Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Light 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 $153.90/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$153.90

56 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$57.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

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	514	164.60	846	31
Medium and Large 2	363	153.03	556	13thin
Small 1-2	335	131.14	440	10thin
Medium and Large 3	355	107.50	382	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.10/cwt here — about $465 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 sale56 hd

153.90

—

SC average5 barns · 418 hd

158.20

−4.30

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	1,693	109.49	1,854	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	78.78	1,052	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	72.34	744	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,709	68.15	1,165	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	360	120.87/cwt	120.00–122.50	435	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	359	130.40/cwt	125.00–137.50	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.50	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	155.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	1,098.21/cwt	1,075.00–1,120.00	11,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,162.29/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	12,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,174.32/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	15,008	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	473.18/cwt	445.00–500.00	3,374	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	782.00/cwt	782.00–782.00	6,647	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,419	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	833.00/cwt	833.00–833.00	9,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	627.23/cwt	575.00–675.00	4,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	905.00/cwt	905.00–905.00	10,634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,849	117.52/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,569	103.06/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,617	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	81.81/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,108	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.19/cwt	65.00–73.00	899	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	72.34/cwt	61.00–77.00	744	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	64.87/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,146	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	123.34/cwt	118.00–130.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	166.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	159.42/cwt	153.00–162.50	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	893	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	953	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	141.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.77/cwt	160.00–172.50	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.95/cwt	155.00–159.00	821	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	321	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	98.77/cwt	97.50–100.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	2

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 244Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 134Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 34Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	120.00–122.50	120.87
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
2	—	330	120.00–122.50	121.31
3	—	478	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
2	—	588	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
5	—	459	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	238	135.00	135.00
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	573	126.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
3	—	462	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	100.00–110.00	104.88
2	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	608	97.50–100.00	98.77
6	—	323	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	162.50–170.00	166.31
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	125.00–137.50	130.40
3	—	285	130.00–140.00	134.68
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	150.00–160.00	155.95
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	365	140.00–155.00	146.14
3	—	468	153.00–162.50	159.42
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	538	166.00	166.00
2	—	648	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	123.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	433	140.00–150.00	144.91
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
2	—	560	135.00–140.00	137.48
3	—	532	138.00–145.00	141.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	157.50	157.50
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
3	—	428	160.00–172.50	165.77
2	—	523	155.00–159.00	156.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	471	118.00–130.00	123.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,075.00–1,120.00	1,098.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,162.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,174.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	905.00	905.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	575.00–675.00	627.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	445.00–500.00	473.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	782.00	782.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	833.00	833.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,849	113.00–122.00	117.52
5	—	1,569	83.00–110.00	103.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,354	75.00–88.00	81.81
6	—	1,281	65.00–73.00	70.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	61.00–77.00	72.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	60.00–73.00	64.87
1	—	1,535	78.00	78.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle