Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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 $131.58/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$131.58

57 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

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	457	135.98	621	42
Medium and Large 2	552	121.73	672	10thin
Small 1-2	418	118.77	496	2thin
Medium and Large 3	477	111.33	531	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $90 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

131.58

—

SC average5 barns · 511 hd

131.62

−0.04

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	1,240	90.50	1,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	76.00	969	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	70.90	817	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	55.46	498	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	62.22/cwt	60.00–64.00	605	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	618.00/cwt	618.00–618.00	5,531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	62.65/cwt	60.00–65.00	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	53.40/cwt	48.00–59.00	474	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.79/cwt	68.00–78.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	723	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	496	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	900.80/cwt	875.00–950.00	7,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.75/cwt	152.50–154.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	826	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	117.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,256.38/cwt	1,128.00–1,373.00	16,057	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,083.88/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	14,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.69/cwt	105.00–112.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	840	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,780	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.14/cwt	122.50–128.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	137.71/cwt	132.50–140.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.15/cwt	140.00–154.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	136.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	586	6

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 203Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 83Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 39

No comparisons made this week 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	157.00–160.00	158.45
6	—	440	152.50–154.00	153.75
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
2	—	708	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	573	140.00–154.00	147.15
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
2	—	393	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–133.00	131.00
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.23
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	132.50–140.00	137.43
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
6	—	466	132.50–140.00	137.71
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
13	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.81
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.74
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
6	—	328	135.00–145.00	136.52
6	—	422	135.00–142.00	138.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	117.50–120.00	118.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	115.00–125.00	117.98
2	—	370	125.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	565	122.50–128.00	125.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.50–145.00	143.75
6	—	516	135.00–145.00	140.04
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.40
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	105.00–112.50	108.69
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	119.00–125.00	121.99
3	—	415	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	60.00–64.00	62.22
6	—	1,213	68.00–78.00	73.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	60.00–65.00	62.65
7	—	887	48.00–59.00	53.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	90.00–91.00	90.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	618.00	618.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,295	950.00–1,225.00	1,083.88
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	875.00–950.00	900.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	772	107.00	107.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	432.00	432.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	755	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,278	1,128.00–1,373.00	1,256.38

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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