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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 15

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 127▲ 42 vs year ago 182 · +23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 24▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 19▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $125.43/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$125.43

55 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	132.41	605	27
Medium and Large 2	444	124.14	552	15thin
Small 1-2	338	115.72	392	9thin
Medium and Large 3	340	105.01	357	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $247 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 sale55 hd

125.43

—

SC average5 barns · 475 hd

128.22

−2.80

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	1,596	88.80	1,417	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	74.06	1,185	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	68.03	842	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	54.40	529	7thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	280	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	145.00/cwt	142.50–147.50	341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	164.96/cwt	155.00–170.00	531	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	142.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	175.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	419	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	279	115.62/cwt	112.50–120.00	323	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	131.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	125.17/cwt	121.00–127.50	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.24/cwt	127.00–127.50	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	131.04/cwt	128.00–135.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	156.31/cwt	152.50–160.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	742	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	136.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	118.40/cwt	112.50–124.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	270	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	76.96/cwt	75.00–79.00	437	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	89.20/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,495	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	55.30/cwt	53.00–58.00	548	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	585	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	67.59/cwt	57.00–75.00	835	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,038	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	67.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,047	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	79.41/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,305	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	710	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,331	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	890	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,696	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,176	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,164.41/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	13,519	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	780	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	827	774.65/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,406	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	944	838.44/cwt	725.00–975.00	7,915	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,983	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	811.04/cwt	725.00–870.00	8,654	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	914.29/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,048	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	869.49/cwt	785.00–948.00	10,069	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	561.86/cwt	559.00–565.00	4,624	2

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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 127Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	865	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,055	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,164.41

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	—	1,023	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	944	725.00–975.00	838.44

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)	3	—	827	750.00–825.00	774.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	785.00–948.00	869.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,099	800.00–1,075.00	914.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,067	725.00–870.00	811.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	559.00–565.00	561.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
3	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.67
4	—	578	125.00–132.50	128.15
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	487	130.00–140.00	136.61
2	—	543	122.50–130.00	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	150.00–165.00	158.22
2	—	438	152.50–160.00	156.31
2	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	116.00–120.00	117.96
2	—	565	112.50–124.00	118.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.56
1	—	480	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	335	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	279	112.50–120.00	115.62
2	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.71
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
2	—	468	127.00–127.50	127.24
2	—	330	123.00–125.00	124.02
4	—	426	121.00–127.50	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	130.00	130.00
4	—	484	134.00–138.00	135.97
3	—	563	127.50–135.00	131.62
9	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.11
6	—	514	128.00–135.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	383	155.00–160.00	157.58
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
7	—	322	155.00–170.00	164.96
1	—	575	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	220	125.00–130.00	127.33
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	142.50–147.50	145.00
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
2	—	363	135.00–150.00	142.66
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	105.00–110.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–185.00	175.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	75.00–79.00	76.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	82.00–98.00	89.20
1	—	1,035	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	53.00–58.00	55.30
1	—	860	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	76.00–83.00	79.41
5	—	1,547	64.00–71.00	67.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	77.00–78.00	77.49
27	—	1,236	57.00–75.00	67.59
2	—	1,063	55.00	55.00

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.