Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales, Moderate 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 $140.93/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$140.93

56 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

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	512	150.23	768	25
Medium and Large 2	438	140.25	614	21
Small 1-2	357	125.75	449	3thin
Medium and Large 3	467	116.25	542	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $226 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 sale56 hd

140.93

—

SC average5 barns · 420 hd

139.16

+1.77

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	1,583	95.77	1,516	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	82.00	1,340	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	81.38	943	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	66.87	705	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,545	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$728	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$568	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$950	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,217	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$576	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	779	$515	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	413	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.62/cwt	132.50–148.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	211.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	126.12/cwt	122.50–130.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	213.51/cwt	200.00–225.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	179.18/cwt	177.50–180.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	595	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	411	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	186.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	204.49/cwt	197.50–210.00	849	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,136	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,560	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	68.47/cwt	59.00–76.00	747	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	84.74/cwt	79.00–88.00	965	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	73.77/cwt	71.00–75.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.93/cwt	114.00–118.00	554	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.38/cwt	117.50–122.50	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	725	567.66/head	560.00–575.00	568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	803	949.92/head	925.00–975.00	950	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	773	473.42/head	450.00–500.00	473	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	690	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	728.00/head	728.00–728.00	728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	887	663.83/head	600.00–730.00	664	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	670	365.95/head	335.00–385.00	366	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,217.00/head	1,217.00–1,217.00	1,217	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	984.00/head	984.00–984.00	984	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	91.38/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	102.47/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	85.73/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,333	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	56.51/cwt	50.00–63.00	556	4

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 166Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 56Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 89

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales, Moderate 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	152.50–155.00	153.74
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
8	—	581	132.50–148.00	144.62
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
3	—	327	150.00	150.00
6	—	612	137.00–145.00	139.26
2	—	663	135.00–139.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	130.00–145.00	142.59
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	340	130.00–140.00	134.93
7	—	471	130.00–145.00	138.52
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	122.50–130.00	126.12
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.44
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
2	—	478	114.00–118.00	115.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	210.00–220.00	214.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	205.00	205.00
4	—	374	200.00–220.00	211.09
1	—	490	209.00	209.00
3	—	325	200.00–225.00	213.51
1	—	540	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	150.00–152.50	151.23
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	375	177.50–180.00	179.18
2	—	313	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.50–120.00	118.74
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	160.00–170.00	164.90
2	—	608	145.00–155.00	149.94
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	215.00	215.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	137.50	137.50
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
3	—	473	117.50–122.50	119.38
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	165.00–170.00	168.35
3	—	415	180.00–190.00	186.51
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	197.50–210.00	204.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	97.00	97.00
1	—	470	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,753	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	59.00–76.00	68.47
12	—	1,139	79.00–88.00	84.74
5	—	1,300	90.00–93.00	91.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	71.00–75.00	73.77
4	—	984	50.00–63.00	56.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	93.00–108.00	102.47
2	—	1,555	81.00–89.00	85.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	560.00–575.00	567.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	728.00	728.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	925.00–975.00	949.92
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	450.00–500.00	473.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	670	335.00–385.00	365.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	600.00–730.00	663.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,217.00	1,217.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	984.00	984.00

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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