Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

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 $148.15/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$148.15

88 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$46.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

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	425	154.97	658	44
Medium and Large 2	417	145.47	607	38
Small 1-2	343	129.00	442	2thin
Medium and Large 3	480	108.25	520	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.72/cwt here — about $138 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 sale88 hd

148.15

—

SC average5 barns · 390 hd

136.97

+11.18

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	1,745	113.37	1,979	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	86.43	1,108	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	86.09	1,272	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	70.53	807	9thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	532	159.71/cwt	156.00–163.00	850	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.98/cwt	960.00–1,037.00	11,912	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	618.00/cwt	618.00–618.00	5,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	20,501	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,311.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	13,113	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,103.00/cwt	1,103.00–1,103.00	9,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	174.51/cwt	173.00–175.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.44/cwt	145.00–153.00	913	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.83/cwt	140.00–162.50	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	145.89/cwt	130.00–155.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,168	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	712.38/cwt	635.00–775.00	6,803	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,256	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	680	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	5,202	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	749.57/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,521	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	763	524.92/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	733.62/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,204	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	118.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	103.52/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	87.44/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,131	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	63.97/cwt	56.00–69.00	818	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	76.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	841	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	87.10/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,266	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	75.78/cwt	70.00–79.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	193.35/cwt	185.00–206.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	184.84/cwt	182.50–187.00	854	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	427	131.36/cwt	122.50–140.00	561	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	148.48/cwt	140.00–152.50	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	164.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	188.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	937	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	187.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	188.20/cwt	180.00–192.50	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	671	148.65/cwt	143.00–152.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	205.80/cwt	197.50–214.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	140.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	525	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	442	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	454	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.71/cwt	147.00–158.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	157.61/cwt	150.00–168.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	141.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	138.45/cwt	130.00–147.50	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.81/cwt	139.00–142.50	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	137.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	706	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	149.47/cwt	140.00–157.50	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	152.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 170Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 24

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
3	—	532	156.00–163.00	159.71
4	—	615	145.00–153.00	148.44
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	173.00–175.00	174.51
3	—	432	185.00–206.00	193.35
3	—	462	182.50–187.00	184.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	427	122.50–140.00	131.36
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	130.00	130.00
7	—	473	140.00–162.50	148.83
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
9	—	521	130.00–155.00	145.89
8	—	584	140.00–152.50	148.48
4	—	438	150.00–160.00	152.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	168.00–170.00	169.01
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	145.00	145.00
2	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	268	135.00–147.50	141.54
5	—	368	142.50–150.00	145.42
2	—	218	130.00–147.50	138.45
4	—	474	130.00–144.00	139.13
3	—	512	136.00–140.00	137.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	155.00–160.00	158.26
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
6	—	419	150.00–164.00	157.43
10	—	468	147.00–158.00	153.71
7	—	369	150.00–168.00	157.61
3	—	577	139.00–142.50	140.81
4	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.89
6	—	511	140.00–157.50	149.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	442	156.00	156.00
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
5	—	322	180.00–195.00	188.94
1	—	595	157.50	157.50
2	—	275	180.00–195.00	187.36
5	—	367	180.00–192.50	188.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	130.00–150.00	140.04
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	160.00–170.00	164.18
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	293	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
4	—	763	101.00	101.00
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
10	—	671	143.00–152.00	148.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	197.50–214.00	205.80
1	—	345	202.50	202.50
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	960.00–1,037.00	1,000.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	618.00	618.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	635.00–775.00	712.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	765.00	765.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	500.00–550.00	524.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	725.00–775.00	749.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	650.00–775.00	733.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,311.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,103.00	1,103.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	115.00–121.00	118.30
2	—	1,588	94.00–110.00	103.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	107.00	107.00
30	—	1,294	80.00–99.00	87.44
5	—	1,103	75.00–79.00	76.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	56.00–69.00	63.97
5	—	1,036	70.00–79.00	75.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	80.00–93.00	87.10
1	—	1,645	79.00	79.00

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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