Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $128.51/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$128.51

57 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

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	529	139.24	737	28
Medium and Large 2	433	129.55	561	10thin
Small 1-2	394	117.67	464	11thin
Medium and Large 3	501	104.57	524	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $213 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 sale57 hd

128.51

—

SC average5 barns · 459 hd

132.87

−4.37

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	—	High	1,495	94.86	1,418	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	80.41	1,002	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	76.62	1,223	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	65.72	650	6thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	886.17/cwt	775.00–975.00	8,729	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,533	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	643	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	683	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	710	826.51/cwt	785.00–875.00	5,868	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.86/cwt	140.00–144.00	636	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	85.89/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,147	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	68.81/cwt	68.00–70.00	685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	81.20/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,288	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	76.87/cwt	70.00–81.00	919	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	64.17/cwt	63.00–65.00	633	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	872.00/cwt	872.00–872.00	10,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,153.00/cwt	1,153.00–1,153.00	14,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	67.66/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.10/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	731.06/cwt	650.00–785.00	7,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	852	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.74/cwt	122.50–123.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	132.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.55/cwt	119.00–123.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.96/cwt	127.00–136.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	585.15/cwt	487.00–696.00	4,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	555	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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 289Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 114Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	583	115.00	115.00
3	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	117.00–123.00	119.96
2	—	638	113.00–116.00	114.52
5	—	477	120.00–127.00	124.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
7	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.76
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	140.00–144.00	142.86
2	—	473	143.00	143.00
10	—	514	135.00–142.50	140.59
9	—	610	127.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	104.81
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	104.00–110.00	106.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
5	—	376	130.00–135.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
8	—	474	125.00–132.00	126.89
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	130.00–132.50	131.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00–107.50	106.25
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–112.50	111.21
2	—	425	122.50–123.00	122.74
4	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.45
9	—	529	119.00–123.00	120.55
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	75.00	75.00
9	—	852	83.50	83.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,215	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,520	91.00–98.00	95.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,335	83.00–90.00	85.89
1	—	830	68.00	68.00
29	—	1,195	70.00–81.00	76.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	68.00–70.00	68.81
4	—	986	63.00–65.00	64.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,586	78.00–85.00	81.20
3	—	1,647	65.00–69.00	67.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	985	775.00–975.00	886.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	785.00–875.00	826.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	650.00–785.00	731.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	585.00	585.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	872.00	872.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,153.00	1,153.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	487.00–696.00	585.15

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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