Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows

were steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bull were steady. There was and 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 $204.44/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$204.44

75 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	215.32	992	42
Medium and Large 2	468	195.86	917	14thin
Medium and Large 3	457	186.71	853	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $138 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 sale75 hd

204.44

—

SC average5 barns · 481 hd

206.25

−1.81

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	1,687	131.53	2,218	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	106.21	1,317	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	104.64	1,542	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	791	95.76	757	8thin

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)	1,173	$1,390	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	979	$1,536	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$812	2thin

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 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	196.63/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	191.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	203.70/cwt	200.00–207.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	181.32/cwt	175.00–187.50	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.86/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	220.23/cwt	215.00–225.00	923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	207.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	201.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	211.34/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	215.61/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	422	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	235.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	237.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	245.34/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,070	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	233.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	231.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	106.98/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,336	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	81.31/cwt	75.00–88.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	100.58/cwt	95.00–108.00	800	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	135.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,635	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	104.64/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,542	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	91.81/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,093	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,355	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	1,414.19/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,414	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,635.79/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,636	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	965	811.53/head	750.00–875.00	812	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	863	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,162	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,606.39/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,606	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	698	112.79/cwt	100.00–120.00	787	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,317.54/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,318	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	918	1,438.15/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	865	877.60/head	825.00–925.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	825	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,694.48/head	1,450.00–1,885.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	682	2

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 246Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 62Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 65

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows

were steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bull were steady. There was and 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
3	—	533	190.00–200.00	196.63
1	—	375	220.00	220.00
2	—	303	220.00–230.00	225.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
1	—	425	235.00	235.00
1	—	275	250.00	250.00
4	—	480	225.00–235.00	231.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
4	—	569	190.00	190.00
3	—	530	190.00–195.00	191.62
2	—	385	200.00–207.50	203.70
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
2	—	308	200.00–210.00	204.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	180.00–185.00	183.30
7	—	409	190.00	190.00
4	—	326	190.00	190.00
3	—	618	180.00–185.00	181.62
2	—	480	175.00–187.50	181.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
5	—	473	210.00–225.00	216.86
20	—	419	215.00–225.00	220.23
9	—	514	200.00–210.00	207.81
4	—	566	200.00–207.50	201.82
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	295.00	295.00
1	—	230	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	200.00–215.00	211.34
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
5	—	464	208.00–225.00	215.61
1	—	565	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	230.00–240.00	235.50
2	—	478	235.00–240.00	237.41
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
17	—	436	240.00–246.00	245.34
5	—	572	230.00–240.00	233.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,249	99.00–115.00	106.98
4	—	1,191	87.00–95.00	91.81
2	—	1,148	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	75.00–88.00	81.31
6	—	795	95.00–108.00	100.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,474	100.00–111.00	104.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	130.00–142.00	135.59
2	—	1,400	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,830	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	157.50	157.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	750.00–875.00	811.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	130.00–140.00	134.67
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	100.00–120.00	112.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,209	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,414.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,635.79
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	825.00–925.00	877.60
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,606.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	1,450.00–1,885.00	1,694.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,317.54

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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