Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

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 $155.16/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$155.16

54 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

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

$53.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	527	163.61	862	39
Medium and Large 2	456	135.99	619	13thin
Small 1-2	535	120.00	642	1thin
Medium and Large 3	270	110.00	297	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about $565 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 sale54 hd

155.16

—

SC average5 barns · 351 hd

152.71

+2.45

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	1,439	102.55	1,475	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	92.39	1,094	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	90.00	1,373	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	72.69	707	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$614	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	560	$385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	827	$1,107	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	208.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	915	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	979	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,116	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.79/cwt	138.00–147.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.93/cwt	147.50–155.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.52/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.76/cwt	157.50–172.50	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,102	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	148.30/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	648	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	152.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	208.86/cwt	200.00–217.50	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.50	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	155.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	987	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	84.91/cwt	83.00–87.00	788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	71.35/cwt	62.00–77.00	883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	111.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,792	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	66.58/cwt	60.00–72.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	92.07/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,048	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,300	7
Bulls	—	—	1,166	86.89/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	120.23/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	762	615.32/head	510.00–725.00	615	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	797	81.16/cwt	77.00–86.00	647	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	560	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,184.44/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.91/cwt	150.00–162.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	189.12/cwt	187.50–190.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	187.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 276Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 62Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 34

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	200.00–210.00	208.93
1	—	275	232.50	232.50
1	—	410	212.00	212.00
1	—	525	205.00	205.00
1	—	490	214.00	214.00
4	—	318	200.00–217.50	208.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	360	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	385	145.00–160.00	152.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	192.50	192.50
2	—	670	162.00–167.00	164.44
3	—	773	144.00–152.00	148.30
2	—	355	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	—	730	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	193.00	193.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	119.00	119.00
10	—	979	114.00	114.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	655	138.00–147.50	142.79
2	—	625	145.00–149.00	147.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	175.00–177.50	176.26
3	—	563	147.50–155.00	150.93
3	—	735	137.50–143.00	139.52
2	—	470	157.50–172.50	164.76
3	—	503	155.00–165.00	160.03
6	—	758	140.00–145.00	143.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
2	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.09
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	140.00–148.00	144.37
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	135.00–145.00	139.82
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
3	—	317	187.50–190.00	189.12
6	—	360	187.00–190.00	187.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00–142.50	138.75
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	463	150.00–157.50	153.65
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
4	—	426	150.00–162.50	156.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–161.00	155.41
1	—	540	188.00	188.00
1	—	725	142.50	142.50
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	83.00–87.00	84.91
4	—	994	60.00–72.00	66.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	62.00–77.00	71.35
13	—	1,138	82.00–97.00	92.07
7	—	1,238	100.00–110.00	105.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	105.00–115.00	111.64
4	—	1,166	80.00–95.00	86.89
2	—	1,735	117.00–123.00	120.23

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)	3	—	762	510.00–725.00	615.32
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	560	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	797	77.00–86.00	81.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	105.00–107.00	106.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	875.00	875.00

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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How this sale compares

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