Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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 $227.40/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$227.40

130 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	231.50	999	105
Medium and Large 2	392	212.01	830	23
Medium and Large 3	560	189.25	1,060	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale130 hd

227.40

—

SC average5 barns · 443 hd

218.37

+9.03

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	1,693	131.41	2,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	115.83	1,756	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	110.49	1,316	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	99.13	896	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)	993	$1,042	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$982	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$841	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$1,385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,156	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,119	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	608	200.03/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	242.33/cwt	235.00–250.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	217.47/cwt	212.50–220.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	207.00/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	221.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,067	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	231.78/cwt	227.50–235.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	230.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	249.84/cwt	235.00–265.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	217.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	287.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	204.00/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	273.76/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	288.62/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	224.38/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	243.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	226.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	245.72/cwt	245.00–246.00	931	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	221.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	295.90/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	285.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	303.51/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	198.22/cwt	190.00–205.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	310.72/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	260.06/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	307.50/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,267	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	103.26/cwt	94.00–115.00	946	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	113.44/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	87.58/cwt	80.00–90.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	210.63/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	309.77/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	248.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	287.51/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,440	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	630	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	745	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	982.28/head	935.00–1,025.00	982	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	893	876.89/head	850.00–900.00	877	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	840.69/head	825.00–860.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,024.06/head	985.00–1,100.00	1,024	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	1,122.44/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,122	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,053.26/head	1,045.00–1,060.00	1,053	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	735	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	128.51/cwt	122.00–136.00	2,138	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	112.63/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,336	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	94.11/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,032	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,005	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 130Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 48Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 21

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

cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	197.50–202.50	200.03
1	—	775	182.00	182.00
2	—	220	235.00–250.00	242.33
8	—	578	200.00–212.00	207.00
22	—	481	215.00–225.00	221.80
7	—	381	227.50–235.00	231.78
12	—	416	225.00–235.00	230.95
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
7	—	517	210.00–225.00	217.82
3	—	322	230.00–240.00	235.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	185.00–190.00	187.45
2	—	623	190.00–195.00	192.43
4	—	411	212.50–220.00	217.47
3	—	237	220.00–230.00	226.55
2	—	383	210.00–212.50	211.23
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
6	—	307	220.00–230.00	221.63
3	—	460	190.00–205.00	198.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
1	—	470	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	470	235.00	235.00
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	379	245.00–246.00	245.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	235.00–265.00	249.84
2	—	530	195.00–212.50	204.00
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
5	—	468	235.00–250.00	243.06
2	—	388	250.00–270.00	260.06
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
4	—	329	245.00–250.00	248.71
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	280.00–295.00	287.55
9	—	470	265.00–280.00	273.76
8	—	423	280.00–295.00	288.62
6	—	560	222.50–230.00	224.38
3	—	660	190.00–195.00	193.32
4	—	616	200.00–217.50	210.63
2	—	503	250.00–255.00	252.51
4	—	384	280.00–295.00	287.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	305.00–315.00	310.72
5	—	412	300.00–312.50	307.50
1	—	465	290.00	290.00
2	—	325	305.00–315.00	309.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	295.00–300.00	295.90
2	—	320	280.00–290.00	285.23
1	—	270	275.00	275.00
1	—	385	295.00	295.00
3	—	542	250.00–255.00	251.66
2	—	475	270.00–280.00	274.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	303.00–305.00	303.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	295.00	295.00
2	—	323	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	220.00	220.00
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
1	—	685	205.00	205.00
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
1	—	480	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
1	—	285	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	916	94.00–115.00	103.26
5	—	869	80.00–90.00	87.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	107.00–118.00	113.44
1	—	1,630	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,186	105.00–123.00	112.63
4	—	1,448	125.00–130.00	126.98
9	—	1,097	89.00–100.00	94.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	122.00–136.00	128.51
1	—	1,810	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	935.00–1,025.00	982.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	985.00–1,100.00	1,024.06
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	850.00–900.00	876.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	825.00–860.00	840.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,007	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,122.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,045.00–1,060.00	1,053.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle