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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 203▼ 127 vs year ago 307 · −41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 83▼ 37 vs year ago 84 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 39 · −38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $131.58/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$131.58

57 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

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	457	135.98	621	42
Medium and Large 2	552	121.73	672	10thin
Small 1-2	418	118.77	496	2thin
Medium and Large 3	477	111.33	531	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $90 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

131.58

—

SC average5 barns · 511 hd

131.62

−0.04

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	—	Average	1,240	90.50	1,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	76.00	969	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	70.90	817	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	55.46	498	9thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	393	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	153.75/cwt	152.50–154.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	147.15/cwt	140.00–154.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	903	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	136.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	137.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	418	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	138.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	137.71/cwt	132.50–140.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	134.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.14/cwt	122.50–128.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	117.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	108.69/cwt	105.00–112.50	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,122	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	53.40/cwt	48.00–59.00	474	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	62.65/cwt	60.00–65.00	585	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	973	62.22/cwt	60.00–64.00	605	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	73.79/cwt	68.00–78.00	895	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	969	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,256.38/cwt	1,128.00–1,373.00	16,057	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	840	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,780	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	618.00/cwt	618.00–618.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,083.88/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	14,036	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	900.80/cwt	875.00–950.00	7,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	675	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,916	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	826	5

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 203Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 83Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 39

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	157.00–160.00	158.45
6	—	440	152.50–154.00	153.75
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
2	—	708	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	573	140.00–154.00	147.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
2	—	393	124.00–125.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–133.00	131.00
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.23
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	132.50–140.00	137.43
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
6	—	466	132.50–140.00	137.71
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
13	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.81
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.74
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
6	—	328	135.00–145.00	136.52
6	—	422	135.00–142.00	138.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	117.50–120.00	118.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	115.00–125.00	117.98
2	—	370	125.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	565	122.50–128.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.50–145.00	143.75
6	—	516	135.00–145.00	140.04
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.40
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	105.00–112.50	108.69
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
2	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	119.00–125.00	121.99
3	—	415	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	60.00–64.00	62.22
6	—	1,213	68.00–78.00	73.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	60.00–65.00	62.65
7	—	887	48.00–59.00	53.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	90.00–91.00	90.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	618.00	618.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	875.00	875.00

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)	5	—	1,295	950.00–1,225.00	1,083.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	450.00	450.00

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	3	—	780	875.00–950.00	900.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	772	107.00	107.00

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	1	—	675	432.00	432.00

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	—	755	775.00	775.00

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	3	—	1,278	1,128.00–1,373.00	1,256.38

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.