Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

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 $185.50/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$185.50

51 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$796

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

$54.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

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	643	189.04	1,215	44
Small 1-2	316	171.22	541	4thin
Medium and Large 2	735	161.26	1,185	2thin
Medium and Large 3	310	135.00	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $796 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 sale51 hd

185.50

—

SC average5 barns · 346 hd

202.48

−16.99

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	—	Low	1,560	118.52	1,849	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	104.99	1,278	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	104.92	1,472	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	92.04	825	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$870	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	625	$525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,412	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$942	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	966	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	163.29/cwt	155.00–170.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	160.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	146.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	228.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	189.41/cwt	182.50–195.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.50/cwt	160.00–172.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	159.52/cwt	150.00–168.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	388	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	169.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,353	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,535.66/head	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,536	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	130.16/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,130	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,301.12/head	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	645	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	966.84/head	910.00–1,015.00	967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	104.91/cwt	94.00–113.00	1,436	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,571	125.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,964	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	89.33/cwt	89.00–90.00	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	82.13/cwt	77.50–85.00	702	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	105.57/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,294	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	104.92/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,472	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	96.28/cwt	93.00–106.00	880	14

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 286Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 128Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 81

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
2	—	560	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	790	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	482	175.00–185.00	180.03
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
5	—	516	170.00–180.00	175.12
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	121.04
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	475	137.50	137.50
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	155.00–170.00	163.29
2	—	653	150.00–170.00	160.04
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
5	—	628	140.00–150.00	146.00
2	—	415	160.00–165.00	162.53
2	—	700	135.00	135.00
3	—	363	160.00–172.50	167.50
3	—	572	150.00–168.00	159.52
2	—	228	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	192.50	192.50
4	—	374	182.50–195.00	189.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	225.00–230.00	228.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	165.00–175.00	169.93
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	160.00–162.50	161.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	773	175.00	175.00
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
13	—	620	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	195.00	195.00
1	—	755	167.50	167.50
2	—	323	190.00–195.00	192.67
2	—	283	200.00	200.00
1	—	700	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,535.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,301.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	120.00–140.00	130.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	910.00–1,015.00	966.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	94.00–113.00	104.91
2	—	1,913	129.00–130.00	129.50
5	—	1,571	119.00–127.00	125.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	89.00–90.00	89.33
31	—	1,226	95.00–116.00	105.57
2	—	1,348	119.00–120.00	119.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	855	77.50–85.00	82.13
14	—	914	93.00–106.00	96.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	96.00–111.00	104.92

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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