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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 1

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 278▼ 267 vs year ago 489 · −54.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 84▲ 9 vs year ago 48 · +18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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 $138.52/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$138.52

61 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$33.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	505	144.66	730	40
Medium and Large 2	397	132.22	525	14thin
Small 1-2	323	122.40	395	3thin
Medium and Large 3	334	111.22	371	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $359 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 sale61 hd

138.52

—

SC average5 barns · 381 hd

142.38

−3.86

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	1,760	103.00	1,813	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	72.16	1,108	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	70.17	842	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	59.79	625	11

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	395	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	111.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	402	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	152.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	904	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	107.50/cwt	102.50–112.50	357	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	110.17/cwt	106.00–115.00	403	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	115.59/cwt	115.00–117.50	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.50	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	130.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	682	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	135.41/cwt	130.00–136.50	814	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	133.70/cwt	127.00–140.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	111.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	476	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	112.65/cwt	109.00–117.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	128.70/cwt	127.50–130.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	106.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	104.89/cwt	100.00–115.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	784	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	64.34/cwt	62.00–67.00	670	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	54.34/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	72.76/cwt	68.00–78.00	844	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	62.16/cwt	57.00–65.00	758	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	72.16/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,108	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,349	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,091.00/cwt	1,091.00–1,091.00	13,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	827	587.57/cwt	499.00–688.00	4,859	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	868	687.18/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,965	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	854.97/cwt	850.00–860.00	7,737	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	743	620.39/cwt	600.00–635.00	4,609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,138.76/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	11,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,810	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 278Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 84Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 53Year ago 14

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	112.50–115.00	113.72
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
4	—	423	115.00–117.50	115.59
3	—	365	115.00–120.00	118.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	601	130.00–136.50	135.41
6	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.72
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	553	125.00–129.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	110.00–112.50	110.80
3	—	332	102.50–112.50	107.50
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
4	—	366	106.00–115.00	110.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
4	—	530	125.00–126.00	125.25
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	105.00–110.00	106.52
3	—	618	100.00–115.00	104.89
3	—	475	109.00–117.00	112.65
3	—	428	108.00–116.00	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	115.00–120.00	117.43
5	—	424	127.00–140.00	133.70
4	—	458	130.00–135.00	131.23
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	600	127.50	127.50
2	—	523	127.50–130.00	128.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
4	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
4	—	326	130.00–140.00	133.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	120.00–127.50	122.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
3	—	360	105.00–115.00	111.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	150.00–155.00	151.68
2	—	593	145.00	145.00
5	—	468	140.00–142.50	141.69
11	—	630	143.50	143.50
10	—	523	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	240	145.00–155.00	150.00
6	—	418	145.00–160.00	152.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	62.00–67.00	64.34
5	—	1,050	50.00–57.00	54.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	69.00–76.00	72.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	57.00–65.00	62.16
1	—	1,645	82.00	82.00
14	—	1,160	68.00–78.00	72.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	827	499.00–688.00	587.57

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)	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00

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)	2	—	905	850.00–860.00	854.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	650.00–725.00	687.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	600.00–635.00	620.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

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	2	—	995	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,240	1,091.00	1,091.00

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.