Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.69/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$184.69

34 head · 336 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$55.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.70

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	321	203.34	652	17thin
Medium and Large 2	347	174.56	605	11thin
Small 1-2	293	155.00	453	2thin
Medium and Large 3	390	148.13	578	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.22/cwt here — about $74 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 sale34 hd

184.69

—

SC average5 barns · 259 hd

173.99

+10.70

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	1,706	120.75	2,060	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	105.60	1,547	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	104.94	1,212	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	91.72	908	11

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)	907	$941	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	803	$1,124	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,048	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,032	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	615	$492	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Fancy	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	198.71/cwt	197.50–200.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	194.54/cwt	190.00–202.50	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	211.47/cwt	202.50–217.50	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	176.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	204.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,183	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	186.44/cwt	180.00–195.00	681	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	715	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,135	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	668	160.93/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,075	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	87.62/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	93.59/cwt	90.00–98.00	979	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	86.74/cwt	86.00–88.00	729	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	105.60/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	114.91/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,355	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	103.23/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,181	28
Bulls	—	—	1,734	118.19/cwt	106.00–125.00	2,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,089	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	869.80/head	850.00–888.00	870	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	492.00/head	492.00–492.00	492	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	1,048.12/head	1,018.00–1,088.00	1,048	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	773	1,068.96/head	1,001.00–1,123.00	1,069	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,139.00/head	1,139.00–1,139.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	620	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,052.10/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,124.00/head	1,124.00–1,124.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	689	152.83/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 174Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 124Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 80

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	217.50	217.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
2	—	715	157.50–160.00	158.72
3	—	668	150.00–167.50	160.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	205.00–210.00	207.47
1	—	355	195.00	195.00
2	—	330	200.00–210.00	204.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	180.00–190.00	185.08
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	680	174.00	174.00
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
3	—	365	180.00–195.00	186.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	268	197.50–200.00	198.71
5	—	326	190.00–202.50	194.54
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
5	—	276	170.00–185.00	176.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	202.50–217.50	211.47
3	—	422	210.00–215.00	211.60
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	175.00–180.00	177.54
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
2	—	535	170.00–180.00	174.91
5	—	689	150.00–165.00	152.83
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	82.00–91.00	87.62
10	—	1,179	112.00–126.00	114.91
28	—	1,144	94.00–110.00	103.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	90.00–98.00	93.59
3	—	840	86.00–88.00	86.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	103.00–108.00	105.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	106.00–125.00	118.19
1	—	1,595	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	850.00–888.00	869.80
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	492.00	492.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,018.00–1,088.00	1,048.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	773	1,001.00–1,123.00	1,068.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,139.00	1,139.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,052.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	803	1,124.00	1,124.00

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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