Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average 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 $112.73/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$112.73

106 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

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	447	125.79	562	25
Medium and Large 2	501	112.37	563	49
Small 1-2	398	107.63	429	17thin
Medium and Large 3	439	97.92	430	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $132 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 sale106 hd

112.73

—

SC average5 barns · 672 hd

116.45

−3.72

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	—	Low	1,528	83.87	1,282	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	60.83	887	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	56.44	682	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	53.74	462	27

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 3	—	630	91.00/cwt	90.00–93.00	573	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	106.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	611	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.80/cwt	125.00–128.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	316	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	140.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	540	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.39/cwt	110.00–112.00	397	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	419	112.29/cwt	105.00–118.00	470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	46.75/cwt	42.00–51.00	541	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	60.83/cwt	58.00–63.00	887	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	58.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	490	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	45.03/cwt	41.00–50.00	401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	104.92/cwt	102.00–108.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.37/cwt	92.00–96.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	126.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	94.86/cwt	92.50–97.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	94.34/cwt	93.00–95.00	498	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	502	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	319	110.39/cwt	110.00–112.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	93.51/cwt	92.00–95.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	102.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	102.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	93.66/cwt	93.00–95.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	115.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	109.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	520	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	723	470.49/cwt	410.00–500.00	3,402	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,146	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	932.72/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,325	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	758	550.78/cwt	525.00–575.00	4,175	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,996	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	658.61/cwt	645.00–675.00	8,167	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	720.41/cwt	610.00–875.00	6,268	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	862.07/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,905	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	662.40/cwt	550.00–710.00	7,313	7
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	463.55/cwt	425.00–500.00	3,314	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	744	79.79/cwt	75.00–85.00	594	10
Bulls	—	—	1,230	74.70/cwt	68.00–78.00	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	91.20/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,612	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.21/cwt	55.00–66.00	724	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	643	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 357Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 91Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 39Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	90.00–93.00	91.00
2	—	535	92.00–95.00	93.51
2	—	428	90.00–92.00	91.03
3	—	480	93.00–95.00	93.66
2	—	688	92.00–95.00	93.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	100.00–110.00	106.67
5	—	563	105.00–110.00	108.01
6	—	419	105.00–118.00	112.29
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.44
11	—	476	105.00–115.00	109.18
2	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	125.00–135.00	128.01
11	—	475	125.00–135.00	128.57
8	—	578	115.00–125.00	118.75
4	—	621	110.00–120.00	115.99
7	—	518	120.00–130.00	124.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	125.00–135.00	129.98
2	—	360	125.00–130.00	127.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	140.00–150.00	145.07
3	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.53
3	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.00
3	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.67
7	—	366	135.00–145.00	140.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	105.00–115.00	110.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.86
2	—	258	120.00–125.00	122.43
3	—	387	115.00–120.00	116.66
9	—	421	110.00–120.00	115.55
2	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.47
6	—	563	110.00–115.00	111.67
12	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.48
7	—	624	100.00–110.00	102.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	104.00–106.00	104.98
5	—	360	110.00–112.00	110.39
3	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.65
2	—	483	103.00–105.00	103.98
5	—	319	110.00–112.00	110.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	125.00–128.00	125.80
4	—	421	126.00–130.00	128.34
4	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.83
4	—	366	125.00–130.00	126.83
2	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	102.00–108.00	104.92
3	—	575	92.00–96.00	94.37
3	—	423	92.50–97.00	94.86
3	—	528	93.00–95.00	94.34
4	—	321	100.00–105.00	102.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,158	42.00–51.00	46.75
42	—	1,223	55.00–66.00	59.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	58.00–63.00	60.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	843	55.00–62.00	58.10
9	—	891	41.00–50.00	45.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	68.00–78.00	74.70
5	—	1,767	85.00–95.00	91.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	723	410.00–500.00	470.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,107	925.00–950.00	932.72
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	758	525.00–575.00	550.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	715	425.00–500.00	463.55
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	335.00	335.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	650.00–675.00	662.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	870	610.00–875.00	720.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	645.00–675.00	658.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	550.00–710.00	662.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,149	775.00–1,000.00	862.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	70.00–71.00	70.49
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	744	75.00–85.00	79.79

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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