Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.42/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$142.42

185 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$39.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	509	151.50	772	129
Medium and Large 2	427	132.00	564	13thin
Small 1-2	418	122.32	511	27
Medium and Large 3	430	111.58	480	16thin

One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $291 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 sale185 hd

142.42

—

SC average5 barns · 509 hd

139.73

+2.69

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	1,878	94.03	1,766	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	61.03	728	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,875	58.00	1,088	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	481	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	394	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	111.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	164.88/cwt	164.00–165.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	138.28/cwt	137.50–139.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	112.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	489	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	347	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	417	123.48/cwt	122.50–125.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.07/cwt	145.00–160.00	567	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	155.64/cwt	152.50–158.50	679	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	577	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	2
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	476	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	712	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	120.49/cwt	117.50–122.50	558	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	61.98/cwt	57.00–66.00	761	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	56.04/cwt	55.00–58.00	563	4
Bulls	—	—	2,038	103.78/cwt	101.00–107.00	2,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,772	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,551	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	721.55/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,259	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,330	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,923	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,325	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	807	597.26/cwt	550.00–625.00	4,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	703.50/cwt	625.00–775.00	6,852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,719	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	769.87/cwt	764.00–776.00	8,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	980	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	695	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.61/cwt	147.50–155.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	125.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.38/cwt	122.50–135.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	124.07/cwt	121.00–127.50	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	101.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	422	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	122.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	419	117.61/cwt	110.00–127.50	493	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	112.91/cwt	110.00–118.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	607	60
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	110.59/cwt	105.00–114.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 355Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 92Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 65Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
5	—	481	105.00–115.00	109.98
2	—	295	117.50–120.00	118.75
2	—	368	110.00–119.00	114.59
2	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.98
4	—	419	110.00–127.50	117.61
3	—	327	110.00–118.50	112.91
4	—	568	105.00–114.00	110.59
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	394	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	126.00	126.00
13	—	536	127.00	127.00
11	—	442	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	127.50	127.50
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
60	—	474	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	118.00	118.00
2	—	270	121.00–127.50	124.07
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.11
8	—	366	120.00–124.00	122.75
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
2	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.94
1	—	780	102.50	102.50
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	100.00–107.50	103.75
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
5	—	513	100.00–105.00	101.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00–117.50	116.28
2	—	483	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
5	—	325	110.00–115.00	111.43
2	—	390	112.50	112.50
4	—	434	110.00–117.50	112.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	135.00	135.00
2	—	218	137.50–139.00	138.28
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	640	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	164.00–165.00	164.88
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	120.00–125.00	123.15
3	—	417	122.50–125.00	123.48
2	—	390	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
2	—	475	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	145.00–160.00	151.07
29	—	503	153.50	153.50
7	—	654	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
1	—	580	137.50	137.50
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	566	150.00	150.00
17	—	436	152.50–158.50	155.64
11	—	549	159.75	159.75
12	—	493	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	135.00–137.50	136.23
3	—	422	147.50–155.00	151.61
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
5	—	463	117.50–122.50	120.49
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	114.00–117.50	115.74
2	—	488	105.00–110.00	107.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	111.00–120.00	115.47
2	—	578	130.00–132.50	131.22
7	—	548	120.00–126.00	125.15
3	—	428	122.50–135.00	129.38
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,228	57.00–66.00	61.98
4	—	1,004	55.00–58.00	56.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	101.00–107.00	103.78
3	—	1,772	86.00–89.00	87.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,006	675.00–775.00	721.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	807	550.00–625.00	597.26
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	625.00–775.00	703.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	700	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	764.00–776.00	769.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	950.00	950.00

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