Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with moderate buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.08/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$111.08

37 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	115.16	614	21
Small 1-2	549	106.36	584	14thin
Medium and Large 3	365	101.25	370	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $245 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 sale37 hd

111.08

—

SC average2 barns · 117 hd

114.60

−3.52

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	—	Low	1,422	94.65	1,346	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	68.47	817	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	68.28	995	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	62.48	612	7thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,120	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,265	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	833.55/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,144	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	783	712.37/cwt	699.00–725.00	5,578	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,003.00/cwt	1,003.00–1,003.00	10,933	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,013.95/cwt	900.00–1,160.00	12,157	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,033.19/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,688	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	925.18/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	883.47/cwt	825.00–935.00	9,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	733	851.79/cwt	825.00–875.00	6,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,273.15/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	13,788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,027.66/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,745	1
Bulls	—	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	104.10/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	64.23/cwt	61.00–67.00	635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	481	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	71.27/cwt	67.00–76.00	861	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	84.27/cwt	82.00–87.00	990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	59.99/cwt	55.00–63.00	701	9
Bulls	—	—	1,421	94.71/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,346	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.33/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,032	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	70.49/cwt	69.00–73.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	108.71/cwt	107.50–110.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	606	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.55/cwt	121.00–130.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	146.59/cwt	145.00–148.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	107.72/cwt	102.50–113.00	466	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.50	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	673	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	114.92/cwt	113.00–117.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	495	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	971	1,116.81/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	10,844	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,234.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	12,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	32,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	116.47/cwt	114.00–118.00	717	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	111.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	115.16/cwt	113.00–117.50	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	615	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	105.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	114.50/cwt	111.00–117.50	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	114.17/cwt	111.00–117.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.96/cwt	111.00–116.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	592	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	690	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 336Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 147Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 79Year ago 67

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with moderate buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,273.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	825.00–875.00	851.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	971	975.00–1,300.00	1,116.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	973	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,234.85
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	800.00–875.00	833.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,199	900.00–1,160.00	1,013.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,228	900.00–1,100.00	1,033.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	850.00–1,000.00	925.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	825.00–935.00	883.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	699.00–725.00	712.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,003.00	1,003.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,745	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,653	103.00–105.00	104.10
12	—	1,421	87.00–101.00	94.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	61.00–67.00	64.23
1	—	925	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,208	67.00–76.00	71.27
2	—	1,175	82.00–87.00	84.27
9	—	1,169	55.00–63.00	59.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	63.00–67.00	65.33
4	—	1,365	69.00–73.00	70.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	570	107.50–110.00	108.71
3	—	420	100.00–109.00	103.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	117.00	117.00
4	—	616	114.00–118.00	116.47
4	—	468	120.00–129.00	123.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
4	—	573	108.00–115.00	111.53
3	—	418	113.00–117.50	115.16
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	111.00–117.50	114.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	128.00–132.00	130.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	121.00–130.00	125.55
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
4	—	380	125.00–135.00	130.14
2	—	430	127.00–130.00	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	145.00–148.00	146.59
2	—	363	140.00–142.50	141.24
3	—	438	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	102.50–113.00	107.72
2	—	468	105.00–107.50	106.26
2	—	620	105.00–112.00	108.47
1	—	355	111.00	111.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
2	—	323	113.00–117.00	114.92
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	585	100.00–110.00	105.09
1	—	430	111.00	111.00
6	—	524	100.00–110.00	105.82
2	—	670	100.00–106.00	102.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	115.00–120.00	118.36
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
7	—	566	111.00–117.50	114.50
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
5	—	620	111.00–116.00	112.96
2	—	510	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	97.50	97.50
1	—	255	105.00	105.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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