Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$124.26

56 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

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	449	132.27	594	15thin
Medium and Large 2	479	123.50	592	33
Small 1-2	380	119.13	453	4thin
Medium and Large 3	521	105.60	550	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $44 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 sale56 hd

124.26

—

SC average5 barns · 479 hd

127.84

−3.58

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	1,465	92.93	1,362	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	68.90	839	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	67.33	1,032	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	54.58	557	5thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	533	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.75/cwt	155.00–170.00	540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.28/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	13,004	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	793.30/cwt	777.00–824.00	8,568	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	976	858.12/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,375	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	616	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	747	603.27/cwt	580.00–636.00	4,506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	870.93/cwt	850.00–890.00	8,770	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,620	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	747	451.07/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,369	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	506	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	892	558.22/cwt	536.00–588.00	4,979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	668.84/cwt	650.00–685.00	5,906	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.44/cwt	44.00–49.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	56.00–64.00	633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	7,115	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	596.09/cwt	525.00–650.00	4,667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	68.90/cwt	60.00–77.00	839	48
Bulls	—	—	1,391	91.21/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,269	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	67.33/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,032	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,476.95/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	17,945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,084	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	216	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	86.04/cwt	85.00–87.00	364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	969	862.61/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,061.16/cwt	950.00–1,210.00	14,389	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	807.67/cwt	753.00–856.00	7,527	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	948.15/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	840.35/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,009	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.96/cwt	130.00–152.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.77/cwt	114.00–125.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.50	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	151.29/cwt	145.00–157.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,263.52/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	13,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,056.00/cwt	1,056.00–1,056.00	11,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.24/cwt	167.00–167.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.31/cwt	145.00–153.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.85/cwt	132.50–136.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.88/cwt	140.00–142.50	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.35/cwt	142.50–149.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	135.54/cwt	132.50–140.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.83/cwt	120.00–123.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	143.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.22/cwt	132.50–140.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 280Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 55Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 33Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	464	132.50–136.00	134.85
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
3	—	382	132.50–140.00	135.54
3	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
2	—	430	117.00–117.50	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	100.00–102.50	101.21
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	114.00–125.00	122.77
4	—	409	120.00–127.50	123.61
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
11	—	475	120.00–130.00	126.02
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	125.00–130.00	128.38
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	640	110.00–113.00	111.49
3	—	582	120.00–123.00	121.83
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	155.00–170.00	164.75
2	—	380	167.00–167.50	167.24
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.23
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	393	145.00–157.50	151.29
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
3	—	263	140.00–150.00	146.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	628	135.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	473	145.00–153.00	149.31
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
4	—	526	142.50–149.00	145.35
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
7	—	564	140.00–146.00	143.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	125.00–127.50	126.24
2	—	420	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	618	114.00–120.00	116.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–152.50	141.96
4	—	468	140.00–142.50	141.88
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
3	—	528	132.50–140.00	137.22
2	—	690	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	590	137.50	137.50
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	90.00	90.00
2	—	423	85.00–87.00	86.04
1	—	450	79.00	79.00
1	—	545	86.00	86.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	75.00	75.00
1	—	595	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,300	900.00–1,150.00	1,000.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,356	950.00–1,210.00	1,061.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,180	900.00–1,025.00	948.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	800.00–875.00	840.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	976	810.00–900.00	858.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	650.00–685.00	668.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	969	700.00–925.00	862.61
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	525.00–650.00	596.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	777.00–824.00	793.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	747	580.00–636.00	603.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	747	400.00–500.00	451.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	536.00–588.00	558.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	753.00–856.00	807.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,007	850.00–890.00	870.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,056.00	1,056.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	895.00	895.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	44.00–49.00	46.44
3	—	1,055	56.00–64.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,218	60.00–77.00	68.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,533	61.00–71.00	67.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	85.00–98.00	91.21
1	—	1,985	105.00	105.00

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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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