Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.26/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$181.26

78 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$55.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

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	521	191.76	999	53
Medium and Large 2	401	182.25	731	9thin
Small 1-2	488	162.67	794	6thin
Medium and Large 3	581	135.84	789	10thin

One grade step is worth $55.92/cwt here — about $210 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 sale78 hd

181.26

—

SC average5 barns · 487 hd

193.59

−12.34

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	1,727	118.20	2,041	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	98.51	1,191	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	93.57	1,386	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	86.51	971	26

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)	1,155	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,412	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$927	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$770	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$750	6

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Small 1-2	—	720	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	191.19/cwt	190.00–192.50	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	688	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	218.89/cwt	215.00–222.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	223.80/cwt	220.00–227.50	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	213.70/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	177.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	173.38/cwt	140.00–180.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	886	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	159.15/cwt	150.00–167.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.50	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	156.28/cwt	140.00–175.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	187.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	176.25/cwt	172.50–180.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	130.31/cwt	128.00–133.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	213.84/cwt	212.50–215.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	201.18/cwt	195.00–207.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	185.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	202.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,103	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	785	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,737.16/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	666.55/head	609.00–726.00	667	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	908.61/head	804.00–978.00	909	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,132.58/head	1,110.00–1,154.00	1,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	452.05/head	445.00–459.00	452	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	832.50/head	832.50–832.50	833	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	83.50/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,841	114.46/cwt	105.00–121.00	2,107	4
Bulls	—	—	1,691	127.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,156	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	110.60/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,318	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	88.58/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,043	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	101.22/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,242	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	95.74/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,354	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	92.89/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,097	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	81.05/cwt	72.00–88.00	870	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 141Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 80Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 95

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	151.00	151.00
3	—	358	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	568	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	190.00–192.50	191.19
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	475	177.50	177.50
2	—	415	180.00–190.00	185.18
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	677	130.00–132.50	130.83
3	—	567	128.00–133.00	130.31
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	215.00–222.50	218.89
2	—	225	210.00–212.50	211.28
2	—	355	220.00–227.50	223.80
2	—	468	212.50–215.00	213.70
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
2	—	270	212.50–215.00	213.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	698	172.00	172.00
4	—	553	185.00	185.00
22	—	603	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	195.00–207.50	201.18
1	—	505	202.50	202.50
2	—	270	200.00–205.00	202.64
1	—	470	190.00	190.00
3	—	383	200.00–210.00	205.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	170.00–185.00	177.06
7	—	419	140.00–180.00	173.38
3	—	268	180.00	180.00
4	—	485	140.00–175.00	156.28
2	—	325	172.50–180.00	176.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	330	150.00–167.50	159.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	130.00–132.50	131.34
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	184.00–190.00	187.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	185.00–190.00	187.55
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	152.50	152.50
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
1	—	540	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	609.00–726.00	666.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	770.00	770.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	832.50	832.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	804.00–978.00	908.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,110.00–1,154.00	1,132.58
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	445.00–459.00	452.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,095.00	1,095.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,841	105.00–121.00	114.46
4	—	1,691	126.00–128.00	127.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	81.00–86.00	83.50
5	—	1,414	90.00–102.00	95.74
1	—	1,530	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	109.00–114.00	110.60
14	—	1,178	80.00–94.00	88.58
29	—	1,227	95.00–108.00	101.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,181	89.00–99.00	92.89
14	—	1,073	72.00–88.00	81.05

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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Every lot, as filed

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