Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $155.05/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$155.05

49 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$49.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

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	168.18	814	26
Medium and Large 2	443	149.52	662	12thin
Small 1-2	318	134.44	427	8thin
Medium and Large 3	340	118.33	402	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $412 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 sale49 hd

155.05

—

SC average5 barns · 503 hd

160.79

−5.74

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	1,517	107.91	1,637	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	93.94	1,159	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	85.40	1,254	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	74.45	643	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$838	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,252	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,180	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	957	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	228	140.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.53/cwt	137.50–150.00	887	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	180.64/cwt	175.00–187.50	755	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	249.17/cwt	245.00–252.50	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	233.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	242.21/cwt	220.00–250.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	240.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.95/cwt	157.50–162.50	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,040	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	205.14/cwt	195.00–215.00	644	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	194.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	755	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	817	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,078	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	127.39/cwt	122.50–132.50	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	984	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	197.76/cwt	190.00–201.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	196.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	911	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	690	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	179.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	105.24/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,325	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	83.14/cwt	77.00–87.00	721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	65.76/cwt	58.00–70.00	566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	85.40/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	74.29/cwt	73.00–76.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	93.70/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,149	25
Bulls	—	—	2,130	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,394	105.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,476	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	944.17/head	800.00–1,075.00	944	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,251.92/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	869	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	187.56/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.57/cwt	140.00–152.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.11/cwt	140.00–147.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.50/cwt	180.00–187.50	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 309Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 91Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	172.50	172.50
3	—	622	137.50–150.00	142.53
2	—	653	147.50–150.00	148.75
3	—	418	175.00–187.50	180.64
2	—	488	170.00	170.00
2	—	285	175.00–180.00	177.41
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
3	—	520	157.50–162.50	159.95
1	—	730	142.50	142.50
5	—	381	180.00–187.50	182.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	130.00–145.00	140.18
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.54
2	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00–155.00	147.53
3	—	505	140.00–152.50	145.57
2	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.65
3	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	190.00–192.50	191.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	245.00–252.50	249.17
5	—	419	230.00–235.00	233.45
7	—	368	220.00–250.00	242.21
3	—	322	230.00–250.00	240.10
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	147.50	147.50
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
2	—	378	145.00–147.50	146.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	195.00–215.00	205.14
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
2	—	268	190.00–200.00	194.67
4	—	380	195.00–200.00	198.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00–137.50	133.64
2	—	388	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	240.00–242.50	241.24
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
10	—	985	127.00	127.00
10	—	817	132.00	132.00
2	—	583	122.50–132.50	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	190.00–201.00	197.76
3	—	463	190.00–200.00	196.73
3	—	565	175.00–185.00	179.97
1	—	660	173.00	173.00
3	—	537	182.50–195.00	187.56
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	145.00–155.00	150.02
3	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.13
2	—	560	140.00–145.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	160.00–170.00	163.39
2	—	735	140.00–145.00	142.47
5	—	580	155.00–165.00	160.07
3	—	623	140.00–147.50	144.11
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	104.00–106.00	105.24
2	—	1,283	73.00–76.00	74.29
25	—	1,226	84.00–101.00	93.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	77.00–87.00	83.14
5	—	860	58.00–70.00	65.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	82.00–89.00	85.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,394	103.00–109.00	105.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	800.00–1,075.00	944.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,251.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	485.00	485.00

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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