Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter bull were steady. There was an 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 $200.44/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$200.44

45 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	208.75	1,109	8thin
Medium and Large 2	490	201.51	987	28
Medium and Large 3	470	189.72	893	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $217 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

200.44

—

SC average5 barns · 541 hd

205.99

−5.55

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	1,804	130.04	2,346	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	112.38	1,796	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	106.64	1,307	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	96.60	839	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,360	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,221	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,200	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,642	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$980	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	203.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	226.81/cwt	222.50–230.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	210.42/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	201.46/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	210.22/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	211.18/cwt	205.00–217.50	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	146.77/cwt	145.00–147.00	906	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	818	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	203.74/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	216.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	91.11/cwt	80.00–98.00	803	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	104.44/cwt	101.00–112.00	889	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	113.50/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	92.36/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,075	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	111.07/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,383	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	114.80/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	136.14/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,513	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,360.31/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,360	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	900	956.89/head	935.00–975.00	957	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,086	1,200.26/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,200	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	660	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	644.00/head	644.00–644.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,013.76/head	965.00–1,061.00	1,014	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	675	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	700	845.00/head	845.00–845.00	845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	995	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,495	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,155	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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 266Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 50Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher.

Slaughter bull were steady. There was an 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
3	—	272	222.50–230.00	226.81
4	—	473	200.00–210.00	204.97
2	—	568	202.50–205.00	203.74
2	—	545	200.00	200.00
4	—	373	210.00–220.00	216.17
2	—	600	190.00–195.00	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	225.00	225.00
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
2	—	310	250.00	250.00
2	—	280	240.00–250.00	244.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	200.00–205.00	203.98
2	—	275	210.00	210.00
7	—	581	195.00–205.00	201.46
2	—	380	205.00–210.00	207.40
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	243	202.50–210.00	206.21
3	—	417	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
5	—	622	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	210.00–212.50	210.42
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	655	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	195.00	195.00
4	—	471	190.00	190.00
2	—	570	187.50–190.00	188.74
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	205.00	205.00
4	—	529	206.00–215.00	210.22
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
1	—	575	227.00	227.00
2	—	460	205.00–217.50	211.18
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
2	—	610	230.00–235.00	232.46
1	—	530	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	145.00–147.00	146.77
1	—	595	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	881	80.00–98.00	91.11
7	—	851	101.00–112.00	104.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,602	106.00–118.00	113.50
1	—	1,550	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	80.00–101.00	92.36
29	—	1,245	105.00–121.00	111.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	112.00–116.00	114.80
5	—	1,846	132.00–141.00	136.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,370.00	1,370.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	644.00	644.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	965.00–1,061.00	1,013.76
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	995.00	995.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	845.00	845.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,360.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	935.00–975.00	956.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,200.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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How this sale compares

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