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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 133▼ 36 vs year ago 166 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 68▼ 8 vs year ago 56 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an 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 $206.00/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$206.00

29 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$35.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	346	221.25	766	12thin
Medium and Large 2	420	200.59	842	11thin
Medium and Large 3	482	185.42	893	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.84/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale29 hd

206.00

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

205.95

+0.05

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	1,798	124.52	2,239	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	107.62	1,625	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	106.28	1,213	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	90.27	762	12

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)	916	$917	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	698	$563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,024	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,041	4thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	301.28/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	252.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,224	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	247	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	204.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	899	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	191.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,121	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,214	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,052	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	214.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	621	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,133	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,239	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	77.66/cwt	70.00–85.00	635	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	96.57/cwt	90.00–112.00	828	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	107.98/cwt	94.00–119.00	1,216	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	84.14/cwt	81.00–87.00	976	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,675	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	107.62/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,625	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	758	830.45/head	775.00–880.00	830	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	1,250.75/head	1,160.00–1,330.00	1,251	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	698	563.44/head	550.00–575.00	563	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	725	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	873	849.26/head	750.00–895.00	849	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,017.83/head	985.00–1,050.00	1,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	770	1,023.64/head	950.00–1,085.00	1,024	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 133Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 68Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 16

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

cows were 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	212.50	212.50
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
2	—	565	205.00	205.00
3	—	518	210.00–225.00	214.92
1	—	220	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	217.50	217.50
1	—	350	290.00	290.00
1	—	545	220.00	220.00
1	—	340	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
4	—	621	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	292.50	292.50
2	—	330	300.00	300.00
1	—	385	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	205.00–210.00	207.50
4	—	334	220.00–225.00	221.22
2	—	433	205.00–210.00	207.57
1	—	240	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	247	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	207.50	207.50
3	—	585	190.00–195.00	191.61
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
3	—	365	200.00–205.00	201.60
2	—	325	200.00–210.00	204.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	180.00	180.00
2	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	190.00–192.50	191.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	245.00–260.00	252.35
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
3	—	568	235.00	235.00
1	—	315	280.00	280.00
2	—	285	280.00–295.00	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	180.00	180.00
1	—	690	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	300.00–302.50	301.28
1	—	340	307.50	307.50
1	—	365	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	70.00–85.00	77.66
8	—	857	90.00–112.00	96.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	100.00–118.00	107.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	125.00	125.00
15	—	1,126	94.00–119.00	107.98
2	—	1,160	81.00–87.00	84.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	124.00–125.00	124.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,073	1,160.00–1,330.00	1,250.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	775.00–880.00	830.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	873	750.00–895.00	849.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	550.00–575.00	563.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	985.00–1,050.00	1,017.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	950.00–1,085.00	1,023.64

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.