Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends 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 $124.65/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$124.65

93 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

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	454	131.82	598	57
Medium and Large 2	474	120.07	569	20
Small 1-2	575	107.85	620	8thin
Medium and Large 3	567	101.85	577	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $21 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 sale93 hd

124.65

—

SC average5 barns · 660 hd

124.22

+0.43

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	1,630	99.58	1,624	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	69.50	845	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	65.09	992	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	59.31	600	7thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.64/cwt	100.00–113.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	60.19/cwt	59.00–63.00	603	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	553	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	108.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	63.55/cwt	58.00–67.00	722	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	763	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	793	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	237	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	291	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	121.45/cwt	119.00–125.00	334	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	124.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	399	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	588.39/cwt	581.00–596.00	4,813	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	486.30/cwt	425.00–544.00	3,210	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	615.85/cwt	604.00–628.00	4,896	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	605	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,386	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	736	103.96/cwt	100.00–109.00	765	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	606.00/cwt	606.00–606.00	6,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	880.17/cwt	875.00–885.00	10,122	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	791.12/cwt	683.00–850.00	7,460	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,013.24/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	10,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,094	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	119.88/cwt	115.00–127.00	574	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	614	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	7,418	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,530	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	142.83/cwt	142.00–144.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	112.05/cwt	111.00–113.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	101.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	409	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	59.15/cwt	48.00–70.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	15,443	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,707	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	225	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	57.03/cwt	54.00–60.00	849	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	71.95/cwt	68.00–79.00	910	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	14,106	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	81.97/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	69.12/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,576	98.91/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,559	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	131.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,158.72/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	11,506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,171.53/cwt	1,110.00–1,235.00	15,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	779.75/cwt	775.00–785.00	7,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,067.00/cwt	1,067.00–1,067.00	13,711	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	697	849.52/cwt	800.00–875.00	5,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.15/cwt	121.00–124.50	777	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,004.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	12,588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	966.76/cwt	833.00–1,138.00	11,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	136.42/cwt	130.00–142.50	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.20/cwt	132.00–140.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	115.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.56/cwt	124.00–135.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.32/cwt	115.00–122.50	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	136.36/cwt	132.50–139.00	311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.85/cwt	129.00–136.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	134.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	138.47/cwt	132.50–144.00	432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	121.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 163Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 87Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 62Year ago 55

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–113.00	106.64
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	763	100.00–108.00	103.99
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	736	100.00–109.00	103.96
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
4	—	479	115.00–127.00	119.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	147.50–150.00	148.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
4	—	608	120.00–125.00	123.00
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	111.00–112.50	111.75
4	—	664	114.00–117.00	115.25
3	—	430	124.00–135.00	130.56
4	—	575	115.00–122.50	119.32
4	—	623	113.00–118.00	116.48
4	—	480	120.00–128.00	125.83
5	—	534	120.00–124.00	121.82
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	110.00	110.00
4	—	521	105.00–110.00	108.71
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	142.00–144.00	142.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
2	—	235	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
5	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	618	110.00–117.00	114.31
3	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.53
3	—	568	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
4	—	628	100.00–105.00	101.20
1	—	705	97.50	97.50
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	130.00–134.00	131.65
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
8	—	518	125.00–133.00	129.08
2	—	660	121.00–122.00	121.50
11	—	626	121.00–124.50	124.15
6	—	367	132.00–140.00	135.20
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
3	—	228	132.50–139.00	136.36
9	—	468	129.00–136.00	131.85
6	—	327	133.00–138.00	134.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	120.00–128.00	122.65
3	—	275	119.00–125.00	121.45
4	—	321	120.00–127.50	124.43
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.38
1	—	485	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	110.00–114.00	111.97
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	153.00	153.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
8	—	701	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	130.00–142.50	136.42
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
6	—	312	132.50–144.00	138.47
8	—	372	130.00–136.00	131.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	71.00	71.00
2	—	533	48.00–70.00	59.15
1	—	450	50.00	50.00
1	—	370	70.00	70.00
1	—	655	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,002	59.00–63.00	60.19
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,136	58.00–67.00	63.55
19	—	1,265	68.00–79.00	71.95
2	—	1,220	81.00–83.00	81.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	54.00–60.00	57.03
4	—	1,541	66.00–74.00	69.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,818	111.00–113.00	112.05
8	—	1,576	92.00–106.00	98.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	875.00–885.00	880.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,110.00–1,235.00	1,171.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,004.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	775.00–785.00	779.75
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	581.00–596.00	588.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	425.00–544.00	486.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	604.00–628.00	615.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	360.00	360.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	606.00	606.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	683.00–850.00	791.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	697	800.00–875.00	849.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,144	833.00–1,138.00	966.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	993	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,158.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,018	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	1,067.00	1,067.00

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