Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Light 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 $111.18/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$111.18

23 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	116.97	517	8thin
Small 1-2	474	111.44	528	10thin
Medium and Large 3	382	101.42	388	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $129 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 sale23 hd

111.18

—

SC average5 barns · 573 hd

116.22

−5.04

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	1,709	88.94	1,520	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	69.03	1,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	64.85	769	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	58.09	613	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	890.32/cwt	875.00–900.00	6,900	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	770.00/cwt	765.00–775.00	8,817	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	6,440	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	822.65/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,152	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	712.11/cwt	650.00–760.00	7,363	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	826.16/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,575	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,190.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	13,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,302.35/cwt	1,150.00–1,385.00	16,800	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,338	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	67.38/cwt	61.00–71.00	966	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	61.67/cwt	57.00–63.00	681	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.32/cwt	52.00–55.00	527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	100.44/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	75.11/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,063	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	74.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	90.10/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,589	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	58.53/cwt	55.00–63.00	628	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	68.38/cwt	65.00–74.00	873	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	970	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	594	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	696	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	651	16
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	78.56/cwt	77.00–80.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	115.57/cwt	111.00–120.00	599	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	576	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	701.72/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,228	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,620.47/cwt	1,479.00–1,825.00	26,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	854.73/cwt	821.00–890.00	6,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	768.00/cwt	768.00–768.00	7,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.50	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.50	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	110.91/cwt	108.00–115.00	535	3

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 271Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 119Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 97Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	875.00–900.00	890.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	644	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	765.00–775.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,234	650.00–975.00	822.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,159	700.00–925.00	826.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,034	650.00–760.00	712.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,030	650.00–750.00	701.72
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	535.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,165	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,190.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,290	1,150.00–1,385.00	1,302.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,630	1,479.00–1,825.00	1,620.47
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	714	821.00–890.00	854.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	768.00	768.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,433	61.00–71.00	67.38
4	—	1,544	72.00–76.00	74.01
1	—	1,610	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	57.00–63.00	61.67
3	—	988	52.00–55.00	53.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	55.00–63.00	58.53
11	—	1,276	65.00–74.00	68.38
2	—	1,260	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	100.00–101.00	100.44
2	—	1,415	72.00–77.00	75.11
4	—	1,764	85.00–93.00	90.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	125.00–135.00	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
1	—	630	70.00	70.00
16	—	696	93.50	93.50
2	—	523	77.00–80.00	78.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	482	108.00–115.00	110.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	490	132.50–135.00	133.75
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
2	—	443	125.00–135.00	129.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	111.00–120.00	115.57
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
3	—	367	107.50–112.50	109.95
1	—	315	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.47
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	118.00–125.00	121.40
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	100.00–107.50	103.54
1	—	295	100.00	100.00

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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