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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 6

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 271▼ 110 vs year ago 255 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 119▲ 3 vs year ago 80 · +3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 97▲ 52 vs year ago 18 · +288.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Light offering of average to plain 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 $111.18/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$111.18

23 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	116.97	517	8thin
Small 1-2	474	111.44	528	10thin
Medium and Large 3	382	101.42	388	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $129 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 sale23 hd

111.18

—

SC average5 barns · 573 hd

116.22

−5.04

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	—	High	1,709	88.94	1,520	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	69.03	1,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	64.85	769	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	58.09	613	7thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	110.91/cwt	108.00–115.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	655	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	518	115.57/cwt	111.00–120.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.50	329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	367	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.50	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	528	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	583	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	128.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	573	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	78.56/cwt	77.00–80.00	411	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	696	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	651	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	75.11/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	90.10/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,589	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	100.44/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,901	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	53.32/cwt	52.00–55.00	527	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	58.53/cwt	55.00–63.00	628	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	61.67/cwt	57.00–63.00	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	970	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	68.38/cwt	65.00–74.00	873	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	67.38/cwt	61.00–71.00	966	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	74.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,143	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	854.73/cwt	821.00–890.00	6,103	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	985	768.00/cwt	768.00–768.00	7,565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	1,620.47/cwt	1,479.00–1,825.00	26,414	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	6,440	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	890.32/cwt	875.00–900.00	6,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,795	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,338	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,384	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,534	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	701.72/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,228	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,034	712.11/cwt	650.00–760.00	7,363	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,040	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,564	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	770.00/cwt	765.00–775.00	8,817	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	826.16/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	822.65/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,152	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,797	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	860	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,190.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	13,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,302.35/cwt	1,150.00–1,385.00	16,800	3

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 271Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 119Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 97Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	775	875.00–900.00	890.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	644	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	765.00–775.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,234	650.00–975.00	822.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,159	700.00–925.00	826.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	675.00	675.00

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	—	895	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,034	650.00–760.00	712.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,030	650.00–750.00	701.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	535.00	535.00

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	3	—	1,165	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,190.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,290	1,150.00–1,385.00	1,302.35

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	1	—	1,095	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	860	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,630	1,479.00–1,825.00	1,620.47
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	714	821.00–890.00	854.73

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	—	985	768.00	768.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,433	61.00–71.00	67.38
4	—	1,544	72.00–76.00	74.01
1	—	1,610	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	57.00–63.00	61.67
3	—	988	52.00–55.00	53.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	55.00–63.00	58.53
11	—	1,276	65.00–74.00	68.38
2	—	1,260	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	100.00–101.00	100.44
2	—	1,415	72.00–77.00	75.11
4	—	1,764	85.00–93.00	90.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	125.00–135.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
1	—	630	70.00	70.00
16	—	696	93.50	93.50
2	—	523	77.00–80.00	78.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	482	108.00–115.00	110.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	490	132.50–135.00	133.75
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
2	—	443	125.00–135.00	129.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	111.00–120.00	115.57
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
1	—	675	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
3	—	367	107.50–112.50	109.95
1	—	315	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.47
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	118.00–125.00	121.40
1	—	710	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	100.00–107.50	103.54
1	—	295	100.00	100.00

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.