Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower.

There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.97/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$179.97

39 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	376	195.78	736	6thin
Medium and Large 3	534	177.09	946	33

One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale39 hd

179.97

—

SC average5 barns · 306 hd

184.17

−4.21

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	1,320	109.33	1,444	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	89.42	1,060	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	86.58	1,268	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	85.38	761	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,004	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$784	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$963	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	752	$713	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	365	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	652	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	740	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	204.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	172.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	177.45/cwt	175.00–182.50	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	178.26/cwt	175.00–185.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	177.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	178.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	176.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	187.56/cwt	180.00–195.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	173.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,052	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	258.78/cwt	255.00–262.50	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	186.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	178.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	922	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	193.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	224.29/cwt	220.00–232.50	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	225.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	94.78/cwt	93.00–100.00	812	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	78.67/cwt	73.00–85.00	721	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,118	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,168	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	75.41/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	97.75/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	78.92/cwt	72.00–88.00	908	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	95.59/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,154	17
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	764	741.82/head	700.00–815.00	742	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	739	540.12/head	510.00–550.00	540	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	940	1,031.64/head	910.00–1,225.00	1,032	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	753	904.08/head	835.00–960.00	904	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	757	686.64/head	675.00–710.00	687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 214Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 105Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 55

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower.

There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	195.00–200.00	197.43
2	—	330	195.00–200.00	197.46
2	—	433	190.00–195.00	192.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	175.00–185.00	180.14
2	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.43
4	—	466	170.00–185.00	178.70
3	—	573	170.00–180.00	176.54
3	—	707	167.50	167.50
2	—	660	170.00–175.00	172.54
4	—	608	170.00–180.00	173.10
12	—	516	170.00–180.00	178.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	200.00–210.00	204.76
5	—	619	170.00–180.00	172.98
3	—	520	175.00–182.50	177.45
3	—	485	175.00–185.00	178.26
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
2	—	570	170.00–185.00	177.30
4	—	370	190.00–200.00	193.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	200.00–210.00	203.41
4	—	324	220.00–232.50	224.29
5	—	373	215.00–235.00	225.05
1	—	575	197.50	197.50
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	220.00–225.00	222.54
3	—	567	200.00–205.00	202.52
4	—	385	230.00–235.00	231.27
4	—	424	215.00–220.00	217.45
4	—	475	210.00–220.00	214.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
4	—	420	180.00–195.00	187.56
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
4	—	526	180.00–190.00	186.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
2	—	318	255.00–262.50	258.78
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	764	700.00–815.00	741.82
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	739	510.00–550.00	540.12
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	835.00–960.00	904.08
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	940	910.00–1,225.00	1,031.64
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	757	675.00–710.00	686.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	93.00–100.00	94.78
7	—	916	73.00–85.00	78.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	74.00–77.00	75.41
2	—	1,525	94.00–102.00	97.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,150	72.00–88.00	78.92
17	—	1,207	90.00–106.00	95.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,118	100.00–110.00	104.50

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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