Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

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 steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.63/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$177.63

55 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$51.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

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	384	203.81	782	18thin
Medium and Large 2	420	176.27	740	12thin
Small 1-2	418	166.19	694	13thin
Medium and Large 3	420	152.11	639	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.69/cwt here — about $143 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 sale55 hd

177.63

—

SC average5 barns · 480 hd

182.31

−4.68

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	1,591	126.18	2,007	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	112.61	1,653	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	105.38	1,174	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	92.90	871	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)	782	$750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	734	$683	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,145	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	813	$993	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$780	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$655	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	—	332	153.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	451	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	208.87/cwt	205.00–212.50	877	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	790	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	175.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	912	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	168.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	721	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.62/cwt	142.50–160.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	202.81/cwt	197.50–210.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	209.68/cwt	202.50–217.50	996	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	203.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	664	171.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	111.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	117.38/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,394	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	105.69/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,148	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	92.13/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,061	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	96.15/cwt	90.00–100.00	880	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	104.47/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	125.11/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,934	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	83.06/cwt	70.00–89.00	729	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	640	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	198.37/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	213.32/cwt	212.50–215.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	182.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	157.42/cwt	152.50–162.50	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,145.00/head	1,145.00–1,145.00	1,145	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	752.66/head	725.00–800.00	753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	660	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	579.27/head	529.00–625.00	579	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	813	992.62/head	975.00–1,025.00	993	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	610	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	655.00/head	655.00–655.00	655	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	675.43/head	645.00–701.00	675	2

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 149Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 105Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	150.00–160.00	153.37
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	740	157.50	157.50
1	—	460	167.50	167.50
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
1	—	550	222.50	222.50
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
3	—	572	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	162.50	162.50
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	197.50–210.00	202.81
2	—	475	202.50–217.50	209.68
3	—	315	200.00–210.00	203.49
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
2	—	278	160.00–170.00	165.23
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
3	—	428	160.00–175.00	168.39
3	—	518	160.00–165.00	161.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
2	—	220	200.00–210.00	205.11
6	—	420	205.00–212.50	208.87
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
1	—	355	207.50	207.50
3	—	327	195.00–205.00	198.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	175.00–180.00	177.62
4	—	521	170.00–180.00	175.01
3	—	328	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	568	170.00–175.00	172.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	142.50–160.00	150.62
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
2	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.85
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
2	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	—	635	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	212.50–215.00	213.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
4	—	474	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	—	695	172.50	172.50
4	—	435	180.00–190.00	182.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
4	—	664	165.00–175.00	171.27
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
2	—	458	152.50–162.50	157.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	1,434	109.00–113.00	111.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	117.00–118.00	117.38
20	—	1,086	97.00–112.00	105.69
5	—	1,152	85.00–96.00	92.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	90.00–100.00	96.15
2	—	1,113	104.00–105.00	104.47
4	—	878	70.00–89.00	83.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	138.00	138.00
11	—	1,546	115.00–134.00	125.11

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	1	—	640	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	813	975.00–1,025.00	992.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,220.00	1,220.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	655.00	655.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	645.00–701.00	675.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,145.00	1,145.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	800	725.00–800.00	752.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	635	529.00–625.00	579.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	500.00	500.00

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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