Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.00/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$119.00

65 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$40.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.26

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	453	134.35	608	28
Medium and Large 2	580	114.73	666	16thin
Small 1-2	534	104.35	557	16thin
Medium and Large 3	595	93.62	557	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $51 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 sale65 hd

119.00

—

SC average4 barns · 572 hd

132.26

−13.26

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	1,525	92.49	1,411	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	74.63	955	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	68.58	967	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	61.13	538	8thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Small 1-2	—	660	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.53/cwt	92.00–97.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	741	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	101.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.87/cwt	135.00–143.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	108.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.62/cwt	160.00–173.00	688	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.42/cwt	135.00–152.50	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	352	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	981	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	178.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	144.75/cwt	143.00–145.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	168.29/cwt	165.00–175.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	496	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	167.84/cwt	160.00–175.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	166.34/cwt	165.00–167.50	449	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	102.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	759	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	667	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	843	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.58/cwt	65.00–70.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	65.92/cwt	64.00–70.00	583	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	53.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,267	75.41/cwt	74.00–77.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	73.52/cwt	65.00–80.00	920	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	92.25/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,370	11
Bulls	—	—	1,829	105.95/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,938	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	840	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,284	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	661.69/cwt	650.00–685.00	4,493	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	882.88/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	10,524	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	1,089.09/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	12,002	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	107.70/cwt	90.00–126.00	792	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	827.61/cwt	760.00–875.00	8,980	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	928	982.36/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	9,116	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	155.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	716	4

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 260Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 64Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 29Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	102.50–105.00	103.74
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	575	100.00–104.00	101.64
1	—	280	112.50	112.50
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	108.00–110.00	109.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	135.00–140.00	138.04
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	135.00–143.00	138.87
5	—	519	125.00–130.00	127.44
4	—	424	127.50–135.00	133.12
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
5	—	383	135.00–152.50	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
7	—	578	110.00–120.00	114.61
2	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	676	105.00–115.00	108.79
2	—	463	115.00–125.00	120.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	92.00–97.00	94.53
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	835	117.50	117.50
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	167.50	167.50
6	—	329	170.00–180.00	178.30
8	—	642	143.00–145.00	144.75
3	—	410	165.00–175.00	168.29
1	—	570	152.50	152.50
7	—	374	160.00–175.00	167.84
2	—	270	165.00–167.50	166.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
3	—	583	100.00–106.00	102.02
3	—	667	100.00–105.00	101.66
2	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	160.00–173.00	166.62
2	—	515	145.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	632	130.00–137.50	133.39
5	—	483	150.00–160.00	155.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–142.50	141.26
5	—	483	130.00–145.00	136.89
3	—	527	130.00–140.00	134.87
2	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
4	—	573	120.00–135.00	124.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	91.00–95.00	92.97
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	65.00–70.00	68.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	64.00–70.00	65.92
3	—	872	50.00–55.00	53.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,252	65.00–80.00	73.52
2	—	1,495	83.00–84.00	83.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	74.00–77.00	75.41
11	—	1,485	85.00–99.00	92.25
4	—	1,829	103.00–110.00	105.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	510.00	510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	679	650.00–685.00	661.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	735	90.00–126.00	107.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	78.00–80.00	79.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	650.00–1,175.00	882.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,085	760.00–875.00	827.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	925.00–1,275.00	1,089.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	928	875.00–1,100.00	982.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,870	111.00	111.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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