Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.21/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$125.21

133 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	129.79	537	27
Medium and Large 1-2	646	128.63	831	79
Small 1-2	403	118.50	477	15thin
Medium and Large 3	557	100.74	561	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale133 hd

125.21

—

SC average5 barns · 525 hd

134.68

−9.47

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	1,634	90.05	1,471	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	70.06	797	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	69.96	962	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	55.94	499	7thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 3	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	69.96/cwt	65.00–75.00	962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	91.74/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.85/cwt	113.00–122.50	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	133.48/cwt	131.00–137.50	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.65/cwt	129.00–135.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	134.10/cwt	127.50–140.00	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	137.62/cwt	132.50–142.50	286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	877	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.50	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	130.58/cwt	127.00–137.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	144.51/cwt	142.50–147.50	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	963	959.87/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,232.79/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	15,040	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,173.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	13,911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	958	1,005.87/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	558.00/cwt	558.00–558.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	893.32/cwt	860.00–925.00	10,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	10,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	590	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,696	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,209	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	476.50/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,169	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	590	411.55/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,428	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,148.36/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,230	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	117.74/cwt	117.50–118.00	563	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	521	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	609	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	420	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	63.48/cwt	59.00–67.00	599	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	399.66/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	555	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,191	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	468	120.78/cwt	119.00–122.50	565	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	121.21/cwt	110.00–127.50	330	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	119.11/cwt	115.00–122.50	436	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	429	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	474	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	635.57/cwt	575.00–685.00	4,703	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	647.00/cwt	647.00–647.00	6,244	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	661.00/cwt	661.00–661.00	5,982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	70.06/cwt	60.00–77.00	797	25
Bulls	—	—	1,505	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	933	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	50.28/cwt	46.00–56.00	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	271	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	103.98/cwt	101.00–106.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	117.18/cwt	115.00–119.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.23/cwt	115.00–119.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.28/cwt	115.00–130.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.01/cwt	128.00–140.00	510	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.93/cwt	112.50–118.50	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	572	11

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 May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 235Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 36Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
1	—	715	97.50	97.50
2	—	268	100.00–102.50	101.21
1	—	565	93.00	93.00
4	—	674	101.00–106.00	103.98
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	102.50	102.50
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	236	131.00–137.50	133.48
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	120.00–123.00	121.49
3	—	313	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	115.00–130.00	124.28
2	—	810	113.00	113.00
1	—	775	112.50	112.50
11	—	375	128.00–140.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	547	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
2	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
2	—	338	145.00	145.00
43	—	688	120.00–130.00	127.43
5	—	390	142.50–147.50	144.51
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	786	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	119.00–122.50	120.78
1	—	335	122.50	122.50
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	272	110.00–127.50	121.21
7	—	366	115.00–122.50	119.11
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	107.50	107.50
2	—	475	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	378	100.00–108.00	104.03
2	—	428	100.00–105.00	102.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	113.00–122.50	117.85
4	—	529	115.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	745	107.50	107.50
3	—	332	115.00–119.00	117.18
2	—	375	118.00–119.00	118.49
9	—	418	115.00–119.00	117.23
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
14	—	576	112.50–118.50	117.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
5	—	276	127.50–140.00	134.10
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	130.00–140.00	134.76
6	—	428	125.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	208	132.50–142.50	137.62
2	—	358	133.00–136.00	134.53
5	—	466	127.00–137.00	130.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
2	—	373	112.00–113.00	112.52
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.42
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
4	—	429	108.00–113.00	110.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	120.00–130.00	123.96
5	—	473	129.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	578	120.00–122.50	121.21
11	—	425	130.00–137.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
2	—	570	100.00–110.00	104.91
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
3	—	433	135.00–142.50	139.11
3	—	565	128.00–135.00	131.39
2	—	620	120.00–127.50	123.84
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	117.50–118.00	117.74
3	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.33
2	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	50.00	50.00
1	—	855	75.00	75.00
1	—	410	60.00	60.00
1	—	670	55.00	55.00
1	—	780	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	65.00–75.00	69.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	59.00–67.00	63.48
4	—	854	46.00–56.00	50.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,137	60.00–77.00	70.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	87.00–95.00	91.74
1	—	2,085	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,505	62.00	62.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	925.00–1,000.00	959.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,232.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,148.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	740	575.00–685.00	635.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,185	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,173.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	815.00	815.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	558.00	558.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	860.00–925.00	893.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	665	450.00–500.00	476.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	590	375.00–450.00	411.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	375.00	375.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	457.00	457.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	417.00	417.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	350.00–440.00	399.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	647.00	647.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	661.00	661.00

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