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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 15

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 276▼ 73 vs year ago 244 · −29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 62▼ 82 vs year ago 134 · −61.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 29▼ 17 vs year ago 34 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.16/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$155.16

54 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	163.61	862	39
Medium and Large 2	456	135.99	619	13thin
Small 1-2	535	120.00	642	1thin
Medium and Large 3	270	110.00	297	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about $565 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 sale54 hd

155.16

—

SC average5 barns · 351 hd

152.71

+2.45

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	1,439	102.55	1,475	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	92.39	1,094	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	90.00	1,373	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	72.69	707	6thin

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)	854	$614	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	560	$385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	827	$1,107	4thin

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	208.86/cwt	200.00–217.50	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	208.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	761	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	152.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	869	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,102	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	148.30/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,146	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	189.12/cwt	187.50–190.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	187.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.76/cwt	157.50–172.50	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	921	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	150.93/cwt	147.50–155.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	142.79/cwt	138.00–147.50	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	139.52/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,025	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,086	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	156.91/cwt	150.00–162.50	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.50	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.50	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	155.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	987	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	769	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	915	7
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	979	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,116	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,166	86.89/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	111.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	120.23/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,086	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	84.91/cwt	83.00–87.00	788	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	66.58/cwt	60.00–72.00	662	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	92.07/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,048	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,300	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	71.35/cwt	62.00–77.00	883	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	560	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	762	615.32/head	510.00–725.00	615	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,130	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	715	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	797	81.16/cwt	77.00–86.00	647	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	1,184.44/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184	3

This sale against other markets

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 276Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 62Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 34

No comparisons made this week. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	200.00–210.00	208.93
1	—	275	232.50	232.50
1	—	410	212.00	212.00
1	—	525	205.00	205.00
1	—	490	214.00	214.00
4	—	318	200.00–217.50	208.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	360	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	385	145.00–160.00	152.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	192.50	192.50
2	—	670	162.00–167.00	164.44
3	—	773	144.00–152.00	148.30
2	—	355	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	—	730	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	119.00	119.00
10	—	979	114.00	114.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	655	138.00–147.50	142.79
2	—	625	145.00–149.00	147.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	175.00–177.50	176.26
3	—	563	147.50–155.00	150.93
3	—	735	137.50–143.00	139.52
2	—	470	157.50–172.50	164.76
3	—	503	155.00–165.00	160.03
6	—	758	140.00–145.00	143.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
2	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.09
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	140.00–148.00	144.37
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	135.00–145.00	139.82
1	—	760	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
3	—	317	187.50–190.00	189.12
6	—	360	187.00–190.00	187.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00–142.50	138.75
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	463	150.00–157.50	153.65
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
4	—	426	150.00–162.50	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–161.00	155.41
1	—	540	188.00	188.00
1	—	725	142.50	142.50
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	83.00–87.00	84.91
4	—	994	60.00–72.00	66.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	62.00–77.00	71.35
13	—	1,138	82.00–97.00	92.07
7	—	1,238	100.00–110.00	105.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	105.00–115.00	111.64
4	—	1,166	80.00–95.00	86.89
2	—	1,735	117.00–123.00	120.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	762	510.00–725.00	615.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	560	385.00	385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	797	77.00–86.00	81.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	105.00–107.00	106.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	875.00	875.00

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.