Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering 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 $199.44/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$199.44

52 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$61.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

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	372	214.88	799	34
Medium and Large 2	290	180.63	524	8thin
Small 1-2	402	171.00	688	5thin
Medium and Large 3	354	153.00	542	5thin

One grade step is worth $61.88/cwt here — about $257 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 sale52 hd

199.44

—

SC average5 barns · 394 hd

203.66

−4.22

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	1,394	105.18	1,466	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	106.24	1,526	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	95.74	1,085	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	81.97	765	41

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)	955	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$709	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$608	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	772	$604	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,065	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	808	$1,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	742	$783	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	710	$834	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	741	$692	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	761	$559	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	631	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	197.39/cwt	190.00–202.50	831	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	199.27/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	192.46/cwt	190.00–197.50	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	172.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	147.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	177.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	182.48/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	226.30/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	213.48/cwt	205.00–225.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	436	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	211.31/cwt	200.00–225.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	215.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	77.16/cwt	60.00–87.00	701	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	91.24/cwt	87.00–97.00	895	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	110.58/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,457	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	104.07/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	101.35/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,177	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	84.84/cwt	75.00–94.00	912	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	715.00/head	715.00–715.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.01/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	625	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	665	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	937.18/head	925.00–950.00	937	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	741	713.95/head	665.00–738.00	714	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	834.00/head	834.00–834.00	834	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	615.21/head	604.00–625.00	615	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	655	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	709.00/head	709.00–709.00	709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	842	705.84/head	675.00–750.00	706	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	668	450.45/head	410.00–500.00	450	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	761	558.98/head	516.00–585.00	559	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	700	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 296Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 117Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 34

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	—	235	235.00	235.00
2	—	353	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	—	263	230.00–250.00	240.00
2	—	468	225.00–227.50	226.30
1	—	305	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	180.00	180.00
3	—	215	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	205.00–225.00	213.48
2	—	623	190.00–195.00	192.57
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
4	—	218	200.00	200.00
6	—	318	200.00–225.00	211.31
1	—	585	195.00	195.00
3	—	520	200.00–220.00	210.10
5	—	462	210.00–220.00	215.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	280	170.00–180.00	175.27
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
4	—	630	170.00–180.00	172.50
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
2	—	228	170.00–185.00	177.42
2	—	593	175.00–180.00	177.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	190.00–202.50	197.39
6	—	215	190.00–200.00	194.88
7	—	526	190.00–205.00	199.27
1	—	580	192.50	192.50
2	—	293	195.00	195.00
2	—	313	190.00–200.00	195.12
3	—	457	190.00–197.50	192.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	595	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.07
4	—	313	140.00–150.00	147.52
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
2	—	545	172.50	172.50
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
3	—	658	160.00–167.50	163.34
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	177.50–187.50	182.48
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
3	—	520	190.00	190.00
7	—	565	180.00–192.50	183.01
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
2	—	490	190.00–200.00	195.00
2	—	415	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	908	60.00–87.00	77.16
14	—	981	87.00–97.00	91.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	110.00–111.00	110.58
4	—	1,496	101.00–108.00	104.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,161	95.00–112.00	101.35
18	—	1,075	75.00–94.00	84.84
1	—	1,315	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,432	100.00–108.00	104.63
1	—	1,150	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	715.00	715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	709.00	709.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	410.00–500.00	450.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	842	675.00–750.00	705.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	715	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	925.00–950.00	937.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	741	665.00–738.00	713.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	834.00	834.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	604.00–625.00	615.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	761	516.00–585.00	558.98

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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