Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.34/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$192.34

80 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	212.64	845	7thin
Medium and Large 2	455	196.89	896	47
Medium and Large 3	548	178.66	979	26

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale80 hd

192.34

—

SC average5 barns · 591 hd

198.98

−6.64

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	1,331	115.01	1,531	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	108.79	1,570	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	106.15	1,254	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	95.94	921	14

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)	969	$1,079	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,059	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$1,877	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,271	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$919	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	844	$845	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	204.23/cwt	195.00–207.50	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	201.74/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.77/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	205.66/cwt	202.50–207.50	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	186.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	179.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	196.36/cwt	195.00–197.50	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	179.26/cwt	177.50–181.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	208.28/cwt	200.00–215.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	215.15/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.73/cwt	200.00–216.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	211.17/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	186.75/cwt	181.00–192.50	878	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	230.61/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	219.18/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	207.13/cwt	200.00–212.50	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	90.30/cwt	88.00–93.00	830	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	100.17/cwt	96.00–107.00	993	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	108.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	95.78/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,082	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	107.95/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,285	23
Bulls	—	—	1,084	107.20/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,162	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	124.78/cwt	117.00–139.00	2,046	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	685	617.00/head	617.00–617.00	617	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,221.00/head	1,221.00–1,221.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	195.11/cwt	185.00–205.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	199.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,133	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	178.72/cwt	175.00–182.50	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,877.00/head	1,877.00–1,877.00	1,877	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	705	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	735	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	858	1,332.06/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,332	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	725	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	1,058.79/head	1,035.00–1,085.00	1,059	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	946.70/head	897.00–979.00	947	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	675	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	969	1,078.95/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,079	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,508	8

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 203Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 40Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 7Year ago 46

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
1	—	435	221.00	221.00
2	—	368	210.00	210.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	530	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	195.00–207.50	204.23
10	—	526	195.00–202.50	201.74
6	—	673	184.00–195.00	185.77
3	—	605	190.00–200.00	195.00
4	—	418	202.50–207.50	205.66
5	—	280	180.00–200.00	186.00
3	—	325	180.00–200.00	187.92
2	—	220	195.00–197.50	196.36
2	—	565	195.00–200.00	197.48
2	—	455	185.00–205.00	195.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
2	—	218	175.00–185.00	179.60
2	—	383	170.00–172.50	171.24
2	—	700	174.00	174.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
2	—	438	177.50–181.00	179.26
12	—	626	181.00	181.00
1	—	780	172.50	172.50
2	—	540	175.00–182.50	178.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	745	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
2	—	470	181.00–192.50	186.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
7	—	457	222.50–235.00	230.61
3	—	607	217.50–220.00	219.18
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	200.00	200.00
7	—	423	200.00–215.00	208.28
12	—	611	200.00–217.50	215.15
6	—	478	200.00–216.00	206.73
2	—	708	200.00	200.00
3	—	523	210.00–212.50	211.17
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
6	—	461	200.00–212.50	207.13
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
3	—	533	195.00–205.00	199.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	270	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	88.00–93.00	90.30
8	—	991	96.00–107.00	100.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	100.00–114.00	108.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	87.00–99.00	95.78
23	—	1,190	100.00–116.00	107.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	103.00–111.00	107.20
4	—	1,640	117.00–139.00	124.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	617.00	617.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	540.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,221.00	1,221.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	897.00–979.00	946.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,877.00	1,877.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,332.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,035.00–1,085.00	1,058.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	969	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,078.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	850.00	850.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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