Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.19/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$199.19

31 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$41.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.92

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	207.50	1,105	22
Medium and Large 2	486	182.50	888	7thin
Medium and Large 3	423	166.25	702	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.25/cwt here — about $402 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 sale31 hd

199.19

—

SC average5 barns · 422 hd

210.12

−10.92

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	1,423	124.94	1,778	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	112.34	1,670	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	109.87	1,268	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	95.51	959	7thin

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)	810	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$1,343	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$1,290	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$963	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$917	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$830	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	780	$666	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	207.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	195.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	215.64/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.83/cwt	190.00–195.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	194.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	909	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,082	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	129.84/cwt	117.50–137.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	204.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	91.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	917	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	105.86/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,062	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	110.82/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,276	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	94.83/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,044	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	120.27/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,468	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	119.90/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	110.18/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,609	7
Bulls	—	—	1,423	124.94/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,778	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	770	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	620	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	962.58/head	959.00–966.00	963	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	917.00/head	917.00–917.00	917	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	584.00/head	584.00–584.00	584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	747.00/head	747.00–747.00	747	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	740	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	1,342.57/head	1,050.00–1,613.00	1,343	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 236Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 153Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
2	—	328	180.00	180.00
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	595	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
3	—	472	160.00–175.00	166.78
2	—	560	150.00–155.00	152.46
2	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.77
2	—	720	162.50–163.00	162.75
1	—	670	167.50	167.50
2	—	425	170.00–172.50	171.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
2	—	573	200.00	200.00
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
4	—	521	195.00–200.00	198.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	180.00–185.00	182.55
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
2	—	588	180.00–185.00	182.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	160.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	253	160.00–165.00	162.48
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
5	—	485	195.00–200.00	195.99
6	—	520	190.00–195.00	190.83
4	—	573	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	200.00–215.00	207.43
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
4	—	526	212.50–220.00	215.64
3	—	628	190.00–200.00	194.24
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
4	—	478	200.00–215.00	204.96
2	—	433	200.00–210.00	205.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	187.50	187.50
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
3	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	140.00	140.00
4	—	909	119.00	119.00
3	—	580	117.50–137.00	129.84
1	—	690	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	90.00–95.00	91.37
2	—	1,003	103.00–108.00	105.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,151	100.00–118.00	110.82
8	—	1,101	87.00–100.00	94.83
8	—	1,221	119.00–124.00	120.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	118.00–122.00	119.90
7	—	1,460	102.00–115.00	110.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,423	114.00–134.00	124.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	959.00–966.00	962.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	917.00	917.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	747.00	747.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	830.00	830.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	584.00	584.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	15	—	1,006	1,050.00–1,613.00	1,342.57

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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