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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 311▼ 10 vs year ago 181 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 40▼ 8 vs year ago 45 · −17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 44 vs year ago 66 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.55/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$100.55

47 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	617	117.80	727	10thin
Medium and Large 2	447	111.10	497	5thin
Small 1-2	502	98.48	494	17thin
Medium and Large 3	508	87.88	446	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $281 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 sale47 hd

100.55

—

SC average5 barns · 436 hd

109.92

−9.37

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	1,704	76.72	1,307	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	56.78	712	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	49.15	836	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	48.51	470	7thin

Every lot

69 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	117.98/cwt	113.00–122.50	372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	97.26/cwt	97.00–97.50	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	951	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	105.87/cwt	100.00–112.50	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	96.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	438	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	88.96/cwt	85.00–92.50	463	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	578	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	83.60/cwt	80.00–87.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	619	91.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	97.78/cwt	90.00–107.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	95.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	123.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	513	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	673	92.90/cwt	90.00–96.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	60.51/cwt	56.00–66.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	84.83/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,606	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	39.96/cwt	35.00–49.00	376	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	54.93/cwt	52.00–59.00	543	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	50.56/cwt	44.00–55.00	631	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	61.44/cwt	57.00–65.00	774	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	49.15/cwt	47.00–52.00	836	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	17,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,020	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,415	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	668.00/cwt	668.00–668.00	8,116	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,973	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	17,014	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	805	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	793	475.74/cwt	465.00–488.00	3,773	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,528	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	486.99/cwt	468.00–508.00	4,821	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	590.64/cwt	511.00–646.00	5,877	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	652.00/cwt	652.00–652.00	7,205	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	779.09/cwt	718.00–828.00	9,684	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,374	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 311Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 66

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.58
4	—	616	105.00–110.00	107.47
4	—	491	120.00–130.00	123.53
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	107.50–110.00	108.72
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
2	—	485	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	90.00–96.00	92.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	90.00–100.00	95.33
3	—	415	90.00–107.00	97.78
2	—	685	92.00	92.00
1	—	535	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	83.00	83.00
3	—	388	90.00–100.00	96.74
5	—	521	85.00–92.50	88.96
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
2	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	80.00–87.00	83.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	96.00	96.00
6	—	473	95.00–105.00	99.97
2	—	578	97.50–100.00	98.71
4	—	619	90.00–95.00	91.26
2	—	325	100.00–112.50	105.87
2	—	438	100.00–104.00	102.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	119.50	119.50
2	—	703	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	804	118.25	118.25
9	—	533	140.00	140.00
4	—	666	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	145.00–150.00	148.39
1	—	340	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	113.00–122.50	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	97.00–97.50	97.26
1	—	340	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.50–139.00	138.24
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	130.00–132.50	131.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	35.00–49.00	39.96
4	—	989	52.00–59.00	54.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	47.00–52.00	49.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,248	44.00–55.00	50.56
12	—	1,260	57.00–65.00	61.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	56.00–66.00	60.51
4	—	1,893	79.00–92.00	84.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,745	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	668.00	668.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,160	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	314.00	314.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	465.00–488.00	475.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	468.00–508.00	486.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	511.00–646.00	590.64

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	—	1,243	718.00–828.00	779.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	652.00	652.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.