Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.81/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$134.81

51 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$37.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	147.41	749	26
Medium and Large 2	435	133.37	581	11thin
Small 1-2	435	114.88	500	8thin
Medium and Large 3	424	109.42	464	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.99/cwt here — about $285 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 sale51 hd

134.81

—

SC average5 barns · 648 hd

140.88

−6.08

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	—	Low	1,532	98.93	1,515	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	77.69	978	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	851	66.15	563	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$640	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$793	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$890	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	843	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.87/cwt	150.00–170.00	600	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	840	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	882	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	210.21/cwt	209.00–212.50	763	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	183.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	80.60/cwt	75.00–85.00	991	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	66.43/cwt	56.00–70.00	793	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,760	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	84.60/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	103.23/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,558	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	71.86/cwt	70.00–75.00	619	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	60.43/cwt	51.00–65.00	507	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	889.61/head	850.00–925.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.50	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	145.49/cwt	142.50–147.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.80/cwt	147.50–155.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	578.24/head	550.00–600.00	578	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	798	82.22/cwt	77.50–86.00	656	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 518Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 87Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 41Year ago 53

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
3	—	523	120.00–135.00	129.03
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	280	130.00–145.00	137.37
3	—	460	120.00–140.00	130.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
1	—	500	107.50	107.50
2	—	275	110.00–117.50	113.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	135.00–140.00	137.53
3	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	718	130.00–132.50	131.28
2	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	375	150.00–170.00	159.87
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	420	165.00–167.50	165.82
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
6	—	524	142.50–147.00	145.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
3	—	270	215.00–220.00	218.36
1	—	415	202.50	202.50
3	—	363	209.00–212.50	210.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	158.00	158.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
2	—	650	112.50–114.00	113.25
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
3	—	470	180.00–190.00	183.26
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
2	—	508	170.00–180.00	174.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
3	—	430	180.00–190.00	183.22
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
3	—	577	135.00–145.00	139.97
3	—	523	147.50–155.00	150.80
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,229	75.00–85.00	80.60
7	—	1,194	56.00–70.00	66.43
2	—	1,760	89.00–90.00	89.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	70.00–75.00	71.86
5	—	839	51.00–65.00	60.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	75.00–93.00	84.60
10	—	1,509	96.00–111.00	103.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	710	850.00–925.00	889.61
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	77.50–86.00	82.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	870	550.00–600.00	578.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	850.00	850.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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