Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.75/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$152.75

183 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$44.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

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	471	156.89	739	154
Medium and Large 2	480	138.05	663	17thin
Small 1-2	470	126.07	593	7thin
Medium and Large 3	414	112.56	466	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $273 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 sale183 hd

152.75

—

SC average5 barns · 586 hd

145.80

+6.96

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	1,717	97.23	1,669	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	70.59	990	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	69.86	825	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	62.65	600	13

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	118.91/cwt	112.50–125.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	107.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	134.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	549	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	106.19/cwt	100.00–112.50	301	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	793	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	107.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	135.94/cwt	132.50–140.00	416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	106.28/cwt	102.50–110.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.72/cwt	130.00–132.50	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	158.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	142.36/cwt	142.25–145.00	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	141.47/cwt	137.50–145.00	308	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	70.02/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,003	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	517	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	64.03/cwt	60.00–70.00	626	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	72.78/cwt	67.00–82.00	862	15
Bulls	—	—	1,811	108.13/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,958	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,075	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	61.10/cwt	51.00–66.00	715	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	91.00/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,513	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,530	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	406	122.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,343	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,530	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	842	484.31/cwt	435.00–510.00	4,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	720	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,808	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	893	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	969	10
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	738	67.39/cwt	65.00–70.00	497	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	961	82.58/cwt	72.00–91.00	794	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	890	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	493.58/cwt	450.00–535.00	3,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	689.63/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,689	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 222Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 57Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	131.00	131.00
14	—	554	125.00–131.00	128.01
47	—	409	134.00–140.00	134.13
2	—	458	137.50–138.00	137.75
13	—	306	132.50–140.00	135.94
19	—	526	130.00–132.50	131.72
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	103.00–110.00	107.32
2	—	283	100.00–112.50	106.19
5	—	476	104.00–110.00	107.79
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
2	—	358	102.50–110.00	106.28
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	120.00–125.00	123.38
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	120.00–122.50	121.25
3	—	222	125.00–128.00	126.27
4	—	478	128.00–130.00	129.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	117.50	117.50
2	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	112.50–125.00	118.91
1	—	285	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	144.00	144.00
7	—	514	145.00	145.00
28	—	373	155.00–160.00	155.44
7	—	274	150.00–160.00	154.86
5	—	337	150.00–165.00	158.09
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
24	—	591	142.25–145.00	142.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	580	130.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	615	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
3	—	517	135.00	135.00
2	—	218	137.50–145.00	141.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	485	163.50	163.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
2	—	450	130.00–132.50	131.25
2	—	380	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	115.00–121.00	117.95
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
4	—	466	130.00–135.00	133.79
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
4	—	528	130.00–145.00	138.70
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
1	—	720	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
4	—	406	118.00–125.00	122.22
2	—	615	117.50–118.00	117.75
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	68.00–73.00	70.02
1	—	1,580	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,075	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	57.00–59.00	58.07
10	—	978	60.00–70.00	64.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,185	67.00–82.00	72.78
5	—	1,170	51.00–66.00	61.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	103.00–114.00	108.13
7	—	1,663	85.00–101.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	650.00–725.00	689.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	842	435.00–510.00	484.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	390.00	390.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	450.00–535.00	493.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	98.00	98.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	893	108.50	108.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	65.00–70.00	67.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	961	72.00–91.00	82.58
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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