Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-07-21

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 296▲ 36 vs year ago 199 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 70▲ 83 vs year ago 26 · +319.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 61▲ 65 vs year ago 2 · +3,250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.53/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$123.53
75 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.04
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446131.9858844
Medium and Large 2513114.2458723
Small 1-2403106.424295thin
Medium and Large 350999.355053thin
One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $83 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 sale75 hd
123.53
—
SC average5 barns · 570 hd
125.57
−2.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70097.731,6619thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18867.0379648
CowsLean 85-90%Low85565.5756030
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49263.469477thin

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2273129.01/cwt125.00–130.003525
Steers—Medium and Large 3313112.40/cwt110.00–115.003522
Steers—Small 1-2328128.25/cwt125.00–130.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 2364135.76/cwt130.00–145.004947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383162.25/cwt155.00–170.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407146.98/cwt145.00–150.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 2425131.50/cwt128.00–135.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489140.00/cwt140.00–140.006855
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.54/cwt125.00–130.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2847119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2975105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222137.42/cwt135.00–140.003053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268132.93/cwt130.00–136.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287119.34/cwt115.00–123.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323132.52/cwt130.00–135.004282
Heifers—Small 1-2325110.70/cwt110.00–112.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368104.02/cwt103.00–105.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.45/cwt120.00–125.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383135.13/cwt130.00–140.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413145.50/cwt145.00–146.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423122.43/cwt120.00–125.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.96/cwt130.00–140.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472115.63/cwt112.00–120.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.14/cwt125.00–138.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.63/cwt110.00–120.005995
Heifers—Small 1-2520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523129.93/cwt125.00–135.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559126.62/cwt125.00–128.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624121.98/cwt120.00–126.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625111.56/cwt105.00–115.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675104.99/cwt100.00–110.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720102.55/cwt100.00–105.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405112.47/cwt110.00–115.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424126.51/cwt122.00–130.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470127.83/cwt120.00–130.006017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515126.21/cwt120.00–130.0065010
Bulls—Small 1-2520112.40/cwt110.00–115.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526139.14/cwt135.00–142.507324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560124.99/cwt120.00–130.007004
Bulls—Small 1-2580113.05/cwt111.00–115.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630126.52/cwt125.00–128.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 363094.42/cwt91.00–98.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668108.34/cwt105.00–110.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 377592.00/cwt92.00–92.007131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341086.00/cwt86.00–86.003531
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 345096.00/cwt96.00–96.004321
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 364091.00/cwt91.00–91.005821
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 369080.43/cwt71.00–90.005552
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 378291.34/cwt62.00–93.0071418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40887.53/cwt87.00–88.001,2322
Bulls——1,783100.65/cwt95.00–106.001,7957
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85354.32/cwt52.00–56.004633
Cows—Lean 85-90%85566.82/cwt62.00–73.0057127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09252.69/cwt51.00–55.005753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17867.55/cwt64.00–75.0079643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49263.46/cwt60.00–67.009477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54877.44/cwt77.00–78.001,1992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2718743.30/cwt585.00–975.005,3376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2743786.87/cwt775.00–800.005,8462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2778850.05/cwt635.00–975.006,6134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28231,025.25/cwt875.00–1,125.008,4383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,177.44/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0011,9514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,223.44/cwt1,125.00–1,325.0012,93219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,068962.47/cwt950.00–975.0010,2792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2817742.04/cwt725.00–750.006,0623
Bred Cows—Small 2833725.45/cwt585.00–900.006,0436
Bred Cows—Small 2881736.60/cwt610.00–875.006,4898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,077864.09/cwt800.00–900.009,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,105735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,1221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,188843.49/cwt825.00–860.0010,0212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,4561
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 296581.48/cwt80.00–83.007862

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.