Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. 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 $220.43/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$220.43

78 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	232.34	1,123	36
Medium and Large 2	506	213.22	1,079	34
Medium and Large 3	390	197.51	770	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $353 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 sale78 hd

220.43

—

SC average5 barns · 490 hd

224.68

−4.25

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	1,319	119.62	1,578	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	116.90	1,711	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	108.34	1,327	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	97.72	905	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)	995	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,235	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	321	252.47/cwt	245.00–260.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	241.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	543	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	250.68/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	219.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	208.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	211.77/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	686	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	221.76/cwt	200.00–232.50	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,597	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	336.21/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	264.97/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,683	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	184.99/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,391	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	582	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	297.95/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	307.95/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	326.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	89.70/cwt	83.00–97.00	807	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	98.73/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,181	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	115.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,691	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	112.86/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,398	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	104.41/cwt	100.00–114.00	989	6
Bulls	—	—	1,195	111.40/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	127.84/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	965	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,235.43/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	231.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	270.85/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	272.68/cwt	265.00–280.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	235.02/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.71/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	215.49/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	424	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	749	2

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 306Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 111Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 17

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

cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. 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
4	—	321	245.00–260.00	252.47
3	—	383	240.00–245.00	241.63
2	—	423	242.50–245.00	243.73
1	—	565	225.00	225.00
2	—	460	225.00–230.00	227.45
11	—	528	210.00–225.00	219.48
6	—	634	214.00–220.00	215.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	212.00	212.00
4	—	686	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	245.00–253.00	250.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
3	—	303	200.00–215.00	208.35
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	270	245.00	245.00
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
1	—	525	207.50	207.50
4	—	478	210.00–217.50	211.77
8	—	410	200.00–232.50	221.76
2	—	563	205.00–210.00	207.49
2	—	665	190.00–195.00	192.54
2	—	333	220.00–230.00	224.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	290.00	290.00
1	—	475	295.00	295.00
1	—	380	320.00	320.00
1	—	560	270.00	270.00
1	—	680	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	250.00–260.00	255.15
2	—	728	210.00–212.50	211.22
6	—	483	255.00–270.00	264.97
1	—	655	212.00	212.00
1	—	595	230.00	230.00
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
3	—	752	180.00–195.00	184.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	630	253.50	253.50
5	—	376	338.00	338.00
4	—	426	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	335.00	335.00
2	—	440	332.50–340.00	336.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
15	—	750	173.00	173.00
3	—	467	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	217.50	217.50
5	—	513	240.00	240.00
6	—	424	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	294.00–310.00	297.95
2	—	415	295.00–320.00	307.95
1	—	390	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	325.00–335.00	326.90
1	—	390	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	195.00	195.00
3	—	515	225.00–240.00	231.67
6	—	473	270.00–275.00	270.85
2	—	313	265.00–280.00	272.68
2	—	270	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	—	415	280.00–290.00	285.00
5	—	569	220.00–250.00	235.02
3	—	625	200.00–215.00	206.71
1	—	360	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	237.50	237.50
2	—	320	230.00–235.00	232.58
2	—	408	210.00	210.00
1	—	545	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	900	83.00–97.00	89.70
6	—	947	100.00–114.00	104.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	93.00–103.00	98.73
17	—	1,239	107.00–119.00	112.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	112.00–120.00	115.02
2	—	1,445	122.00–123.00	122.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	105.00–117.00	111.40
2	—	1,443	126.00–130.00	127.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,235.43

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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