Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.52/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$138.52

61 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$33.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	505	144.66	730	40
Medium and Large 2	397	132.22	525	14thin
Small 1-2	323	122.40	395	3thin
Medium and Large 3	334	111.22	371	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $359 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 sale61 hd

138.52

—

SC average5 barns · 381 hd

142.38

−3.86

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	1,760	103.00	1,813	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	72.16	1,108	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	70.17	842	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	59.79	625	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	106.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.70/cwt	127.00–140.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.89/cwt	100.00–115.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	135.41/cwt	130.00–136.50	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	107.50/cwt	102.50–112.50	357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	110.17/cwt	106.00–115.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	395	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	682	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	115.59/cwt	115.00–117.50	489	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	111.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	601	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.65/cwt	109.00–117.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	64.34/cwt	62.00–67.00	670	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	72.16/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	62.16/cwt	57.00–65.00	758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	72.76/cwt	68.00–78.00	844	14
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.34/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	854.97/cwt	850.00–860.00	7,737	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	687.18/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	743	620.39/cwt	600.00–635.00	4,609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,138.76/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	11,331	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	827	587.57/cwt	499.00–688.00	4,859	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,091.00/cwt	1,091.00–1,091.00	13,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.70/cwt	127.50–130.00	673	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 278Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 84Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 53Year ago 14

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	112.50–115.00	113.72
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
4	—	423	115.00–117.50	115.59
3	—	365	115.00–120.00	118.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	601	130.00–136.50	135.41
6	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.72
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	553	125.00–129.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	110.00–112.50	110.80
3	—	332	102.50–112.50	107.50
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
4	—	366	106.00–115.00	110.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
4	—	530	125.00–126.00	125.25
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	105.00–110.00	106.52
3	—	618	100.00–115.00	104.89
3	—	475	109.00–117.00	112.65
3	—	428	108.00–116.00	111.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	115.00–120.00	117.43
5	—	424	127.00–140.00	133.70
4	—	458	130.00–135.00	131.23
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	600	127.50	127.50
2	—	523	127.50–130.00	128.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
4	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
4	—	326	130.00–140.00	133.89
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	120.00–127.50	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
3	—	360	105.00–115.00	111.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	150.00–155.00	151.68
2	—	593	145.00	145.00
5	—	468	140.00–142.50	141.69
11	—	630	143.50	143.50
10	—	523	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	240	145.00–155.00	150.00
6	—	418	145.00–160.00	152.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	62.00–67.00	64.34
5	—	1,050	50.00–57.00	54.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	69.00–76.00	72.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	57.00–65.00	62.16
1	—	1,645	82.00	82.00
14	—	1,160	68.00–78.00	72.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	827	499.00–688.00	587.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	850.00–860.00	854.97
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	650.00–725.00	687.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	600.00–635.00	620.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,091.00	1,091.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle