Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate 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 $129.10/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$129.10

111 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

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	421	134.47	566	77
Medium and Large 2	471	120.29	566	24
Small 1-2	457	116.68	533	3thin
Medium and Large 3	355	105.53	375	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $192 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 sale111 hd

129.10

—

SC average5 barns · 402 hd

126.12

+2.98

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	1,793	101.71	1,823	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	72.47	772	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	59.66	522	7thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	155.07/cwt	152.00–159.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.31/cwt	155.00–163.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,273.00/cwt	1,273.00–1,273.00	16,040	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	640	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	126.43/cwt	122.50–130.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	138.02/cwt	137.50–147.00	926	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.71/cwt	145.00–157.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	507.25/cwt	462.00–550.00	4,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.05/cwt	130.00–143.00	626	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,012.89/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,134	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,068.50/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	11,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,205.22/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	11,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.69/cwt	117.50–124.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.28/cwt	117.50–125.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,751	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,366	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	795	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	305	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	444	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	576.00/cwt	576.00–576.00	4,579	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	71.17/cwt	62.00–79.00	758	17
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	104.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	55.84/cwt	49.00–59.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	83.56/cwt	83.00–84.00	897	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	991	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	699	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	792	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,174.66/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	917.57/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	116.31/cwt	112.50–120.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	697.33/cwt	601.00–797.00	6,611	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,061.49/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	10,541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.25/cwt	142.50–144.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	105.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.36/cwt	132.50–135.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	162.52/cwt	160.00–172.50	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	132.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	120.87/cwt	117.00–127.50	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	138.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	164.92/cwt	160.00–172.50	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.62/cwt	142.50–155.00	413	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.87/cwt	151.00–155.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.93/cwt	125.00–137.50	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.47/cwt	148.00–153.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.50	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.38/cwt	115.00–122.50	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.04/cwt	117.50–125.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	3

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 297Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 160Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 119Year ago 32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,068.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,205.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,260	1,273.00	1,273.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,174.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	950	850.00–975.00	917.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	993	950.00–1,175.00	1,061.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	462.00–550.00	507.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	576.00	576.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	601.00–797.00	697.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	152.00–159.00	155.07
3	—	472	155.00–163.00	159.31
18	—	671	137.50–147.00	138.02
7	—	567	145.00–157.00	146.71
7	—	414	160.00–172.50	162.52
2	—	625	136.00–137.00	136.50
3	—	307	160.00–172.50	164.92
2	—	278	160.00–162.50	161.22
4	—	383	160.00–170.00	164.40
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.50	117.50
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	122.50–130.00	126.43
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
3	—	235	127.50–132.50	129.96
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	117.50–125.00	121.28
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	151.60
3	—	513	132.50–135.00	133.36
2	—	488	150.00	150.00
7	—	376	145.00–155.00	151.01
1	—	595	127.50	127.50
11	—	280	142.50–155.00	147.62
4	—	229	150.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.50	117.50
2	—	305	112.50–120.00	116.31
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
5	—	420	155.00–162.50	158.05
3	—	578	140.00–146.00	142.02
3	—	513	151.00–155.00	152.87
2	—	480	148.00–153.00	150.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	135.41
2	—	668	117.50–124.00	120.69
2	—	435	142.50–144.00	143.25
3	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.58
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	130.00–143.00	134.05
2	—	220	142.50–145.00	143.75
3	—	567	124.00–125.00	124.67
4	—	361	130.00–136.00	132.79
11	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.75
11	—	274	130.00–144.00	138.23
11	—	527	125.00–137.50	130.93
5	—	328	128.00–135.00	131.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
1	—	235	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
2	—	268	125.00–130.00	127.34
5	—	327	117.00–127.50	120.87
3	—	480	115.00–127.50	120.93
4	—	528	115.00–122.50	119.38
5	—	570	117.50–125.00	121.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	108.00	108.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.05
2	—	213	100.00–110.00	105.29
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	70.50	70.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	792	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,065	62.00–79.00	71.17
2	—	1,073	83.00–84.00	83.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	49.00–59.00	55.84
4	—	918	60.00–65.00	62.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,861	100.00–109.00	104.89

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