Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate 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 $125.87/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$125.87

55 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

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	537	138.80	746	23
Medium and Large 2	430	126.03	541	13thin
Small 1-2	447	114.03	509	10thin
Medium and Large 3	349	105.73	369	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $376 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 sale55 hd

125.87

—

SC average5 barns · 726 hd

127.20

−1.33

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	1,397	92.08	1,286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	70.37	841	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	63.10	615	25

Every lot, as filed

96 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%	—	1,220	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	93.54/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,305	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	71.90/cwt	68.00–77.00	879	26
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	404.97/cwt	355.00–514.00	2,956	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,562	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,365	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	644.00/cwt	644.00–644.00	5,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	827	944.71/cwt	825.00–1,040.00	7,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	782.90/cwt	750.00–820.00	5,872	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	4,657	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	527	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	632	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	559	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	482	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	414	118.86/cwt	114.00–125.00	492	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,731	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	832	525.39/cwt	430.00–590.00	4,371	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	856	555.30/cwt	518.00–580.00	4,753	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	557.92/cwt	545.00–571.00	4,575	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,104	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	985.29/cwt	840.00–1,080.00	12,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,964	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	860.86/cwt	773.00–950.00	8,936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	63.04/cwt	55.00–67.00	685	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	63.48/cwt	58.00–69.00	623	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	941	1,200.69/cwt	950.00–1,320.00	11,298	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	15,232	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	637.00/cwt	637.00–637.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	901.62/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	9,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	103.90/cwt	100.00–107.50	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	103.88/cwt	100.00–107.50	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.67/cwt	103.00–110.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	512	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	107.02/cwt	102.00–112.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	778	719.77/cwt	710.00–730.00	5,600	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,042.71/cwt	910.00–1,240.00	9,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	735.82/cwt	700.00–770.00	6,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.39/cwt	141.00–148.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.15/cwt	133.00–146.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	146.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	124.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	104.28/cwt	100.00–113.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	685	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 180Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 47Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	82.00	82.00
26	—	1,223	68.00–77.00	71.90
7	—	1,087	55.00–67.00	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	54.00	54.00
24	—	981	58.00–69.00	63.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,395	84.00–101.00	93.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	730	355.00–514.00	404.97
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	545.00–571.00	557.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	773.00–950.00	860.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	637.00	637.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	520.00	520.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	825.00–1,040.00	944.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	750.00–820.00	782.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	941	950.00–1,320.00	1,200.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	940	910.00–1,240.00	1,042.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,280.00	1,280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	710.00–730.00	719.77
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	644.00	644.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	832	430.00–590.00	525.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	856	518.00–580.00	555.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	840.00–1,080.00	985.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	830.00–1,000.00	901.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	700.00–770.00	735.82
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	670.00	670.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	570.00	570.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
3	—	527	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	470	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
3	—	480	103.00–110.00	105.67
5	—	527	102.00–112.00	107.02
3	—	563	104.00–105.00	104.67
3	—	435	100.00–113.00	104.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	130.00–135.00	132.02
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.51
5	—	506	120.00–130.00	124.63
3	—	620	115.00–119.00	116.29
2	—	555	123.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	140.00–145.00	141.76
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	120.00–127.50	123.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	100.00–107.50	103.90
2	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	130.00–137.50	133.63
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	132.00–138.00	134.96
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	141.00–148.00	147.39
2	—	543	145.00–148.00	146.49
6	—	633	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
3	—	357	140.00–145.00	143.34
5	—	320	140.00–150.00	146.88
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
5	—	414	114.00–125.00	118.86
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
3	—	460	106.00–107.00	106.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	100.00–107.50	103.88
2	—	308	106.00–110.00	107.95
2	—	427	100.00–103.00	101.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	144.00–145.00	144.34
10	—	519	133.00–146.00	140.15
7	—	572	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
2	—	638	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
3	—	470	125.00–131.00	127.98
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
6	—	374	127.00–130.00	128.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	87.50	87.50

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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