Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. 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 $113.71/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$113.71

44 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$29.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	495	127.50	631	3thin
Medium and Large 2	469	119.65	561	18thin
Small 1-2	430	108.13	465	21
Medium and Large 3	463	98.25	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $177 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 sale44 hd

113.71

—

SC average5 barns · 488 hd

118.97

−5.26

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	1,743	83.43	1,454	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	61.68	720	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	58.00	902	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	45.00	353	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	105.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	52.50/cwt	51.00–54.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	63.52/cwt	58.00–69.00	753	10
Bulls	—	—	1,500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	2,138	62.38/cwt	55.00–79.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	88.94/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,452	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	556.29/cwt	510.00–600.00	4,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,334	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	836.00/cwt	836.00–836.00	9,572	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	359.68/cwt	310.00–433.00	2,626	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	606.35/cwt	522.00–676.00	6,033	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	768	444.22/cwt	435.00–454.00	3,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,968	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	713.50/cwt	675.00–751.00	8,134	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	939	681.09/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	568	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	118.40/cwt	115.00–121.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	268	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	344	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	584	109.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.50	505	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	106.55/cwt	101.00–110.00	401	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	504	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	108.53/cwt	102.50–113.00	510	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	108.92/cwt	100.00–117.50	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.27/cwt	107.50–115.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	432	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 486Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 96Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 24

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	105.00–110.00	107.39
1	—	580	102.00	102.00
2	—	418	107.50–115.00	111.27
2	—	380	110.00–117.50	113.65
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	132.50	132.50
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
4	—	613	117.50–120.00	118.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	100.00–110.00	105.88
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	100.00–103.00	101.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	97.50	97.50
1	—	515	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
4	—	464	115.00–121.00	118.40
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	115.00–122.50	118.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.00	117.00
5	—	504	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	110.00–115.00	112.53
3	—	308	110.00–115.00	111.68
4	—	584	106.00–110.00	109.04
4	—	376	101.00–110.00	106.55
3	—	625	100.00–105.00	101.63
3	—	470	102.50–113.00	108.53
2	—	255	100.00–117.50	108.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	51.00–54.00	52.50
10	—	1,186	58.00–69.00	63.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	98.00	98.00
2	—	2,138	55.00–79.00	62.38
5	—	1,633	82.00–95.00	88.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	510.00–600.00	556.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	675.00–751.00	713.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	939	625.00–725.00	681.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	836.00	836.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	310.00–433.00	359.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	522.00–676.00	606.35
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	435.00–454.00	444.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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