Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate 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 $191.01/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$191.01

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	220.00	803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	411	199.99	822	20
Medium and Large 3	529	182.32	964	24

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about −$161 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

191.01

—

SC average5 barns · 481 hd

192.15

−1.14

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	—	High	1,435	122.50	1,758	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	111.00	1,654	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	98.90	1,227	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	84.89	866	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)	1,069	$1,047	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$768	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$660	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,451	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	953	$1,149	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,124	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	813	$924	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,380	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$972	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	1,140	1,334.00/head	1,334.00–1,334.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	964.00/head	964.00–964.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	745	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,451.00/head	1,451.00–1,451.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	198.42/cwt	195.00–205.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	210.50/cwt	210.00–212.50	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	182.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,061	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	224.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	232.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,227.31/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	680	714.00/head	714.00–714.00	714	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	999.12/head	975.00–1,025.00	999	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	767.74/head	760.00–775.00	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,409.95/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,410	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	675	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	675	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,496	1
Bulls	—	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	104.84/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,370	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	944	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	82.09/cwt	72.00–93.00	847	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	89.26/cwt	74.00–96.00	1,010	8

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 235Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 56Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,334.00	1,334.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,451.00	1,451.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	964.00	964.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	975.00–1,025.00	999.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,409.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,380.00	1,380.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,230.00	1,230.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	714.00	714.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	760.00–775.00	767.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.31
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	685.00	685.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
3	—	410	260.00–270.00	264.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
2	—	528	187.50–190.00	188.71
2	—	398	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
1	—	345	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
2	—	513	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
15	—	581	170.00–185.00	182.70
2	—	483	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	195.00–205.00	198.42
5	—	331	210.00–212.50	210.50
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
5	—	466	190.00–200.00	193.99
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	280.00	280.00
3	—	381	280.00	280.00
4	—	325	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
5	—	580	210.00–230.00	224.00
4	—	464	220.00–230.00	225.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	130.00	130.00
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,307	99.00–112.00	104.84
8	—	1,132	74.00–96.00	89.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,515	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	97.00–98.00	97.51
9	—	1,032	72.00–93.00	82.09

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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