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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 8

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 222▲ 217 vs year ago 212 · +102.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 57▲ 58 vs year ago 21 · +276.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to good 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 $152.75/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$152.75

183 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$44.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

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	471	156.89	739	154
Medium and Large 2	480	138.05	663	17thin
Small 1-2	470	126.07	593	7thin
Medium and Large 3	414	112.56	466	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $273 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 sale183 hd

152.75

—

SC average5 barns · 586 hd

145.80

+6.96

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	1,717	97.23	1,669	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	70.59	990	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	69.86	825	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	62.65	600	13

Every lot

93 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	141.47/cwt	137.50–145.00	308	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	158.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	155.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	28
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	118.91/cwt	112.50–125.00	458	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	793	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	142.36/cwt	142.25–145.00	841	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	222	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	280	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	278	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	106.19/cwt	100.00–112.50	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	135.94/cwt	132.50–140.00	416	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	106.28/cwt	102.50–110.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	134.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	549	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	107.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	513	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.72/cwt	130.00–132.50	693	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	107.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	709	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	406	122.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	496	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	615	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	91.00/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,513	7
Bulls	—	—	1,811	108.13/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,958	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	517	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	64.03/cwt	60.00–70.00	626	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,075	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	688	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	61.10/cwt	51.00–66.00	715	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	72.78/cwt	67.00–82.00	862	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	70.02/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,003	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,343	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	720	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,808	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	740	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,330	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	755	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,530	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	493.58/cwt	450.00–535.00	3,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	842	484.31/cwt	435.00–510.00	4,078	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	855	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,429	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	689.63/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,689	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	660	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,785	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	738	67.39/cwt	65.00–70.00	497	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	890	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	570	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	893	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	969	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	961	82.58/cwt	72.00–91.00	794	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 222Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 57Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	131.00	131.00
14	—	554	125.00–131.00	128.01
47	—	409	134.00–140.00	134.13
2	—	458	137.50–138.00	137.75
13	—	306	132.50–140.00	135.94
19	—	526	130.00–132.50	131.72
1	—	395	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	103.00–110.00	107.32
2	—	283	100.00–112.50	106.19
5	—	476	104.00–110.00	107.79
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
2	—	358	102.50–110.00	106.28
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
1	—	635	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	120.00–125.00	123.38
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	120.00–122.50	121.25
3	—	222	125.00–128.00	126.27
4	—	478	128.00–130.00	129.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	117.50	117.50
2	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	112.50–125.00	118.91
1	—	285	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	144.00	144.00
7	—	514	145.00	145.00
28	—	373	155.00–160.00	155.44
7	—	274	150.00–160.00	154.86
5	—	337	150.00–165.00	158.09
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
24	—	591	142.25–145.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	580	130.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	615	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
3	—	517	135.00	135.00
2	—	218	137.50–145.00	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	485	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
2	—	450	130.00–132.50	131.25
2	—	380	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	400	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	115.00–121.00	117.95
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
4	—	466	130.00–135.00	133.79
2	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
4	—	528	130.00–145.00	138.70
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
1	—	720	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
4	—	406	118.00–125.00	122.22
2	—	615	117.50–118.00	117.75
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	68.00–73.00	70.02
1	—	1,580	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,075	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	57.00–59.00	58.07
10	—	978	60.00–70.00	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,185	67.00–82.00	72.78
5	—	1,170	51.00–66.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	103.00–114.00	108.13
7	—	1,663	85.00–101.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	805	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	650.00–725.00	689.63

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	842	435.00–510.00	484.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	390.00	390.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	450.00–535.00	493.58

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	—	1,370	98.00	98.00

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	1	—	660	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	893	108.50	108.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	65.00–70.00	67.39

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	4	—	961	72.00–91.00	82.58

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	—	890	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00

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.