Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. There was an light offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $207.04/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$207.04

36 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$52.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	227.43	1,055	4thin
Medium and Large 2	461	209.95	968	27
Medium and Large 3	462	175.02	809	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.41/cwt here — about $246 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 sale36 hd

207.04

—

SC average5 barns · 236 hd

199.48

+7.56

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−0.19

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	1,416	112.82	1,598	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	102.68	1,259	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	101.22	1,527	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	88.37	774	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$1,030	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$873	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	201.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	207.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	223.69/cwt	210.00–230.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	216.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	228.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	788	788.48/head	700.00–885.00	788	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	765	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	830	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,131	104.43/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,181	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	104.20/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,291	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	83.73/cwt	79.00–86.00	890	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	91.83/cwt	89.00–95.00	812	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	102.07/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,540	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	82.31/cwt	78.00–86.00	709	4
Bulls	—	—	1,797	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,228	3

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 132Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 83Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 40

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

cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. There was an light 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
3	—	512	215.00–225.00	219.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	200.00–205.00	201.25
6	—	513	200.00–210.00	207.94
2	—	365	215.00–220.00	217.43
2	—	410	210.00–215.00	212.50
3	—	280	210.00–230.00	223.69
7	—	593	200.00	200.00
3	—	322	220.00–240.00	228.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
2	—	388	180.00–185.00	182.55
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	215.00	215.00
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
4	—	273	210.00–220.00	216.28
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	192.50	192.50
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	240.00	240.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	788	700.00–885.00	788.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	95.00–113.00	104.43
3	—	1,797	120.00–128.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,239	94.00–114.00	104.20
4	—	1,063	79.00–86.00	83.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	884	89.00–95.00	91.83
4	—	861	78.00–86.00	82.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	86.00	86.00
18	—	1,509	95.00–110.00	102.07

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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