Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls to few too trend. 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 $197.40/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$197.40

58 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	219.28	924	17thin
Medium and Large 2	418	199.50	834	19thin
Medium and Large 3	544	178.69	971	22

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale58 hd

197.40

—

SC average5 barns · 378 hd

202.34

−4.93

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	1,374	112.72	1,549	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	103.95	1,273	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	101.04	1,442	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	88.94	777	19

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)	1,045	$1,055	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,075	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,499	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$820	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Small 1	—	675	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	198.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	211.28/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,023	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	196.95/cwt	195.00–200.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	175.10/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,094	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	202.60/cwt	197.50–210.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	247.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	200.03/cwt	195.00–202.50	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	185.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	179.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	186.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	200.85/cwt	197.50–205.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	101.04/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,442	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	85.40/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	95.69/cwt	92.00–104.00	843	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	82.87/cwt	70.00–89.00	718	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	105.27/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,282	28
Bulls	—	—	1,155	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	110.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,601	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	985	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,498.69/head	1,455.00–1,540.00	1,499	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	658	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,020	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	740	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,121	1,131.47/head	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 333Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 114Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 45Year ago 40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	140.00–142.00	140.97
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	820.00	820.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	1,455.00–1,540.00	1,498.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	658	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,131.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	190.00–205.00	198.16
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
3	—	383	197.50–205.00	200.85
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
2	—	390	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	338	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	205.00–210.00	207.50
8	—	484	205.00–217.50	211.28
4	—	221	240.00–255.00	247.51
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	200.00–210.00	204.84
4	—	464	195.00–200.00	196.95
2	—	565	190.00–195.00	192.52
3	—	322	197.50–210.00	202.60
7	—	419	195.00–202.50	200.03
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	170.00–177.00	175.10
2	—	428	180.00–190.00	185.15
2	—	570	175.00–185.00	179.87
4	—	376	180.00–190.00	186.23
3	—	528	175.00–180.00	176.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	205.00	205.00
1	—	205	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,427	95.00–106.00	101.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	85.00–86.00	85.40
28	—	1,218	96.00–115.00	105.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	881	92.00–104.00	95.69
10	—	866	70.00–89.00	82.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,447	109.00–112.00	110.62

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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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