Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.05/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$203.05

27 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	229.61	889	8thin
Medium and Large 2	351	209.45	735	7thin
Medium and Large 3	521	181.62	945	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale27 hd

203.05

—

SC average5 barns · 388 hd

197.61

+5.44

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	1,494	121.33	1,813	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	100.91	1,172	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	98.31	1,389	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	88.14	928	11

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)	1,132	$1,282	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,197	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,016	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$902	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$887	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,278	13
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$806	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$744	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	465	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	231.27/cwt	227.50–236.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	216.40/cwt	210.00–222.50	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	206.27/cwt	202.50–210.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	205.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	193.18/cwt	180.00–200.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	218.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	193.39/cwt	190.00–200.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	209.22/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	218.78/cwt	215.00–220.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	228.52/cwt	225.00–233.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	180.99/cwt	177.50–185.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	185.98/cwt	177.50–190.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	256.93/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	259.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	190.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	103.78/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	91.39/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,013	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	104.29/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,234	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	86.02/cwt	78.00–92.00	894	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	93.80/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,021	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	893	1,450.98/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,427.29/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,427	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	750	984.40/head	925.00–1,035.00	984	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	778	1,216.27/head	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	705	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	801.36/head	766.00–828.00	801	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	880.56/head	875.00–886.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	785	729.87/head	710.00–750.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	1,155.13/head	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,155	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	887.00/head	887.00–887.00	887	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	758	731.98/head	698.00–764.00	732	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	656.93/head	628.00–687.00	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,567.40/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	865.05/head	775.00–960.00	865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,197.01/head	1,096.00–1,310.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	1,091.85/head	960.00–1,200.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,170	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	125.49/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,078	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	90.10/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,251	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 →

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Wed Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 263Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 127Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 16Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	227.50	227.50
3	—	360	227.50–236.00	231.27
3	—	413	225.00–233.00	228.52
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
2	—	415	210.00–222.50	216.40
2	—	468	202.50–210.00	206.27
2	—	218	200.00–210.00	205.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	179.00	179.00
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	177.50	177.50
5	—	521	177.50–185.00	180.99
3	—	487	177.50–190.00	185.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	180.00–200.00	193.18
3	—	487	190.00–200.00	193.39
2	—	368	180.00–200.00	190.20
2	—	290	170.00–210.00	190.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	215.00–220.00	218.27
2	—	458	220.00	220.00
3	—	508	205.00–212.50	209.22
4	—	420	215.00–220.00	218.78
2	—	388	220.00	220.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	790	185.00	185.00
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	235.00	235.00
1	—	685	235.00	235.00
1	—	595	230.00	230.00
1	—	255	245.00	245.00
2	—	418	230.00–235.00	232.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	250.00	250.00
3	—	563	250.00–266.00	256.93
3	—	458	250.00–265.00	259.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	100.00–108.00	103.78
2	—	1,388	87.00–94.00	90.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	82.00–95.00	91.39
29	—	1,183	96.00–120.00	104.29
1	—	1,175	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	78.00–92.00	86.02
3	—	1,088	90.00–97.00	93.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,656	123.00–127.00	125.49

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	928	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,427.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	925.00–1,035.00	984.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,216.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	766.00–828.00	801.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	875.00–886.00	880.56
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	698.00–764.00	731.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	628.00–687.00	656.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,567.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	710.00–750.00	729.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,155.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	920	775.00–960.00	865.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,096.00–1,310.00	1,197.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	960.00–1,200.00	1,091.85
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	887.00	887.00

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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