Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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 $121.14/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$121.14

62 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

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	492	126.78	623	29
Medium and Large 2	491	121.80	598	22
Small 1-2	628	107.06	672	2thin
Medium and Large 3	414	104.46	432	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $191 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 sale62 hd

121.14

—

SC average5 barns · 317 hd

120.07

+1.07

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	1,617	96.27	1,556	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	73.90	907	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	73.11	1,039	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	60.93	589	14

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	74.43/cwt	70.00–80.00	910	36
Bulls	—	—	1,833	106.06/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	64.82/cwt	60.00–69.00	638	10
Bulls	—	—	1,524	92.07/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	415	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	877.00/cwt	877.00–877.00	9,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.81/cwt	142.50–145.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.49/cwt	122.50–125.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	134.15/cwt	132.00–138.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.55/cwt	127.50–134.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.50/cwt	135.00–137.50	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.87/cwt	115.00–127.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.02/cwt	117.50–122.50	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	99.38/cwt	98.00–100.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.82/cwt	107.50–110.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	106.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.47/cwt	102.50–112.50	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	478	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	465	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	768.00/cwt	768.00–768.00	7,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	743.00/cwt	743.00–743.00	6,204	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,104.00/cwt	1,104.00–1,104.00	10,598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	66.01/cwt	63.00–68.00	798	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	120.46/cwt	115.00–126.00	407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,138	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	74.37/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,069	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	51.19/cwt	45.00–58.00	470	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	438.11/cwt	421.00–454.00	3,255	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	628	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	672	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	560	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	9,619	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	295	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	680	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,230	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,145	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	713	364.55/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,599	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	720	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	828.10/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,004	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,246.64/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	16,717	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.14/cwt	127.50–130.00	600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 190Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 79Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 17Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,223	70.00–80.00	74.43
5	—	1,209	63.00–68.00	66.01
2	—	1,355	83.00–85.00	84.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	60.00–69.00	64.82
4	—	919	45.00–58.00	51.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
12	—	1,438	68.00–79.00	74.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	102.00–109.00	106.06
7	—	1,524	85.00–98.00	92.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	105.00–110.00	108.33
3	—	430	98.00–100.00	99.38
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	577	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	122.50–125.00	124.49
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	117.50–122.50	120.02
4	—	430	120.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	578	117.50–120.00	119.16
3	—	383	120.00–122.50	120.86
4	—	619	119.00–120.00	119.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
3	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.69
3	—	385	127.50–134.00	130.55
6	—	408	127.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	563	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
4	—	468	127.50–130.00	128.14
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	105.00–109.00	107.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	125.00	125.00
3	—	675	138.50	138.50
4	—	578	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	142.50–145.00	143.81
3	—	528	142.00–147.50	144.53
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	147.50	147.50
5	—	578	135.00–137.50	135.50
4	—	616	125.00–135.00	129.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
2	—	215	130.00	130.00
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	568	125.00–135.00	129.33
2	—	450	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
2	—	375	107.50–110.00	108.82
2	—	310	100.00–113.00	106.50
1	—	270	107.50	107.50
2	—	428	107.50–110.00	108.76
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	115.00–126.00	120.46
3	—	367	120.00–130.00	125.07
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	132.00–138.00	134.15
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
2	—	465	125.00–131.00	127.90
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	583	115.00–127.00	120.87
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	102.50–112.50	107.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	119.00–120.00	119.67
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	877.00	877.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	768.00	768.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	421.00–454.00	438.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	855.00	855.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	350.00–379.00	364.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	750.00–900.00	828.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	743.00	743.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	1,104.00	1,104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,341	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,246.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	950.00	950.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle