Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.61/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$182.61

109 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$659

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

$56.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.68

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	576	193.98	1,117	77
Medium and Large 2	602	164.54	991	19thin
Small 1-2	461	148.46	685	5thin
Medium and Large 3	333	137.42	458	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.56/cwt here — about $659 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 sale109 hd

182.61

—

SC average5 barns · 429 hd

201.29

−18.68

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	1,682	115.33	1,940	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	100.82	1,186	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	99.00	1,559	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	86.57	787	8thin

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)	1,093	$1,145	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$798	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$643	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,323	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	709	$610	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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	520	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	487	146.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	191.18/cwt	187.50–195.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	189.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	143.12/cwt	140.00–147.50	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	192.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	713	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	732	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,065	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	210.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	204.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.34/cwt	170.00–185.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	169.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	176.15/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,363	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	199.88/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	864	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	643	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	206.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	213.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	156.10/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	475	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	153.24/cwt	145.00–160.00	659	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	192.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	196.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	82.22/cwt	81.00–83.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	75.42/cwt	71.00–80.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	90.29/cwt	85.00–99.00	810	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	102.68/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,236	30
Bulls	—	—	1,848	125.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,269	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	608	425.21/head	375.00–475.00	425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,144.82/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,145	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	642.50/head	610.00–675.00	643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,323.26/head	1,185.00–1,440.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	176.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	176.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	137.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	129.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	186.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	798	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 198Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 69

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	150.00–155.00	152.54
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	145.00–155.00	149.92
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	518	135.00–142.50	138.77
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
3	—	665	115.00–125.00	120.03
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	190.00–195.00	192.50
4	—	468	187.50–195.00	191.18
7	—	422	180.00–195.00	189.07
4	—	370	190.00–200.00	192.60
6	—	323	180.00–190.00	186.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	170.00	170.00
2	—	405	160.00–170.00	165.00
4	—	478	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
2	—	620	145.00–155.00	150.00
3	—	570	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00–140.00	134.93
4	—	323	130.00–140.00	137.05
4	—	419	126.00–130.00	129.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	207.50	207.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–152.50	151.20
3	—	487	140.00–150.00	146.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	768	135.00–145.00	139.98
3	—	638	160.00–166.00	164.04
2	—	743	155.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	475	170.00–185.00	177.34
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
2	—	573	165.00–175.00	169.98
2	—	508	165.00–175.00	170.07
4	—	680	145.00–161.00	156.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	185.00–190.00	187.41
4	—	465	200.00–220.00	210.97
12	—	329	200.00–220.00	204.92
2	—	520	202.50	202.50
1	—	425	217.50	217.50
5	—	287	200.00–220.00	206.03
6	—	363	200.00–220.00	213.76
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	140.00–147.50	143.12
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
2	—	320	135.00–145.00	139.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	774	172.00–179.00	176.15
11	—	635	193.00–202.50	199.88
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	134.50	134.50
2	—	215	115.00	115.00
10	—	352	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	145.00–160.00	153.24
2	—	475	140.00–150.00	144.79
2	—	578	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	190.00–200.00	192.46
3	—	513	185.00–190.00	188.31
9	—	422	190.00–200.00	196.65
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	170.00–180.00	176.71
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
4	—	625	150.00–160.00	154.38
3	—	485	170.00–180.00	176.74
2	—	663	150.00–160.00	155.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	81.00–83.00	82.22
30	—	1,204	92.00–114.00	102.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	71.00–80.00	75.42
6	—	897	85.00–99.00	90.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	121.00–130.00	125.99
1	—	1,350	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	608	375.00–475.00	425.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	610.00–675.00	642.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,144.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,185	1,185.00–1,440.00	1,323.26

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle