Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

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 $123.53/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$123.53

75 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$32.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	446	131.98	588	44
Medium and Large 2	513	114.24	587	23
Small 1-2	403	106.42	429	5thin
Medium and Large 3	509	99.35	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $83 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 sale75 hd

123.53

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

125.57

−2.04

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	1,700	97.73	1,661	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	67.03	796	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	65.57	560	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	63.46	947	7thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	129.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	352	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	850.05/cwt	635.00–975.00	6,613	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	456	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	113.05/cwt	111.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.70/cwt	110.00–112.00	360	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	817	742.04/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	823	1,025.25/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	8,438	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	743	786.87/cwt	775.00–800.00	5,846	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	718	743.30/cwt	585.00–975.00	5,337	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,177.44/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	11,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	598	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	881	736.60/cwt	610.00–875.00	6,489	8
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	833	725.45/cwt	585.00–900.00	6,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.14/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	843.49/cwt	825.00–860.00	10,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	63.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	947	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	54.32/cwt	52.00–56.00	463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	100.65/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	52.69/cwt	51.00–55.00	575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	87.53/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	962.47/cwt	950.00–975.00	10,279	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,223.44/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	12,932	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	864.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	77.44/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	67.55/cwt	64.00–75.00	796	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	66.82/cwt	62.00–73.00	571	27
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	80.43/cwt	71.00–90.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	353	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	782	91.34/cwt	62.00–93.00	714	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	119.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	343	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	121.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	94.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	135.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.14/cwt	125.00–138.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 296Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 70Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 61Year ago 2

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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	125.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	328	125.00–130.00	128.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	145.00–150.00	146.98
3	—	847	119.00	119.00
2	—	383	155.00–170.00	162.25
5	—	489	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	128.00–135.00	131.50
7	—	364	130.00–145.00	135.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00–115.00	112.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	113.05
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
2	—	630	125.00–128.00	126.52
4	—	526	135.00–142.50	139.14
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	120.00–130.00	126.21
6	—	424	122.00–130.00	126.51
3	—	668	105.00–110.00	108.34
7	—	470	120.00–130.00	127.83
4	—	560	120.00–130.00	124.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
2	—	630	91.00–98.00	94.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	110.00–112.00	110.70
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	130.00–140.00	135.13
9	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.93
4	—	559	125.00–128.00	126.62
3	—	268	130.00–136.00	132.93
6	—	425	130.00–140.00	134.96
3	—	222	135.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	624	120.00–126.00	121.98
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.52
7	—	473	125.00–138.00	130.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	103.00–105.00	104.02
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	100.00–110.00	104.99
5	—	518	110.00–120.00	115.63
3	—	287	115.00–123.00	119.34
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	720	100.00–105.00	102.55
3	—	472	112.00–120.00	115.63
3	—	625	105.00–115.00	111.56
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.45
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	71.00–90.00	80.43
1	—	410	86.00	86.00
1	—	450	96.00	96.00
18	—	782	62.00–93.00	91.34
1	—	640	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	778	635.00–975.00	850.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	823	875.00–1,125.00	1,025.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	775.00–800.00	786.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	718	585.00–975.00	743.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,177.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,057	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,223.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	950.00–975.00	962.47
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	817	725.00–750.00	742.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	881	610.00–875.00	736.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	833	585.00–900.00	725.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	825.00–860.00	843.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	800.00–900.00	864.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	80.00–83.00	81.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	60.00–67.00	63.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	52.00–56.00	54.32
27	—	855	62.00–73.00	66.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	51.00–55.00	52.69
2	—	1,548	77.00–78.00	77.44
43	—	1,178	64.00–75.00	67.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	95.00–106.00	100.65
2	—	1,408	87.00–88.00	87.53

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

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