Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

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 $133.04/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.04

62 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.93

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	484	140.93	682	23
Medium 1-2	540	138.00	745	1thin
Medium and Large 2	411	131.14	539	31
Small 1-2	469	117.30	550	5thin
Medium and Large 3	385	108.73	419	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about $264 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 sale62 hd

133.04

—

SC average5 barns · 639 hd

142.97

−9.93

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	1,817	111.72	2,029	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	92.24	1,476	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	91.45	1,052	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	851	70.53	600	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	976	$825	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$661	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	425	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	134.87/cwt	126.00–140.00	371	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	151.33/cwt	145.00–157.50	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.88/cwt	122.50–137.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	209.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	210.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	144.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	133.66/cwt	132.50–135.00	432	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	193.69/cwt	187.50–200.00	730	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	393	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	139.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	157.14/cwt	155.00–170.00	435	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	138.32/cwt	137.50–140.00	878	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	126.40/cwt	120.00–132.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	64.82/cwt	58.00–70.00	537	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	77.39/cwt	74.00–84.00	679	5
Bulls	—	—	2,203	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	100.44/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	92.24/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	90.24/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,028	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	946	831.64/head	800.00–850.00	832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,112.73/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	790	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	777	598.07/head	550.00–650.00	598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	843.26/head	800.00–925.00	843	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	710	753.52/head	650.00–825.00	754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	620	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 201Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 67Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 35

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
3	—	667	130.00–137.50	134.93
4	—	321	145.00	145.00
2	—	508	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	390	145.00–157.50	151.33
6	—	465	140.00–145.00	144.19
2	—	710	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	126.00–140.00	134.87
4	—	374	122.50–137.00	129.88
3	—	583	123.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
4	—	615	127.50–130.00	129.12
4	—	526	120.00–135.00	127.65
2	—	323	132.50–135.00	133.66
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
2	—	393	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	107.50–110.00	108.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	200.00–215.00	209.79
1	—	560	213.00	213.00
4	—	375	205.00–215.00	210.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
2	—	343	160.00	160.00
10	—	277	155.00–170.00	157.14
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
6	—	377	187.50–200.00	193.69
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	205	137.50	137.50
3	—	370	130.00–145.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	137.50–140.00	138.32
3	—	662	140.00–142.50	140.82
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	120.00–132.50	126.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	106.00	106.00
12	—	1,139	80.00–99.00	90.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	58.00–70.00	64.82
5	—	878	74.00–84.00	77.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	88.00–96.00	92.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,203	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,430	100.00–101.00	100.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	946	800.00–850.00	831.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.73
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	777	550.00–650.00	598.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,034	800.00–925.00	843.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	650.00–825.00	753.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	475.00	475.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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