Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. 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 $203.13/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$203.13

89 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	229.30	1,071	12thin
Medium and Large 2	488	202.34	988	55
Medium and Large 3	385	190.82	734	22

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $337 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 sale89 hd

203.13

—

SC average5 barns · 516 hd

204.53

−1.41

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	1,371	124.69	1,709	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	103.50	1,203	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	98.73	1,399	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	91.11	873	10

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)	1,415	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,228	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$635	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$1,865	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$907	12
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	732	$667	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	555	193.62/cwt	192.00–207.50	1,075	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	207.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	186.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	211.20/cwt	207.50–215.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	184.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	188.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	213.83/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.82/cwt	180.00–182.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	186.44/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,066	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.04/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	210.01/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	220.60/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.17/cwt	245.00–247.50	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	232.09/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	201.05/cwt	195.00–215.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	198.36/cwt	190.00–205.00	916	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.54/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,272	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	196.21/cwt	195.00–197.50	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,829.00/head	1,829.00–1,829.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,440	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,488.76/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	616.49/head	616.00–617.00	616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	848	837.61/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	758	718.01/head	687.00–745.00	718	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,133.00/head	1,133.00–1,133.00	1,133	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	856	886.48/head	812.00–968.00	886	11
Bulls	—	—	1,018	114.24/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	135.13/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	85.01/cwt	70.00–92.00	778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	91.16/cwt	77.00–98.00	981	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	93.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	97.21/cwt	95.00–100.00	973	5

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 248Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 93Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	555	192.00–207.50	193.62
6	—	316	200.00–220.00	207.59
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
2	—	390	207.50–215.00	211.20
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
4	—	509	200.00–215.00	210.01
6	—	425	210.00–220.00	215.80
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
4	—	458	217.50–225.00	220.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
1	—	615	209.00	209.00
2	—	563	207.50–220.00	213.83
5	—	456	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	180.00–190.00	186.84
3	—	512	180.00–190.00	184.14
4	—	426	185.00–190.00	188.77
1	—	485	187.50	187.50
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
3	—	330	180.00–182.50	180.82
6	—	232	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	260.00	260.00
2	—	425	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
3	—	462	190.00–205.00	198.36
2	—	373	195.00–197.50	196.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	200.00–210.00	205.05
14	—	572	182.00–205.00	186.44
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
4	—	240	235.00	235.00
4	—	470	207.50–222.50	213.04
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
9	—	435	195.00–215.00	201.05
1	—	655	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	230.00	230.00
1	—	600	212.50	212.50
2	—	410	230.00–240.00	234.88
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	222.50	222.50
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	245	235.00	235.00
1	—	665	204.00	204.00
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
14	—	438	220.00–235.00	232.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	217.50	217.50
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
2	—	520	209.00–210.00	209.50
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
2	—	528	230.00	230.00
2	—	373	245.00–247.50	246.17
4	—	408	240.00	240.00
2	—	553	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	99.00–116.00	107.54
1	—	1,400	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,076	77.00–98.00	91.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	70.00–92.00	85.01
5	—	1,001	95.00–100.00	97.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	105.00–108.00	106.60
3	—	1,432	90.00–95.00	93.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	109.00–120.00	114.24
2	—	1,723	134.00–136.00	135.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,829.00	1,829.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,488.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	825.00–850.00	837.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	616.00–617.00	616.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	687.00–745.00	718.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	856	812.00–968.00	886.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,133.00	1,133.00

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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