Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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 $199.38/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$199.38

65 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$33.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	212.78	998	24
Medium and Large 2	506	197.70	1,000	27
Medium and Large 3	564	179.65	1,013	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.13/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale65 hd

199.38

—

SC average5 barns · 433 hd

201.41

−2.03

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	1,506	119.07	1,793	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	107.67	1,529	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	107.58	1,337	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	89.95	974	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	678	$1,093	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	211.63/cwt	205.00–215.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	190.85/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.93/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	209.82/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	203.57/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	241.73/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,262	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	72.51/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,258	111.15/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	96.93/cwt	92.00–106.00	927	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	107.67/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,529	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	107.71/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,349	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,125.17/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	555	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	214.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	179.20/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	211.39/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,006	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	184.37/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 184Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 70Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
2	—	690	170.00–180.00	174.96
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	585	185.00–187.50	186.27
2	—	483	180.00–185.00	182.56
4	—	620	182.50–185.00	184.37
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
4	—	746	182.00	182.00
6	—	483	200.00–205.00	202.50
3	—	572	190.00–192.50	190.85
3	—	527	190.00–195.00	193.31
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
2	—	623	190.00–192.50	191.22
6	—	374	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	205.00–215.00	211.63
2	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	202.50	202.50
13	—	473	210.00–219.00	215.93
2	—	523	200.00–207.50	203.59
2	—	375	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	190.00–220.00	209.82
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
5	—	731	200.00–206.00	203.57
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	195.00	195.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	227.50–230.00	228.77
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
10	—	522	230.00–243.00	241.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	200.00–205.00	202.51
4	—	423	200.00–220.00	214.67
4	—	338	220.00	220.00
17	—	476	197.00–220.00	211.39
6	—	371	220.00–225.00	222.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	187.50	187.50
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
2	—	573	179.00–185.00	181.99
3	—	627	177.50–180.00	179.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	70.00–76.00	72.51
5	—	956	92.00–106.00	96.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	92.00–94.00	92.99
2	—	1,185	121.00	121.00
18	—	1,252	100.00–118.00	107.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,420	97.00–114.00	107.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	128.00–134.00	130.96
3	—	1,258	108.00–115.00	111.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	985.00	985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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