Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.57/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$106.57

75 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.24

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	116.54	508	9thin
Small 1-2	468	107.62	504	46
Medium and Large 3	393	99.68	392	20

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $116 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 sale75 hd

106.57

—

SC average5 barns · 906 hd

120.81

−14.24

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	—	Average	1,557	93.73	1,460	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	62.59	900	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	62.22	736	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	52.75	533	9thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.47/cwt	122.50–125.00	590	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	426	109.59/cwt	107.50–110.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	101.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	118.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.73/cwt	116.00–117.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.76/cwt	97.50–98.00	513	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	572	105.62/cwt	103.00–110.00	604	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	109.26/cwt	105.00–112.50	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	99.18/cwt	97.50–100.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	97.57/cwt	92.50–100.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	473	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	389	110.42/cwt	107.50–115.00	430	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.86/cwt	106.00–110.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	104.37/cwt	100.00–112.50	289	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	106.58/cwt	100.00–112.50	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	130.16/cwt	127.50–133.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.50	717	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	119.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	126.95/cwt	120.00–132.50	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.28/cwt	102.50–108.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	243	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	408	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	317	118.70/cwt	114.00–125.00	376	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	661	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	515	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	106.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.02/cwt	61.00–75.00	796	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	50.69/cwt	42.00–56.00	495	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	674	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	57.32/cwt	50.00–61.00	661	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	65.12/cwt	62.00–69.00	965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	90.82/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,377	10
Bulls	—	—	1,383	76.91/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	104.18/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,754	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	17,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,603	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	856.56/cwt	750.00–925.00	5,953	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	878.55/cwt	800.00–925.00	6,809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	809.30/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,784	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	673.00/cwt	673.00–673.00	6,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	664.52/cwt	600.00–686.00	7,516	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	789.71/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	951.11/cwt	875.00–1,040.00	11,927	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	817.10/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,241	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	911.89/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	543	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	540	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,155.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	14,097	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,917	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	840	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,670	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,590	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,146	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	4,699	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	966	806.95/cwt	735.00–850.00	7,795	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,557	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	794.99/cwt	750.00–835.00	8,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	4,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	642.39/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	646.60/cwt	625.00–685.00	6,654	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	5,759	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	694	371.76/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,580	4

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 353Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 142Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 117Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	107.50	107.50
2	—	435	117.00–120.00	118.48
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	115.00–117.50	116.29
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	100.00	100.00
3	—	580	100.00–105.00	102.51
4	—	419	100.00	100.00
8	—	473	105.00–110.00	106.82
3	—	528	100.00–105.00	103.38
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	122.50–125.00	123.47
2	—	568	116.00–117.50	116.73
2	—	528	117.50–120.00	118.72
2	—	428	125.00–127.50	126.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	129.00–135.00	130.94
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	107.50–110.00	109.59
6	—	572	103.00–110.00	105.62
3	—	330	105.00–112.50	109.26
1	—	645	96.00	96.00
10	—	475	105.00–110.00	108.40
6	—	389	107.50–115.00	110.42
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
12	—	525	100.00–112.50	106.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
3	—	515	110.00–115.00	113.25
4	—	369	115.00–120.00	118.78
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	100.00–104.00	101.28
2	—	525	97.50–98.00	97.76
3	—	410	97.50–100.00	99.18
3	—	370	92.50–100.00	97.57
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
4	—	273	100.00	100.00
4	—	474	99.00–100.00	99.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	345	100.00	100.00
3	—	565	106.00–110.00	107.86
3	—	277	100.00–112.50	104.37
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	102.50–108.00	105.28
2	—	425	100.00–106.00	102.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
4	—	536	127.50–133.00	130.16
4	—	579	120.00–127.50	123.76
4	—	364	120.00–132.50	126.95
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	124.00–125.00	124.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	115.00–124.00	119.46
2	—	243	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
5	—	317	114.00–125.00	118.70
2	—	380	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,205	61.00–75.00	66.02
23	—	1,154	50.00–61.00	57.32
1	—	1,330	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	42.00–56.00	50.69
2	—	1,123	59.00–61.00	59.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,482	62.00–69.00	65.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,516	85.00–97.00	90.82
2	—	1,383	73.00–82.00	76.91
6	—	1,684	102.00–106.00	104.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	695	750.00–925.00	856.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	775	800.00–925.00	878.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,209	725.00–900.00	809.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,131	600.00–686.00	664.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,254	875.00–1,040.00	951.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	725.00–875.00	817.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,186	850.00–975.00	911.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	625.00–650.00	642.39
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	673.00	673.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	750.00–825.00	789.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	735.00–850.00	806.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	750.00–835.00	794.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,029	625.00–685.00	646.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	573.00	573.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	439.00	439.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,220	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,155.53
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	531.00	531.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	694	350.00–390.00	371.76

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