Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $129.54/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$129.54

82 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

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	485	139.06	675	31
Medium and Large 2	486	127.40	619	38
Small 1-2	387	118.74	460	5thin
Medium and Large 3	406	109.55	445	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $230 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 sale82 hd

129.54

—

SC average5 barns · 657 hd

132.41

−2.88

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	1,678	100.65	1,689	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	77.66	1,174	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	75.21	884	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	60.73	584	10

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	146.86/cwt	140.00–160.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	660	530.00/cwt	510.00–550.00	3,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,381.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,625.00	17,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,015.24/cwt	910.00–1,075.00	11,878	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,025.31/cwt	912.00–1,121.00	12,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	948.93/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,945	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	4,208	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	781.00/cwt	781.00–781.00	8,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,060.62/cwt	945.00–1,150.00	13,077	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	899	720.18/cwt	650.00–770.00	6,474	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	826.20/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	948.37/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	9,436	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	88.79/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	110.52/cwt	103.00–118.00	2,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	87.20/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	74.88/cwt	69.00–82.00	871	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	66.42/cwt	63.00–70.00	654	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	55.04/cwt	46.00–60.00	517	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	59.02/cwt	51.00–65.00	593	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	81.19/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.76/cwt	139.00–140.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	749	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	234	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.16/cwt	150.00–157.50	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	144.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.68/cwt	147.50–157.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	372	127.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	183.82/cwt	182.50–185.00	680	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	572	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	118.36/cwt	115.00–122.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	764	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 228Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 180Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 89Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
6	—	573	150.00–156.00	155.01
3	—	515	150.00–157.00	152.33
5	—	474	155.00–160.00	157.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	408	140.00–160.00	146.86
3	—	575	127.00–130.00	129.03
9	—	479	140.00–150.00	146.84
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
4	—	515	139.00–140.00	139.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
2	—	465	117.50–120.00	118.76
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	97.50	97.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	150.00	150.00
3	—	667	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
1	—	765	142.50	142.50
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	150.00–157.50	154.16
1	—	555	147.50	147.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
5	—	365	140.00–155.00	144.44
2	—	280	147.50–157.50	152.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
2	—	370	182.50–185.00	183.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.63
9	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.91
3	—	390	142.00–150.00	146.56
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
5	—	515	135.00–145.00	137.29
4	—	579	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	120.00–131.00	127.55
8	—	560	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	115.00–122.00	118.36
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	120.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	127.50–130.00	128.76
4	—	370	130.00	130.00
5	—	570	120.00–127.50	122.73
4	—	463	120.00–130.00	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	308	110.00–112.50	111.26
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.96
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	510.00–550.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,381.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	910.00–1,075.00	1,015.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,233	945.00–1,150.00	1,060.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	800.00–850.00	826.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	800.00–1,100.00	948.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	899	650.00–770.00	720.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	775.00–1,025.00	948.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	912.00–1,121.00	1,025.31
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	543.00	543.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	781.00	781.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	87.00–90.00	88.79
5	—	1,883	103.00–118.00	110.52
1	—	1,330	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	83.00–94.00	87.20
22	—	1,163	69.00–82.00	74.88
4	—	1,004	51.00–65.00	59.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,533	77.00–83.00	81.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	63.00–70.00	66.42
5	—	939	46.00–60.00	55.04

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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