Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

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 $132.09/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$132.09

84 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.04

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	454	147.63	670	21
Medium and Large 2	480	137.52	661	25
Small 1-2	460	125.11	575	19thin
Medium and Large 3	414	114.75	476	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $194 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 sale84 hd

132.09

—

SC average5 barns · 623 hd

155.13

−23.04

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	1,464	105.74	1,548	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	84.20	1,020	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	80.73	1,324	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	75.52	872	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,001	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	749	$559	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,197	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$905	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	837	$851	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	854	$631	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	804	$513	5

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	470	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	212.63/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	142.27/cwt	137.50–147.50	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	707	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	123.28/cwt	122.50–124.00	579	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	372	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	116.53/cwt	112.50–120.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.29/cwt	107.50–120.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.69/cwt	140.00–146.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	114.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	663	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	839	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	220.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	212.70/cwt	205.00–220.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	218.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	689	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	208.80/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,067	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	159.13/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,100	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	807	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	821	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	189.73/cwt	180.00–197.50	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	206.05/cwt	197.50–215.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.52/cwt	50.00–72.00	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	83.15/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,363	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	88.45/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,098	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	74.65/cwt	67.00–79.00	867	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	82.52/cwt	79.00–86.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.87/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	748.88/head	609.00–802.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,870.30/head	1,625.00–2,067.00	1,870	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	840	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	753	376.93/head	326.00–431.00	377	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	837	851.10/head	774.00–897.00	851	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	604.26/head	576.00–660.00	604	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	583.82/head	533.00–627.00	584	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	677.64/head	644.00–718.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	877.00/head	877.00–877.00	877	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	495.83/head	400.00–550.00	496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	118.44/cwt	113.00–125.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	86.75/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,289	102.54/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,322	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	76.50/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,255	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 131Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 38Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 64

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	143.35
3	—	662	120.00–130.00	125.01
2	—	268	137.50–147.50	142.27
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	130.00–145.00	137.28
3	—	728	125.00–127.50	125.84
3	—	327	140.00–150.00	144.25
6	—	373	140.00–146.00	142.69
1	—	445	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	150.00–160.00	151.58
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	382	150.00–160.00	154.27
5	—	418	150.00–155.00	153.50
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	152.50	152.50
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	110.00–120.00	115.14
1	—	655	117.50	117.50
2	—	508	110.00–117.00	113.45
2	—	270	112.50–120.00	116.53
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	107.50–120.00	112.29
5	—	381	110.00–125.00	114.63
2	—	480	110.00–117.50	113.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	122.50–124.00	123.28
2	—	278	130.00–137.50	133.65
1	—	380	132.50	132.50
3	—	663	115.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	333	120.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	524	120.00–125.00	123.17
3	—	418	120.00–130.00	126.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	219.00	219.00
4	—	510	212.50–213.00	212.63
8	—	371	215.00–230.00	220.32
2	—	288	205.00–220.00	212.70
8	—	316	210.00–225.00	218.15
4	—	481	205.00–212.50	208.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	140.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
2	—	775	147.50–148.00	147.75
1	—	510	199.00	199.00
2	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	580	184.00	184.00
10	—	691	151.00–160.00	159.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	147.50–150.00	148.74
3	—	620	131.00–140.00	135.35
2	—	530	150.00–160.00	154.86
2	—	485	160.00–170.00	164.95
2	—	418	165.00–170.00	167.49
3	—	660	130.00–140.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	663	120.00–125.00	121.67
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	120.00–129.00	124.63
2	—	475	130.00–142.00	135.87
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	135.00–140.00	138.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	180.00–197.50	189.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	197.50–215.00	206.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	50.00–72.00	61.52
4	—	1,199	79.00–86.00	82.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	81.00–90.00	83.15
4	—	1,641	70.00–79.00	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,241	82.00–95.00	88.45
11	—	1,162	67.00–79.00	74.65
2	—	1,223	98.00–99.00	98.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	113.00–125.00	118.44
2	—	1,220	82.00–90.00	86.75
4	—	1,289	93.00–110.00	102.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	645	609.00–802.00	748.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,433	1,625.00–2,067.00	1,870.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	877.00	877.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	730	400.00–550.00	495.83
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	326.00–431.00	376.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	837	774.00–897.00	851.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	576.00–660.00	604.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	644.00–718.00	677.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	533.00–627.00	583.82

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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