Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.59/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$173.59

54 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$55.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	397	193.36	767	26
Medium and Large 2	497	164.62	819	15thin
Small 1-2	534	147.47	788	9thin
Medium and Large 3	431	137.50	593	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.86/cwt here — about $174 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

173.59

—

SC average5 barns · 524 hd

172.07

+1.52

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	1,513	110.01	1,664	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	104.03	1,627	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	100.03	1,223	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	75.80	801	3thin

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)	925	$1,022	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$1,373	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,062	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$636	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	938	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	775	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	154.90/cwt	152.50–157.50	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	188.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	156.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	147.23/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	245.57/cwt	225.00–250.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	499	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	210.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	201.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,045	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	218.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	147.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	911	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	79.40/cwt	63.00–86.00	798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	70.70/cwt	62.00–79.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,045	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	111.47/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	110.13/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	98.93/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,171	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	101.90/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,637	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	110.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,664	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	1,062.04/head	935.00–1,184.00	1,062	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,022.13/head	1,000.00–1,046.00	1,022	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	636.02/head	523.00–708.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	924.00/head	924.00–924.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,597.85/head	1,243.00–1,875.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.95/cwt	160.00–175.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	203.83/cwt	197.50–210.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	198.99/cwt	196.00–202.50	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.87/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	205.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	198.43/cwt	190.00–202.50	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	208.33/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 241Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 60Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 57

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	225.00–250.00	245.57
2	—	503	214.00	214.00
1	—	315	245.00	245.00
6	—	499	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
6	—	372	210.00–215.00	210.86
1	—	425	197.50	197.50
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
3	—	518	200.00–205.00	201.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	250.00–255.00	252.50
5	—	285	210.00–220.00	218.00
4	—	835	168.00	168.00
1	—	645	192.50	192.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	155.00–165.00	160.13
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
2	—	408	190.00	190.00
7	—	369	180.00–190.00	188.60
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	145.00–150.00	146.64
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	740	137.50	137.50
2	—	365	152.50–157.50	154.90
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	190.00	190.00
3	—	453	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
2	—	355	167.50–170.00	168.75
2	—	615	152.50–160.00	156.28
2	—	693	142.00–152.50	147.23
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
5	—	520	160.00–175.00	169.95
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	197.50–210.00	203.83
4	—	433	196.00–202.50	198.99
2	—	455	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	142.50–150.00	147.39
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	212.00	212.00
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	180.00–185.00	182.49
2	—	483	185.00–190.00	187.44
3	—	512	180.00–190.00	183.26
1	—	675	167.50	167.50
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
2	—	410	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	200.00	200.00
3	—	570	195.00–205.00	200.87
2	—	643	180.00–182.50	181.25
4	—	421	190.00–210.00	205.25
5	—	480	190.00–202.50	198.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	157.50	157.50
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
3	—	582	206.00–211.00	208.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	63.00–86.00	79.40
7	—	1,360	107.00–112.00	110.13
8	—	1,184	91.00–109.00	98.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	62.00–79.00	70.70
1	—	1,215	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	111.00–112.00	111.47
7	—	1,606	96.00–106.00	101.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	108.00–111.00	110.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	888	935.00–1,184.00	1,062.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	523.00–708.00	636.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,000.00–1,046.00	1,022.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	924.00	924.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	1,243.00–1,875.00	1,597.85

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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