Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers and bulls were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.67/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$185.67

45 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$37.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	201.78	932	17thin
Medium and Large 2	510	184.71	941	16thin
Medium and Large 3	379	164.15	622	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $310 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 sale45 hd

185.67

—

SC average5 barns · 429 hd

192.55

−6.87

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	1,567	125.10	1,961	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	107.08	1,540	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	96.84	1,136	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	94.84	839	18

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,348	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$925	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$949	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	163.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	192.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	206.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	190.14/cwt	185.00–201.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	205.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	181.49/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.11/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	233.36/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	176.29/cwt	170.00–182.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	143.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	660	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	446	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	848	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,194	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	117.99/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	193.35/cwt	190.00–197.50	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	739	154.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	163.14/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	948.62/head	875.00–1,000.00	949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,071	1,292.43/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,292	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.21/cwt	127.50–140.00	986	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	829	107.56/cwt	100.00–115.00	892	4
Bulls	—	—	1,245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	125.98/cwt	115.00–133.00	2,011	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	100.08/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,198	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	83.49/cwt	72.00–88.00	897	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	101.62/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	97.35/cwt	92.00–105.00	878	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	86.06/cwt	80.00–88.00	711	4

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 186Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 104Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 45

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers and bulls were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	190.00	190.00
2	—	505	195.00–200.00	197.52
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
4	—	467	200.00	200.00
5	—	417	200.00–215.00	206.03
2	—	388	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	162.50–170.00	163.31
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	190.00–195.00	192.63
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
8	—	574	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
1	—	490	195.00	195.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	393	170.00–182.50	176.29
1	—	745	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	215.00–222.50	218.11
3	—	458	225.00–237.50	233.36
1	—	550	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	210.00–220.00	215.09
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
2	—	475	225.00	225.00
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
3	—	623	190.00–195.00	191.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	185.00–201.00	190.14
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.27
2	—	658	180.00–183.00	181.49
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
3	—	402	190.00–197.50	193.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
6	—	739	150.00–156.00	154.41
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	155.00	155.00
4	—	618	155.00–170.00	163.14
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	461	142.00–150.00	143.06
6	—	266	167.50	167.50
3	—	617	137.50	137.50
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	116.00–119.00	117.99
8	—	1,433	95.00–114.00	101.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,197	92.00–115.00	100.08
8	—	1,074	72.00–88.00	83.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	902	92.00–105.00	97.35
4	—	826	80.00–88.00	86.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,690	139.00	139.00
7	—	1,596	115.00–133.00	125.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	755	875.00–1,000.00	948.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,071	900.00–1,575.00	1,292.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	729	127.50–140.00	135.21
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	829	100.00–115.00	107.56

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 this sale compares

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