Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

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 $146.00/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$146.00

81 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$45.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.70

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	434	164.75	715	26
Medium and Large 2	479	147.00	704	30
Small 1-2	408	128.74	525	16thin
Medium and Large 3	467	119.21	557	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.54/cwt here — about $158 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 sale81 hd

146.00

—

SC average5 barns · 652 hd

157.70

−11.70

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	1,396	100.37	1,401	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	87.68	932	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,738	86.40	1,502	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	74.85	701	15

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)	973	$1,018	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$728	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$685	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$560	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$660	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,007	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,038	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$790	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$719	5

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	658	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	168.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	402	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	127.40/cwt	122.50–132.50	650	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	297	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	135.07/cwt	130.00–137.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	168.93/cwt	167.50–175.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,027	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	126.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	116.45/cwt	112.50–120.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	157.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	164.39/cwt	162.50–165.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	167.50/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	172.52/cwt	167.50–180.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.16/cwt	120.00–140.00	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	503	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	567	145.94/cwt	142.50–150.00	827	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,088	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	149.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	563	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	189.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	868	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	169.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	948	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	693	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	146.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	196.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	90.70/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,015	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.02/cwt	77.00–82.00	728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.26/cwt	65.00–77.00	686	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	86.40/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	74.88/cwt	64.00–79.00	689	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	102.12/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,147	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	123.88/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,397	105.60/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,475	9
Bulls	—	—	1,269	81.55/cwt	72.00–91.00	1,035	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	728.00/head	728.00–728.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	569.00/head	569.00–569.00	569	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,018.24/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,018	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	757.18/head	735.00–775.00	757	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,043.00/head	1,043.00–1,043.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	136.26/cwt	120.00–150.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	159.18/cwt	157.50–160.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	830	664.00/head	664.00–664.00	664	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,173.91/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	998	1,201.19/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	857	889.54/head	875.00–900.00	890	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	564.00/head	564.00–564.00	564	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	700	476.00/head	476.00–476.00	476	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 171Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 52Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 21

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	200.00	200.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	465	197.50	197.50
7	—	363	200.00–210.00	202.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	162.50–170.00	167.50
3	—	523	167.50–180.00	172.52
2	—	588	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
3	—	313	120.00–140.00	128.16
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	168.00	168.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
2	—	565	190.00–195.00	192.48
3	—	367	180.00–190.00	186.59
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	142.50–150.00	145.94
2	—	308	147.50–150.00	148.78
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
5	—	376	140.00–155.00	149.70
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	160.00–162.50	161.23
2	—	665	144.00–150.00	146.93
3	—	480	160.00–175.00	168.32
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
2	—	240	165.00–170.00	167.45
5	—	267	167.50–175.00	168.93
2	—	380	167.50	167.50
2	—	320	170.00–172.50	171.25
4	—	566	162.50–165.00	164.39
3	—	535	157.50–160.00	159.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	120.00–130.00	123.28
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	122.50–132.50	127.40
2	—	220	130.00–140.00	135.00
3	—	313	130.00–137.50	135.07
3	—	362	120.00–130.00	126.68
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.24
3	—	480	145.00–152.50	149.11
4	—	524	145.00–150.00	146.24
1	—	775	132.50	132.50
1	—	555	147.50	147.50
5	—	376	150.00–157.50	152.55
6	—	424	140.00–150.00	145.86
2	—	208	150.00–165.00	157.23
3	—	627	140.00–143.00	140.98
3	—	710	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	112.50–120.00	116.45
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	170.00–180.00	174.97
11	—	459	185.00–190.00	189.05
4	—	558	165.00–175.00	169.98
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	125.00–130.00	128.32
3	—	430	140.00–150.00	146.55
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	570	120.00–150.00	136.26
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	190.00–200.00	196.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	150.00	150.00
4	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
2	—	565	150.00–152.50	151.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.06
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,119	81.00–95.00	90.70
9	—	920	64.00–79.00	74.88
4	—	1,123	98.00–105.00	102.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	77.00–82.00	80.02
10	—	950	65.00–77.00	72.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	85.00–88.00	86.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	119.00–128.00	123.88
9	—	1,397	100.00–111.00	105.60
5	—	1,269	72.00–91.00	81.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	728.00	728.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	975.00–1,100.00	1,018.24
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	569.00	569.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	735.00–775.00	757.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,043.00	1,043.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	790.00	790.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	564.00	564.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	476.00	476.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	830	664.00	664.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,173.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	875.00–900.00	889.54
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	660.00	660.00

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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