Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. 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 $118.92/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$118.92

62 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

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	486	130.31	633	16thin
Medium and Large 2	518	120.60	625	23
Small 1-2	472	112.38	531	13thin
Medium and Large 3	519	105.35	547	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $86 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 sale62 hd

118.92

—

SC average5 barns · 562 hd

125.02

−6.10

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	1,317	86.08	1,134	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	72.04	1,059	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	72.00	857	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	60.16	560	13

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	333	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.89/cwt	138.00–139.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	784	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	721	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	514	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	907	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	830	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	116.77/cwt	116.00–117.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.13/cwt	114.00–115.00	713	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	420	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.28/cwt	102.50–110.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	117.26/cwt	117.00–117.50	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	113.40/cwt	107.50–117.50	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	111.42/cwt	105.00–117.50	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	107.43/cwt	102.50–112.50	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	120.58/cwt	116.00–125.00	522	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	74.43/cwt	67.00–79.00	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	51.38/cwt	45.00–58.00	435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	62.80/cwt	59.00–67.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,272	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	70.65/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,019	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	62.28/cwt	61.00–64.00	654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	102.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,803	2
Bulls	—	—	981	74.09/cwt	65.00–78.00	727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	91.56/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,186.00/cwt	1,186.00–1,186.00	14,351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,181.71/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	11,226	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,033.61/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	9,458	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,171.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	14,872	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,305.07/cwt	1,025.00–1,675.00	17,879	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,849	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,969	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	912.00/cwt	912.00–912.00	10,944	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	4,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	791.31/cwt	675.00–875.00	8,143	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	768	573.04/cwt	560.00–585.00	4,401	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	981	837.46/cwt	810.00–885.00	8,215	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	750	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	859.63/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	925.42/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,012	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,758	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,133	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	11,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	652.41/cwt	550.00–735.00	4,567	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 429Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 79Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 34Year ago 65

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
2	—	333	147.50–150.00	148.74
9	—	565	138.00–139.00	138.89
6	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	147.50	147.50
3	—	675	125.00–130.00	128.30
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
2	—	393	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	130.00–135.00	131.23
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	107.50–117.50	113.40
2	—	283	105.00–117.50	111.42
2	—	370	102.50–112.50	107.43
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	92.00	92.00
1	—	650	79.00	79.00
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
10	—	907	91.50	91.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	310	116.00–117.50	116.77
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.42
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
2	—	473	117.00–117.50	117.26
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
10	—	472	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	114.00–115.00	114.13
5	—	482	120.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	513	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	120.00–127.50	123.83
4	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	390	107.50–108.00	107.75
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	116.00–125.00	120.58
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
4	—	526	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
2	—	570	102.50–110.00	106.28
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	133.00–140.00	136.44
2	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,225	67.00–79.00	74.43
3	—	1,050	61.00–64.00	62.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	45.00–58.00	51.38
10	—	956	59.00–67.00	62.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,442	65.00–76.00	70.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	100.00–106.00	102.87
6	—	981	65.00–78.00	74.09
7	—	1,480	85.00–98.00	91.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,186.00	1,186.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,181.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	925.00–1,150.00	1,033.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,171.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,370	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,305.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	900.00–950.00	925.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,029	675.00–875.00	791.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	981	810.00–885.00	837.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	800.00–925.00	859.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	768	560.00–585.00	573.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	700	550.00–735.00	652.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	912.00	912.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	512.00	512.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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