Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $119.00/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$119.00

68 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

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	404	133.04	537	19thin
Medium and Large 2	469	115.26	541	41
Small 1-2	270	111.94	302	5thin
Medium and Large 3	670	93.04	623	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale68 hd

119.00

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

119.86

−0.86

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	1,485	86.03	1,277	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	67.10	813	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	59.15	498	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	57.77	913	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.54/cwt	125.00–142.50	555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	105.23/cwt	101.00–109.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	107.55/cwt	103.00–112.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	134.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	139.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	114.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	203	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	439	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	623	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	891.28/cwt	860.00–925.00	10,383	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	93.75/cwt	90.00–97.50	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	691	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	998.23/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	11,340	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,083	683.66/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,404	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,164	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	67.17/cwt	61.00–74.00	781	15
Bulls	—	—	1,528	89.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,368	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	63.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	538	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	49.68/cwt	46.00–54.00	411	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	740.95/cwt	680.00–800.00	7,039	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	1,029.54/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	10,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,258	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	51.10/cwt	45.00–55.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	57.77/cwt	56.00–60.00	913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	79.09/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,106	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,655	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	834	833.72/cwt	790.00–900.00	6,953	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	538	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	616	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	111.48/cwt	110.00–112.50	262	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	730	557.53/cwt	500.00–620.00	4,070	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	5,986	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	695	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	728	74.57/cwt	74.00–75.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	867.36/cwt	750.00–950.00	11,493	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.10/cwt	111.00–121.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	658	414.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,729	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 207Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 133Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 151Year ago 81

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

with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
2	—	530	140.00–144.00	142.02
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
2	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.42
3	—	310	155.00–160.00	158.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	135.00–145.00	140.12
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
4	—	283	135.00–145.00	139.31
5	—	375	135.00–145.00	140.16
2	—	508	125.00–130.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.23
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	121.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
4	—	771	101.00–109.00	105.23
5	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.04
10	—	414	130.00–140.00	134.05
3	—	622	112.00–120.00	114.60
4	—	516	125.00–135.00	129.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.44
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
2	—	453	145.00–150.00	147.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	695	93.00	93.00
2	—	408	105.00–110.00	107.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	115.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	538	110.00–119.00	114.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	115.00–125.00	118.95
7	—	476	112.00–120.00	114.83
3	—	423	114.00–120.00	116.24
2	—	683	103.00–112.00	107.55
6	—	522	110.00–115.00	113.31
9	—	372	115.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	815	93.00–100.00	96.46
2	—	203	120.00–130.00	124.94
5	—	626	105.00–114.00	110.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
2	—	285	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	468	121.00–123.00	121.98
9	—	419	125.00–142.50	132.54
2	—	520	111.00–121.00	116.10
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	90.00–96.00	93.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	110.00–112.50	111.48
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	88.00	88.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	955	70.00	70.00
1	—	570	83.00	83.00
2	—	385	90.00–97.50	93.75
1	—	500	96.00	96.00
2	—	625	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	985.00–1,075.00	1,029.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	500.00–620.00	557.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	860.00–925.00	891.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	750.00–950.00	867.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	925.00–1,150.00	998.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	670.00–690.00	683.66
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	834	790.00–900.00	833.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	320.00	320.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	658	410.00–420.00	414.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	680.00–800.00	740.95
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	728	74.00–75.00	74.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	61.00–74.00	67.17
4	—	1,519	80.00–85.00	82.81
4	—	1,090	45.00–55.00	51.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	848	60.00–67.00	63.45
5	—	827	46.00–54.00	49.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	56.00–60.00	57.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	85.00–95.00	89.50
2	—	1,398	76.00–82.00	79.09

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