Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. 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 $124.19/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$124.19

45 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$35.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

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	395	138.46	546	19thin
Medium and Large 2	472	120.03	566	15thin
Small 1-2	573	106.16	608	8thin
Medium and Large 3	522	102.67	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about $11 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 sale45 hd

124.19

—

SC average5 barns · 486 hd

120.19

+4.00

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	1,710	96.51	1,650	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	73.69	970	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	68.51	742	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	54.82	530	6thin

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	984.00/cwt	984.00–984.00	11,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	130.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	778	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	984.95/cwt	894.00–1,150.00	11,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	961.29/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	8,940	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	1,269.18/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	12,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.69/cwt	134.00–139.00	381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.16/cwt	147.50–150.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.65/cwt	117.00–123.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.78/cwt	133.00–145.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.46/cwt	114.00–118.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	137.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.67/cwt	115.00–122.50	628	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	934	1,255.29/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	11,724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	646.64/cwt	615.00–669.00	5,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	56.79/cwt	52.00–61.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	69.79/cwt	62.00–80.00	761	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,403.34/cwt	1,250.00–1,525.00	14,328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	56.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	557	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	839.00/cwt	839.00–839.00	8,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	71.53/cwt	71.00–72.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	87.07/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	429	119.46/cwt	115.00–122.50	512	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	952.77/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	7,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	101.93/cwt	99.00–105.00	642	2
Bulls	—	—	2,027	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	2,148	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	590	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	675	498.80/cwt	485.00–510.00	3,367	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	474	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	238	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	292	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	763.31/cwt	700.00–825.00	4,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	497	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	672.00/cwt	672.00–672.00	6,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,570.20/cwt	1,300.00–1,825.00	18,890	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	19,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	717.70/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,035.41/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	12,715	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	868	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,774	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	844.34/cwt	716.00–950.00	8,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	963	1,099.42/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	10,587	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,038	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,331	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	695	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,127	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	827	555.92/cwt	501.00–597.00	4,597	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	109.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	624	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 320Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 64Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 38Year ago 118

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	984.00	984.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	578	700.00–825.00	763.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	615.00–669.00	646.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	672.00	672.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	306.00	306.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	827	501.00–597.00	555.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,195	894.00–1,150.00	984.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	975.00–1,075.00	1,035.41
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	485.00–510.00	498.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	693	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	600.00–775.00	717.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	825.00–1,125.00	961.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,021	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,403.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,203	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,570.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,269.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,255.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	900.00–1,010.00	952.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	839.00	839.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	716.00–950.00	844.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	596	130.00–135.00	130.48
4	—	516	135.00	135.00
3	—	380	147.50–150.00	149.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	162.50	162.50
1	—	255	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
3	—	360	133.00–145.00	137.78
2	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.31
3	—	333	130.00–135.00	133.38
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–127.50	123.87
2	—	238	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.50	132.50
3	—	332	132.00–134.00	132.81
4	—	277	134.00–139.00	137.69
4	—	454	126.00	126.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
3	—	522	125.00–131.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
4	—	573	114.00–118.00	116.46
2	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
4	—	529	115.00–122.50	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	630	99.00–105.00	101.93
2	—	530	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	110.00–116.00	112.88
8	—	567	117.00–123.00	119.65
2	—	515	115.00–125.00	120.05
2	—	470	124.00–129.00	126.53
5	—	425	125.00–135.00	131.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	665	99.00–100.00	99.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	115.00–122.50	119.46
1	—	645	106.00	106.00
2	—	453	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
3	—	572	105.00–115.00	109.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	52.00–61.00	56.79
1	—	990	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,091	62.00–80.00	69.79
7	—	979	55.00–60.00	56.93
1	—	1,435	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	71.00–72.00	71.53
1	—	1,335	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	82.00–94.00	87.07
3	—	2,027	104.00–108.00	105.95

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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