Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.62/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$165.62

78 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$56.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	465	173.71	808	57
Medium and Large 1	395	170.00	672	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	151.59	712	12thin
Small 1-2	430	132.13	568	6thin
Medium and Large 3	348	117.50	408	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.21/cwt here — about $400 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 sale78 hd

165.62

—

SC average5 barns · 482 hd

166.41

−0.79

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	1,891	102.45	1,937	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	76.69	1,212	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	74.96	953	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	60.03	701	16

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	66.29/cwt	60.00–71.00	800	10
Bulls	—	—	1,925	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,103	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	98.00/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,602	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	76.69/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,212	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	64.66/cwt	61.00–68.00	762	8
Bulls	—	—	2,450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	488.40/cwt	452.00–533.00	3,858	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	819.80/cwt	785.00–875.00	8,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,044.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,135.00	13,996	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	833.53/cwt	700.00–975.00	7,210	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,621	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,131	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	913.03/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,682	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	823.87/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,222	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	740.88/cwt	714.00–765.00	7,172	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,487	1,237.14/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	18,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	820	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,977	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	49.59/cwt	40.00–57.00	547	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	76.54/cwt	70.00–88.00	984	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	153.39/cwt	145.00–158.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	184.03/cwt	180.00–187.50	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	407	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	147.59/cwt	142.50–153.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	183.31/cwt	175.00–190.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	168.75/cwt	168.00–170.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.77/cwt	170.00–190.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	200.00/cwt	197.50–202.50	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	183.10/cwt	177.50–187.50	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	182.48/cwt	180.00–187.50	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	198.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.95/cwt	147.50–160.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	891	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.33/cwt	144.00–150.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.74/cwt	135.00–148.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.84/cwt	110.00–133.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	110.26/cwt	110.00–111.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.50	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.01/cwt	152.50–160.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	132.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	520	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	123.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	633	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 286Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 146Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 49

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,207	60.00–71.00	66.29
6	—	1,104	40.00–57.00	49.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,581	72.00–86.00	76.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	61.00–68.00	64.66
52	—	1,286	70.00–88.00	76.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,925	105.00–113.00	109.25
3	—	1,635	93.00–102.00	98.00
1	—	2,450	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	714.00–765.00	740.88
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	452.00–533.00	488.40
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	700.00–975.00	833.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	785.00–875.00	819.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	775.00–875.00	823.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,340	1,000.00–1,135.00	1,044.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	850.00–950.00	913.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,487	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,237.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	330.00	330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	485.00	485.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
2	—	408	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	142.50–147.50	144.95
8	—	466	140.00–147.50	142.17
1	—	625	142.50	142.50
4	—	508	145.00–147.00	145.52
3	—	428	144.00–150.00	146.33
5	—	568	135.00–148.00	142.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	140.00–142.50	140.48
3	—	572	125.00–130.00	128.29
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.73
3	—	485	132.00–138.00	134.98
1	—	600	122.50	122.50
2	—	235	135.00–142.00	138.43
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.51
5	—	415	135.00–142.50	138.99
3	—	275	130.00–137.50	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	110.00–133.00	118.84
4	—	484	110.00–111.00	110.26
4	—	374	110.00	110.00
2	—	508	100.00–105.00	102.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
5	—	514	150.00	150.00
5	—	474	152.50–160.00	158.01
2	—	580	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
3	—	712	133.00–137.00	134.99
6	—	421	160.00–170.00	168.42
2	—	610	145.00–147.00	146.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	512	120.00–129.00	123.63
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	639	145.00–158.00	153.39
2	—	270	180.00–187.50	184.03
3	—	737	140.00	140.00
2	—	220	180.00–190.00	184.89
2	—	675	142.50–153.00	147.59
6	—	469	175.00–190.00	183.31
8	—	522	168.00–170.00	168.75
8	—	375	170.00–190.00	177.77
4	—	419	177.50–187.50	183.10
5	—	331	180.00–187.50	182.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
2	—	333	120.00–130.00	124.89
2	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	685	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	157.50	157.50
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
3	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.59
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
4	—	468	147.50–160.00	152.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	197.50–202.50	200.00
4	—	363	195.00–200.00	198.12
1	—	205	205.00	205.00

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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