Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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 $124.11/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$124.11

73 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

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	468	131.22	614	42
Medium and Large 2	447	114.48	511	31

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $102 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 sale73 hd

124.11

—

SC average4 barns · 304 hd

119.44

+4.66

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	1,549	88.91	1,377	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	72.37	915	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	66.21	562	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	65.47	890	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	319	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	107.31/cwt	105.00–109.00	620	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	134.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	594	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	140.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	151.74/cwt	144.00–152.50	728	16
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	663	424.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.90/cwt	127.50–128.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	113.26/cwt	112.50–114.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,051.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	12,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	141.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.47/cwt	61.00–69.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	30,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	119.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,152	898.89/cwt	810.00–975.00	10,355	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,118.04/cwt	1,000.00–1,340.00	10,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	10,962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	85.74/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	99.26/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,828	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	72.20/cwt	64.00–79.00	900	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.58/cwt	52.00–60.00	641	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	125.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	338	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.31/cwt	142.50–145.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	127.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	400	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	66.21/cwt	62.00–69.00	562	5
Bulls	—	—	1,339	81.52/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	484	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	586	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	131.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	603	5

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 204Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 120Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 76Year ago 62

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	319	115.00–120.00	118.77
3	—	483	110.00–115.00	113.31
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	755	100.00–105.00	102.48
6	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	419	110.00–120.00	115.17
3	—	358	117.00–121.00	119.32
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	442	125.00–136.00	134.42
3	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	530	123.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	314	125.00–131.00	127.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	131.00	131.00
13	—	505	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	105.00–109.00	107.31
10	—	484	115.00–125.00	121.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	583	120.00–127.00	124.06
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
5	—	459	130.00–134.00	131.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	785	88.00	88.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
2	—	270	120.00–130.00	125.28
2	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	385	125.00–130.00	128.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	652	127.50	127.50
16	—	480	144.00–152.50	151.74
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
5	—	616	127.50–128.00	127.90
2	—	768	112.50–114.00	113.26
3	—	585	142.50–145.00	143.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	135.00–145.00	140.13
4	—	371	135.00–145.00	140.15
3	—	520	125.00–135.00	131.70
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	268	138.00–145.00	141.27
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	122.50	122.50
2	—	473	122.00–130.00	126.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	585	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	663	400.00–450.00	424.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,051.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	810.00–975.00	898.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,118.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	812	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	61.00–69.00	65.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	84.00–87.00	85.74
19	—	1,247	64.00–79.00	72.20
3	—	1,153	52.00–60.00	55.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	62.00–69.00	66.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,842	92.00–104.00	99.26
7	—	1,339	76.00–86.00	81.52

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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