Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.65/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$125.65

96 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$30.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.34

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	473	137.80	651	29
Medium and Large 2	504	123.45	622	49
Small 1-2	467	116.26	543	10thin
Medium and Large 3	489	106.87	523	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.94/cwt here — about $129 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 sale96 hd

125.65

—

SC average5 barns · 516 hd

132.00

−6.34

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	1,549	97.83	1,515	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	77.52	1,181	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	77.13	922	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	65.81	615	20

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	119.65/cwt	117.50–121.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	127.55/cwt	122.50–132.50	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	129.15/cwt	127.50–130.00	527	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.19/cwt	123.00–130.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.50	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	131.19/cwt	129.00–135.00	282	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	106.86/cwt	104.00–110.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	251	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	128.17/cwt	120.00–132.50	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	144.20/cwt	137.50–147.50	316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.45/cwt	135.00–147.50	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	678	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	151.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	548	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	319	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	123.04/cwt	119.00–127.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	117.54/cwt	116.00–119.00	735	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.89/cwt	155.00–172.50	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	77.52/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	73.92/cwt	70.00–79.00	838	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	55.52/cwt	50.00–58.00	526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	68.38/cwt	61.00–74.00	637	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	65.17/cwt	56.00–69.00	732	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	84.04/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,083	27
Bulls	—	—	1,626	105.22/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,711	11
Bulls	—	—	1,592	93.23/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,015	68.65/cwt	61.00–76.00	697	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	718.22/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	972.72/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,610	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,637.11/cwt	1,525.00–1,825.00	18,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	21,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,208.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	11,755	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.09/cwt	112.00–119.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.23/cwt	130.00–146.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	126.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.82/cwt	130.00–150.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.36/cwt	125.00–132.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	517	123.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	638	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	1,835.40/cwt	1,550.00–2,000.00	28,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	748	698.24/cwt	625.00–775.00	5,223	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,251.31/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	10,761	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	875.44/cwt	850.00–900.00	7,441	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	721.00/cwt	721.00–721.00	5,588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,229.00/cwt	1,229.00–1,229.00	16,776	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	638.00/cwt	638.00–638.00	6,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	931.54/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,824	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,128.74/cwt	875.00–1,275.00	13,297	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,002	909.98/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,090.88/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	13,287	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	976.38/cwt	800.00–1,275.00	9,764	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	812.58/cwt	800.00–825.00	6,704	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	4,459	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	877.61/cwt	836.00–950.00	8,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,950	1

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 207Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 63Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 53Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
3	—	517	120.00–130.00	123.35
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
3	—	427	160.00–162.50	160.86
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–146.00	137.23
4	—	611	120.00–130.00	126.89
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	425	130.00–150.00	139.82
6	—	523	125.00–140.00	131.61
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	125.00–132.50	129.36
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	105.00–110.00	106.63
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	117.00–120.00	118.93
4	—	266	122.50–132.50	127.55
3	—	408	127.50–130.00	129.15
4	—	373	123.00–130.00	128.19
3	—	317	120.00–130.00	125.20
4	—	571	120.00–125.00	123.71
4	—	518	120.00–132.50	125.58
4	—	725	115.00–118.00	116.63
3	—	215	129.00–135.00	131.19
4	—	461	120.00–132.50	128.17
6	—	668	112.00–119.00	116.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	135.00–145.00	140.07
1	—	580	127.50	127.50
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
4	—	219	137.50–147.50	144.20
4	—	411	140.00–145.00	143.75
2	—	660	119.00–125.00	121.98
6	—	460	135.00–147.50	142.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	117.50–121.00	119.65
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	275	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	678	119.00–120.00	119.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	104.00–110.00	106.86
1	—	245	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	125.00–132.50	129.14
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
5	—	363	140.00–160.00	151.07
2	—	243	150.00–160.00	155.05
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
2	—	778	119.00–127.00	123.04
3	—	327	145.00–155.00	150.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
3	—	607	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	160.00–162.50	161.21
1	—	725	142.50	142.50
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
3	—	480	155.00–172.50	165.89
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	120.00–122.50	121.19
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	116.00–119.00	117.54
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	76.00–79.00	77.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,133	70.00–79.00	73.92
7	—	1,123	56.00–69.00	65.17
27	—	1,289	80.00–95.00	84.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	50.00–58.00	55.52
16	—	932	61.00–74.00	68.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,626	100.00–115.00	105.22
5	—	1,592	85.00–97.00	93.23
2	—	1,015	61.00–76.00	68.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	675.00–775.00	718.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	800.00–825.00	812.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	850.00–1,000.00	931.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,178	875.00–1,275.00	1,128.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,218	875.00–1,250.00	1,090.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	988	850.00–1,100.00	972.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	800.00–1,050.00	909.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,000	800.00–1,275.00	976.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,637.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,208.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,251.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	850.00–900.00	875.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	625.00–775.00	698.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,563	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,835.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	721.00	721.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	534.00	534.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,229.00	1,229.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	638.00	638.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	836.00–950.00	877.61

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

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Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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