Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $204.26/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −2.97 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$204.26

55 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$106.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	350	290.00	1,015	1thin
Medium and Large 2	477	216.12	1,030	32
Medium and Large 3	521	183.10	954	22

One grade step is worth $106.90/cwt here — about $61 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 sale55 hd

204.26

—

SC average5 barns · 365 hd

205.12

−0.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−2.97

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	1,707	124.33	2,122	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	100.57	1,525	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	95.98	1,138	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	91.63	828	18

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)	1,308	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$793	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,150	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	864	$987	7

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	215.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	215.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	214.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	178.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	180.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	177.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	204.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	175.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	231.51/cwt	225.00–240.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	209.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	187.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	176.97/cwt	175.00–180.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	256.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	257.04/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	240	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	233.03/cwt	230.00–242.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	216.06/cwt	210.00–217.50	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	250.07/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	212.96/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	187.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	179.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	92.52/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,376	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	103.44/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,580	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	84.58/cwt	72.00–91.00	974	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	103.38/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,249	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	80.58/cwt	75.00–86.00	749	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	97.16/cwt	93.00–100.00	865	12
Bulls	—	—	1,843	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,607	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,446.20/head	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,446	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	883	950.71/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	743	705.47/head	620.00–840.00	705	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,640	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	990	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	850	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 284Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 66Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,400.00–1,490.00	1,446.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	900.00–1,000.00	950.71
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	743	620.00–840.00	705.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	210.00–220.00	215.54
5	—	469	210.00–225.00	215.07
7	—	429	210.00–220.00	214.27
3	—	613	210.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	678	190.00–194.00	191.98
3	—	325	225.00–235.00	230.05
3	—	267	230.00–240.00	234.91
5	—	533	205.00–220.00	212.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	175.00–185.00	178.74
2	—	688	170.00–176.00	173.03
2	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
8	—	471	180.00–190.00	187.42
5	—	567	170.00–185.00	179.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	175.00–185.00	180.69
8	—	518	170.00–180.00	177.45
5	—	614	170.00–180.00	175.50
8	—	439	180.00–188.00	187.07
5	—	457	175.00–180.00	176.97
4	—	366	190.00–195.00	192.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	200.00–210.00	204.27
3	—	285	205.00–215.00	209.85
5	—	392	210.00–217.50	216.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	225.00–240.00	231.51
4	—	335	230.00–242.50	233.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	250.00–260.00	256.18
5	—	564	254.00–262.50	257.04
4	—	524	245.00–260.00	250.07
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	215.00	215.00
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	89.00–96.00	92.52
14	—	1,527	99.00–110.00	103.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,151	72.00–91.00	84.58
37	—	1,208	95.00–113.00	103.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	75.00–86.00	80.58
12	—	890	93.00–100.00	97.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	1,435	112.00	112.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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