Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

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 4.00 higher. 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 $183.49/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$183.49

60 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$39.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.60

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	217.50	794	1thin
Medium and Large 2	397	201.14	799	13thin
Medium and Large 3	529	177.76	941	46

One grade step is worth $39.74/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale60 hd

183.49

—

SC average5 barns · 467 hd

195.09

−11.60

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	1,653	113.46	1,876	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	96.24	1,387	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	93.40	1,218	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	73.44	707	4thin

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)	1,365	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	818	$725	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$718	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$1,836	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,462	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	231.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	213.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	914	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	202.55/cwt	197.50–210.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	252	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	260.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	173.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	182.53/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	177.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	171.89/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	177.26/cwt	170.00–187.50	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	178.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	230.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	826	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	81.58/cwt	73.00–88.00	986	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	99.65/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,349	17
Bulls	—	—	1,842	121.71/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,242	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	73.44/cwt	70.00–78.00	707	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	97.65/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,397	8
Bulls	—	—	1,518	107.57/cwt	92.00–113.00	1,633	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	895	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	972	1,461.62/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	780	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,440	1,836.46/head	1,310.00–2,150.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	207.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	178.83/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,010	4

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 125Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 45Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 higher. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	225.00–240.00	231.33
14	—	429	210.00–230.00	213.10
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
5	—	370	225.00–240.00	230.97
8	—	474	200.00–215.00	207.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
4	—	634	170.00–185.00	173.82
4	—	529	175.00–185.00	180.08
3	—	472	175.00–180.00	176.70
3	—	420	190.00–200.00	196.67
3	—	382	190.00–200.00	195.02
4	—	565	175.00–185.00	178.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	255.00–265.00	260.23
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	197.50–210.00	202.55
3	—	252	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	—	515	190.00–195.00	192.52
2	—	473	206.00	206.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	175.00–185.00	182.53
7	—	476	170.00–185.00	177.82
4	—	630	170.00–177.50	171.89
2	—	293	180.00–190.00	185.04
10	—	534	170.00–187.50	177.26
2	—	333	190.00–195.00	192.41
3	—	417	170.00–185.00	178.36
14	—	573	170.00–180.00	175.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
1	—	475	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
1	—	595	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
3	—	533	235.00	235.00
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	73.00–88.00	81.58
17	—	1,354	91.00–107.00	99.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	70.00–78.00	73.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,431	90.00–103.00	97.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,842	118.00–128.00	121.71
7	—	1,518	92.00–113.00	107.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,461.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,440	1,310.00–2,150.00	1,836.46

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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