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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 174▼ 50 vs year ago 219 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 30▼ 43 vs year ago 98 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 107 vs year ago 128 · −83.6%

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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 extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.16/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$140.16

64 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$50.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

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	438	151.79	664	32
Medium and Large 2	437	139.91	611	17thin
Small 1-2	341	120.92	412	11thin
Medium and Large 3	438	101.00	442	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.79/cwt here — about $222 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 sale64 hd

140.16

—

SC average5 barns · 283 hd

138.70

+1.45

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	—	Average	1,767	91.30	1,613	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	68.05	1,114	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	65.17	839	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	56.45	588	9thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	117.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	313	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	159.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	517	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	123.33/cwt	122.50–125.00	413	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	318	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	575	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	142.54/cwt	130.00–146.00	597	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	149.09/cwt	146.00–149.50	741	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	134.21/cwt	126.00–138.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	128.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	387	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	133.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	367	108.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	122.12/cwt	115.00–129.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	123.27/cwt	122.50–124.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	109.69/cwt	107.50–110.00	566	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	108.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	720	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	413	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	99.52/cwt	96.00–103.00	411	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	142.10/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	90.20/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,551	7
Bulls	—	—	2,100	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	949	49.21/cwt	43.00–55.00	467	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	57.38/cwt	51.00–62.00	599	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,011	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	66.88/cwt	59.00–73.00	926	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,173	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	66.06/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,093	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	820	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,642	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	728	425.80/cwt	375.00–450.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,443	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	918	735.32/cwt	625.00–850.00	6,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,815	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,072.36/cwt	1,035.00–1,100.00	14,884	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	690	309.15/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,133	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	988	680.07/cwt	627.00–724.00	6,719	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	839.22/cwt	737.00–931.00	9,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	9,811	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,538	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 174Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 128

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	75.00–77.00	75.99
4	—	949	43.00–55.00	49.21
12	—	1,385	59.00–73.00	66.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	62.00–70.00	66.06
2	—	1,585	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	51.00–62.00	57.38
1	—	1,020	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	84.00–96.00	90.20
1	—	2,100	99.00	99.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–144.00	142.10
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	127.50	127.50
1	—	430	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	115.00–125.00	120.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	96.00–103.00	99.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	150.00–161.00	155.42
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
6	—	522	142.00	142.00
5	—	325	150.00–165.00	159.06
12	—	497	146.00–149.50	149.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	122.50–125.00	123.33
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
4	—	265	115.00–122.00	117.95
2	—	488	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
3	—	534	126.00–138.00	134.21
2	—	345	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
10	—	419	130.00–146.00	142.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	122.50–124.00	123.27
4	—	360	129.00–135.00	133.42
6	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	108.00–110.00	109.04
3	—	367	105.00–110.00	108.41
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	90.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
8	—	516	107.50–110.00	109.69
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
3	—	318	120.00–125.00	121.65
4	—	571	105.00–110.00	108.55
3	—	272	120.00–140.00	128.39
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
3	—	438	115.00–129.00	122.12
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
2	—	233	125.00–127.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00

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)	3	—	728	375.00–450.00	425.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,072.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	918	625.00–850.00	735.32

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	—	1,163	737.00–931.00	839.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	627.00–724.00	680.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	290.00–325.00	309.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	—	1,350	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	820	810.00	810.00

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.