Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.47/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$135.47

41 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$26.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

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	592	140.21	830	28
Medium and Large 2	606	130.13	788	8thin
Small 1-2	540	120.00	648	3thin
Medium and Large 3	565	113.78	643	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about $187 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 sale41 hd

135.47

—

SC average5 barns · 543 hd

141.62

−6.14

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	1,359	95.61	1,299	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	72.74	925	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	71.27	1,079	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	59.47	601	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	589	145.88/cwt	140.00–146.50	859	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,132.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,490	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	61.73/cwt	54.00–65.00	644	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	783.55/cwt	760.00–810.00	5,406	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	673	693.87/cwt	675.00–700.00	4,670	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	765.09/cwt	710.00–825.00	6,389	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	113.70/cwt	112.00–115.00	491	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	695	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,282	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,735	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	861.02/cwt	825.00–900.00	6,544	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	566.00/cwt	566.00–566.00	4,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,056	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	73.61/cwt	67.00–79.00	972	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	71.27/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,079	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,703	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	545.88/cwt	503.00–579.00	4,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,203	92.42/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,112	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.13/cwt	41.00–56.00	469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	63.72/cwt	59.00–69.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.50	643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,259.99/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	12,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	846.40/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	109.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,032.52/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	14,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	724.00/cwt	724.00–724.00	7,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.97/cwt	131.00–134.50	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1

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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Wed Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 304Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 124Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	140.00–146.50	145.88
2	—	628	141.00	141.00
2	—	483	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
11	—	677	131.00–134.50	132.97
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00–117.50	113.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	128.00	128.00
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	132.50	132.50
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	608	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
3	—	432	112.00–115.00	113.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	122.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	512	120.00–121.00	120.35
6	—	565	120.00–125.00	123.30
1	—	320	123.00	123.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
8	—	414	105.00–110.00	109.35
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	142.50	142.50
3	—	582	131.00	131.00
3	—	617	130.00–133.00	131.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	102.50	102.50
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
1	—	405	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,132.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,259.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	760.00–810.00	783.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	673	675.00–700.00	693.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	710.00–825.00	765.09
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	825.00–900.00	861.02
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	566.00	566.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	503.00–579.00	545.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	724.00	724.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	983	810.00–900.00	846.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,383	985.00–1,075.00	1,032.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	54.00–65.00	61.73
5	—	1,294	80.00–84.00	81.59
25	—	1,321	67.00–79.00	73.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	65.00–78.00	71.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	41.00–56.00	48.13
8	—	1,023	59.00–69.00	63.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,203	85.00–99.00	92.42

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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