/cwt	550.00–700.00	4,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.39/cwt	135.00–144.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	827	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	840.47/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,329	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.16/cwt	109.00–117.50	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,093.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	14,081	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,186.54/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	13,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	105.22/cwt	103.00–110.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.14/cwt	155.00–162.50	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 371Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 111Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 50Year ago 57

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

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
4	—	334	125.00–128.00	126.29
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	123.79
2	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	382	125.00–135.00	130.66
3	—	425	120.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	263	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	118.42
7	—	469	105.00–115.00	111.10
3	—	417	110.00–117.00	112.78
2	—	270	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
6	—	524	109.00–117.50	113.16
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	126.00	126.00
3	—	629	103.00–110.00	105.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00–101.00	100.48
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
1	—	505	97.50	97.50
2	—	438	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
3	—	332	110.00–111.00	110.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00–150.00	144.26
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
2	—	215	140.00–150.00	144.88
3	—	358	140.00–142.50	141.67
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
3	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
3	—	548	151.00	151.00
1	—	475	157.00	157.00
2	—	383	155.00–157.50	156.24
2	—	613	137.00–142.00	139.49
4	—	329	155.00–162.50	158.14
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
4	—	285	120.00–130.00	124.25
3	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	137.00	137.00
15	—	812	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	99.00	99.00
2	—	400	101.00	101.00
2	—	267	100.00	100.00
2	—	577	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	718	95.00–103.00	99.04
2	—	480	120.00–135.00	127.50
5	—	428	132.50–145.00	139.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	413	101.00–110.00	105.47
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	146.00–155.00	148.76
2	—	445	157.50–161.00	159.25
4	—	564	135.00–144.00	140.39
4	—	526	130.00–145.00	139.76
1	—	620	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	775.00–975.00	874.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,110	800.00–875.00	840.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,093.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	570.00–775.00	688.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	550.00–775.00	670.63
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	600.00–610.00	605.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,201.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,110.00–1,375.00	1,252.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,080	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,181.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,186.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,213	900.00–1,150.00	1,048.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	705	550.00–700.00	617.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	55.00–61.00	58.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	838	54.00–65.00	57.57
2	—	805	40.00–45.00	42.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,253	55.00–69.00	62.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	87.00–97.00	93.90
1	—	1,290	77.00	77.00

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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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