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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 29

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 235▼ 2 vs year ago 189 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 30 vs year ago 73 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 12▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate 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 $191.01/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$191.01

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	220.00	803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	411	199.99	822	20
Medium and Large 3	529	182.32	964	24

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale45 hd

191.01

—

SC average5 barns · 481 hd

192.15

−1.14

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	—	High	1,435	122.50	1,758	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	111.00	1,654	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	98.90	1,227	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	84.89	866	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)	1,069	$1,047	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$768	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$660	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,451	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	953	$1,149	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,124	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	813	$924	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,380	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$972	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,067	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,045	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	224.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,299	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	210.50/cwt	210.00–212.50	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	198.42/cwt	195.00–205.00	831	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	182.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,061	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,086	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	232.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	996	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	944	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	82.09/cwt	72.00–93.00	847	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	89.26/cwt	74.00–96.00	1,010	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	104.84/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,370	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,524	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,788	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	964.00/head	964.00–964.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,334.00/head	1,334.00–1,334.00	1,334	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,451.00/head	1,451.00–1,451.00	1,451	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	675	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	745	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	855	999.12/head	975.00–1,025.00	999	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	910	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,409.95/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,410	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	680	714.00/head	714.00–714.00	714	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 3	675	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	770	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	863	767.74/head	760.00–775.00	768	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,227.31/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227	2

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 Nov 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 235Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 56Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,334.00	1,334.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,451.00	1,451.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	964.00	964.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	2	—	855	975.00–1,025.00	999.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,409.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,380.00	1,380.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,005	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,230.00	1,230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	714.00	714.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	760.00–775.00	767.74

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)	2	—	1,245	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	685.00	685.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
3	—	410	260.00–270.00	264.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
2	—	528	187.50–190.00	188.71
2	—	398	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	280.00	280.00
1	—	345	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
2	—	513	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
15	—	581	170.00–185.00	182.70
2	—	483	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	195.00–205.00	198.42
5	—	331	210.00–212.50	210.50
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
5	—	466	190.00–200.00	193.99
1	—	375	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	280.00	280.00
3	—	381	280.00	280.00
4	—	325	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
5	—	580	210.00–230.00	224.00
4	—	464	220.00–230.00	225.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	130.00	130.00
1	—	950	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,307	99.00–112.00	104.84
8	—	1,132	74.00–96.00	89.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,515	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	97.00–98.00	97.51
9	—	1,032	72.00–93.00	82.09

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.