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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 289▼ 323 vs year ago 513 · −63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 114▼ 26 vs year ago 105 · −24.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 31 vs year ago 48 · −64.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $128.51/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$128.51

57 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

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	529	139.24	737	28
Medium and Large 2	433	129.55	561	10thin
Small 1-2	394	117.67	464	11thin
Medium and Large 3	501	104.57	524	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $213 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 sale57 hd

128.51

—

SC average5 barns · 459 hd

132.87

−4.37

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	—	High	1,495	94.86	1,418	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	80.41	1,002	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	76.62	1,223	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	65.72	650	6thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	392	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	132.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	142.86/cwt	140.00–144.00	636	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	676	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	140.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	723	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.96/cwt	127.00–136.00	823	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	122.74/cwt	122.50–123.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	126.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	120.55/cwt	119.00–123.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	643	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	592	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	503	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	852	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	711	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,057	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.10/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	830	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	564	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	64.17/cwt	63.00–65.00	633	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	68.81/cwt	68.00–70.00	685	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	76.87/cwt	70.00–81.00	919	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	85.89/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,147	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	81.20/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,288	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	67.66/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,114	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	886.17/cwt	775.00–975.00	8,729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	710	826.51/cwt	785.00–875.00	5,868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,515	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,470	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	731.06/cwt	650.00–785.00	7,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	585.15/cwt	487.00–696.00	4,330	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	872.00/cwt	872.00–872.00	10,420	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,153.00/cwt	1,153.00–1,153.00	14,297	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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 289Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 114Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	583	115.00	115.00
3	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	117.00–123.00	119.96
2	—	638	113.00–116.00	114.52
5	—	477	120.00–127.00	124.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
7	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.76
1	—	680	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	140.00–144.00	142.86
2	—	473	143.00	143.00
10	—	514	135.00–142.50	140.59
9	—	610	127.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	570	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	104.81
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	104.00–110.00	106.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
5	—	376	130.00–135.00	132.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
8	—	474	125.00–132.00	126.89
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	130.00–132.50	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00–107.50	106.25
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–112.50	111.21
2	—	425	122.50–123.00	122.74
4	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.45
9	—	529	119.00–123.00	120.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	75.00	75.00
9	—	852	83.50	83.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,215	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,520	91.00–98.00	95.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,335	83.00–90.00	85.89
1	—	830	68.00	68.00
29	—	1,195	70.00–81.00	76.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	68.00–70.00	68.81
4	—	986	63.00–65.00	64.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,586	78.00–85.00	81.20
3	—	1,647	65.00–69.00	67.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	985	775.00–975.00	886.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	2	—	710	785.00–875.00	826.51

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	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	525.00	525.00

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	—	900	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	650.00–785.00	731.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	585.00	585.00

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	1	—	1,195	872.00	872.00

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	1	—	1,240	1,153.00	1,153.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	487.00–696.00	585.15

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.