Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-03-03

Laurens Livestock Auction

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

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 211▼ 42 vs year ago 167 · −25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 151▼ 36 vs year ago 78 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 106▼ 25 vs year ago 49 · −51.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle 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 $137.80/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$137.80

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$40.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	367	148.97	547	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	609	140.61	856	40
Small 1-2	326	121.98	398	5thin
Medium and Large 3	387	108.13	418	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.84/cwt here — about $129 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 sale53 hd

137.80

—

SC average5 barns · 778 hd

145.84

−8.04

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	1,705	92.52	1,577	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	66.89	777	19

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	210	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	289	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	168.29/cwt	167.50–170.00	619	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	138.40/cwt	138.00–140.00	718	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	122.57/cwt	117.50–128.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	322	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	131.17/cwt	130.00–132.50	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	708	94.49/cwt	93.00–96.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	650	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	487	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	840	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	403	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	93.50/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,590	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	102.40/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,938	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	53.69/cwt	51.00–58.00	606	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	69.36/cwt	63.00–75.00	810	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	722	361.58/cwt	325.00–410.00	2,611	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	558.00/cwt	558.00–558.00	5,273	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	719.00/cwt	719.00–719.00	7,082	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,686	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	812	659.19/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,353	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,464	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,269	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	961.30/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	12,805	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,755	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,346	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	735	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,778	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 211Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 151Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 106Year ago 49

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.20
1	—	505	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	137.50	137.50
2	—	380	115.00	115.00
2	—	330	120.00–122.50	121.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	187.50	187.50
1	—	385	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	177.00	177.00
2	—	673	117.50–128.00	122.57
3	—	368	167.50–170.00	168.29
5	—	519	138.00–140.00	138.40
2	—	638	124.00–128.00	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	866	115.00	115.00
6	—	700	124.50	124.50
6	—	623	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	318	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	93.00–96.00	94.49
1	—	575	112.50	112.50
2	—	330	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	295	112.50	112.50
1	—	605	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00–132.50	131.17
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
2	—	730	88.00–90.00	89.01
3	—	317	100.00–105.00	101.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
2	—	530	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.50	127.50
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	92.00	92.00
1	—	840	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	722	325.00–410.00	361.58

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	1	—	945	558.00	558.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	719.00	719.00

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	—	812	625.00–675.00	659.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	485.00	485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	425.00	425.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,332	800.00–1,100.00	961.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	885.00	885.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	51.00–58.00	53.69
16	—	1,168	63.00–75.00	69.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	100.00–104.00	102.40
1	—	1,165	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,701	87.00–98.00	93.50

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.