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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 190▼ 105 vs year ago 302 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 79▼ 105 vs year ago 218 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 17▼ 53 vs year ago 87 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.14/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$121.14

62 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

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	492	126.78	623	29
Medium and Large 2	491	121.80	598	22
Small 1-2	628	107.06	672	2thin
Medium and Large 3	414	104.46	432	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $191 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 sale62 hd

121.14

—

SC average5 barns · 317 hd

120.07

+1.07

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	1,617	96.27	1,556	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	73.90	907	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	73.11	1,039	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	60.93	589	14

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	240	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	106.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	330	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	338	120.46/cwt	115.00–126.00	407	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	367	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	108.82/cwt	107.50–110.00	408	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	465	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	143.81/cwt	142.50–145.00	680	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.50	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.50/cwt	135.00–137.50	783	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	463	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	130.55/cwt	127.50–134.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	99.38/cwt	98.00–100.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	128.14/cwt	127.50–130.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.49/cwt	122.50–125.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	120.02/cwt	117.50–122.50	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	468	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	107.47/cwt	102.50–112.50	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	134.15/cwt	132.00–138.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	120.87/cwt	115.00–127.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	478	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	92.07/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,403	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	106.06/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,944	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	51.19/cwt	45.00–58.00	470	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	64.82/cwt	60.00–69.00	638	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	66.01/cwt	63.00–68.00	798	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	74.43/cwt	70.00–80.00	910	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,138	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	74.37/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,069	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	743.00/cwt	743.00–743.00	6,204	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,104.00/cwt	1,104.00–1,104.00	10,598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,673	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	713	364.55/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,599	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	743	438.11/cwt	421.00–454.00	3,255	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	768.00/cwt	768.00–768.00	7,373	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	877.00/cwt	877.00–877.00	9,384	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	9,619	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	720	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	725	828.10/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,395	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	965	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,996	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	680	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	740	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,118	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,508	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	1,246.64/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	16,717	10

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 190Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 79Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 17Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,223	70.00–80.00	74.43
5	—	1,209	63.00–68.00	66.01
2	—	1,355	83.00–85.00	84.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	60.00–69.00	64.82
4	—	919	45.00–58.00	51.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
12	—	1,438	68.00–79.00	74.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	102.00–109.00	106.06
7	—	1,524	85.00–98.00	92.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	105.00–110.00	108.33
3	—	430	98.00–100.00	99.38
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	577	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	122.50–125.00	124.49
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	117.50–122.50	120.02
4	—	430	120.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	578	117.50–120.00	119.16
3	—	383	120.00–122.50	120.86
4	—	619	119.00–120.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
3	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.69
3	—	385	127.50–134.00	130.55
6	—	408	127.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	563	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
4	—	468	127.50–130.00	128.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	105.00–109.00	107.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	125.00	125.00
3	—	675	138.50	138.50
4	—	578	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	142.50–145.00	143.81
3	—	528	142.00–147.50	144.53
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	147.50	147.50
5	—	578	135.00–137.50	135.50
4	—	616	125.00–135.00	129.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
2	—	215	130.00	130.00
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	568	125.00–135.00	129.33
2	—	450	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
2	—	375	107.50–110.00	108.82
2	—	310	100.00–113.00	106.50
1	—	270	107.50	107.50
2	—	428	107.50–110.00	108.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	115.00–126.00	120.46
3	—	367	120.00–130.00	125.07
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	132.00–138.00	134.15
1	—	690	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
2	—	465	125.00–131.00	127.90
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	583	115.00–127.00	120.87
1	—	615	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	102.50–112.50	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	119.00–120.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,070	877.00	877.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	768.00	768.00

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	2	—	743	421.00–454.00	438.11

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	—	1,125	855.00	855.00

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	—	713	350.00–379.00	364.55

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	—	990	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	660.00	660.00

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	—	725	750.00–900.00	828.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	743.00	743.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	1,104.00	1,104.00

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	—	1,350	1,235.00	1,235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,341	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,246.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,065	950.00	950.00

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.