Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with light buyer demand. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.82/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −39.41 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$167.82

41 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.76

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	178.25	852	21
Small 1-2	545	163.65	892	11thin
Medium and Large 3	556	148.60	827	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $25 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 sale41 hd

167.82

—

SC average5 barns · 380 hd

181.59

−13.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−39.41

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	1,650	130.56	2,155	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	114.20	1,607	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	108.79	1,292	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	93.46	911	30

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)	1,236	$1,460	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,182	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	925	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,113	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,458	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$694	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	925	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	181.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	152.62/cwt	145.00–160.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	177.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	153.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,166	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	183.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	782	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.50	466	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	576	167.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	962	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	849	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	1,137.40/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	694.00/head	694.00–694.00	694	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,458.00/head	1,458.00–1,458.00	1,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	645	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	668	766.48/head	700.00–825.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,675.71/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,385.35/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,111	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	94.21/cwt	85.00–99.00	968	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,885	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	100.74/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,020	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	85.14/cwt	72.00–93.00	792	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	110.47/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,343	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	113.50/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,588	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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 174Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 82Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 61

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with light buyer demand. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	925	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	700.00–825.00	766.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,415	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,675.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,385.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	694.00	694.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,458.00	1,458.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	170.00–180.00	174.88
2	—	472	175.00	175.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	165.00–170.00	167.58
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	168.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	145.00–160.00	152.62
2	—	518	150.00–160.00	154.98
4	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.03
3	—	365	140.00–145.00	143.38
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
2	—	300	140.00–150.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
4	—	715	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
2	—	653	152.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	140.00–142.50	141.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	190.00–200.00	195.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	180.00–185.00	183.78
4	—	496	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	170.00–185.00	181.31
8	—	513	170.00–180.00	177.22
4	—	476	170.00–180.00	174.99
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
4	—	486	150.00–160.00	153.14
2	—	618	140.00–150.00	144.86
2	—	573	140.00–150.00	145.07
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	160.00–170.00	167.04
2	—	618	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	160.00–170.00	164.90
2	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.56
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	125.00–132.00	129.21
1	—	1,765	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	120.00–126.00	123.02
10	—	1,027	85.00–99.00	94.21
53	—	1,216	100.00–119.00	110.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	124.00	124.00
14	—	1,399	104.00–118.00	113.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,013	93.00–111.00	100.74
14	—	930	72.00–93.00	85.14

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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