Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to poor quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.15/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$192.15

30 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$61.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

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	382	211.23	807	16thin
Medium and Large 2	471	178.87	843	9thin
Small 1-2	400	162.50	650	2thin
Medium and Large 3	347	150.00	520	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.23/cwt here — about $287 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 sale30 hd

192.15

—

SC average5 barns · 395 hd

188.05

+4.10

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	1,634	130.27	2,128	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	107.66	1,316	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	106.30	1,430	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	872	99.11	864	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,188	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,672	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	216.92/cwt	215.00–222.50	824	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	211.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	210.42/cwt	197.50–215.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	928	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	223.10/cwt	215.00–230.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.24/cwt	185.00–195.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	195.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	420	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	237.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	266.90/cwt	250.00–280.00	889	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	486	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	753	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	567	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	879	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	263.71/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,102	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	108.72/cwt	94.00–119.00	1,336	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	83.76/cwt	75.00–89.00	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	100.85/cwt	91.00–115.00	881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	104.35/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,445	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	122.24/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	136.09/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	128.61/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,006	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,433.81/head	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	998.31/head	975.00–1,025.00	998	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,410.38/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,410	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,909.82/head	1,410.00–2,425.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	215.81/cwt	210.00–222.50	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 181Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 64Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 46

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to poor 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	—	660	180.00	180.00
2	—	573	180.00–190.00	184.85
2	—	623	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
4	—	486	150.00–160.00	154.94
3	—	567	150.00–160.00	155.09
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	200.00	200.00
2	—	463	210.00	210.00
3	—	413	210.00–222.50	215.81
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	257.50–270.00	263.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	525	185.00	185.00
2	—	470	175.00–180.00	177.45
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
2	—	433	180.00–190.00	184.97
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	215.00–222.50	216.92
6	—	323	200.00–220.00	211.73
4	—	425	197.50–215.00	210.42
2	—	478	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	270.00	270.00
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
3	—	333	250.00–280.00	266.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	215.00–225.00	219.94
2	—	218	215.00–230.00	223.10
2	—	363	220.00–230.00	224.90
2	—	310	230.00–245.00	237.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	147.50	147.50
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	185.00–195.00	190.24
2	—	215	190.00–200.00	195.35
1	—	620	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,385	95.00–112.00	104.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,229	94.00–119.00	108.72
5	—	1,089	75.00–89.00	83.76
4	—	1,286	122.00–123.00	122.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	874	91.00–115.00	100.85
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,726	132.00–139.00	136.09
3	—	1,560	128.00–129.00	128.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	823	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,058	975.00–1,025.00	998.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,140	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,410.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,433.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	1,410.00–2,425.00	1,909.82

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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