Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.44/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$136.44

122 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$31.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

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	476	144.28	686	36
Medium and Large 2	514	137.47	707	65
Small 1-2	432	121.88	526	16thin
Medium and Large 3	492	113.08	557	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $130 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 sale122 hd

136.44

—

SC average5 barns · 465 hd

135.57

+0.86

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	1,583	116.52	1,845	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	91.03	1,489	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	90.19	1,057	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	72.87	780	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	137.57/cwt	130.00–148.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	140.37/cwt	137.50–140.50	758	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.47/cwt	142.50–146.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	110.02/cwt	107.50–112.50	372	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	161.29/cwt	160.00–162.50	831	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	416	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	122.46/cwt	117.50–127.50	396	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.91/cwt	136.00–142.50	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.15/cwt	145.00–152.50	612	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	681	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	282	124.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	139.00/cwt	137.50–140.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	173.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	133.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	477	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	799	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	77.30/cwt	75.00–79.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	91.03/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,489	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	91.08/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,082	17
Bulls	—	—	1,574	114.94/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,809	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,066	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	722.00/cwt	722.00–722.00	5,487	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	5,296	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	768	758.81/cwt	725.00–785.00	5,828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,298	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	3,218	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.36/cwt	127.50–132.50	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	668	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.68/cwt	135.00–149.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	601	130.32/cwt	121.00–135.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	568	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.42/cwt	140.00–155.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	152.80/cwt	151.00–155.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,162.00/cwt	1,162.00–1,162.00	11,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	888	1,212.32/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	10,765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	1,042.64/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	7,611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	6,818	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	4,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,149.64/cwt	1,056.00–1,311.00	13,543	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,046.33/cwt	983.00–1,102.00	10,568	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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 167Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 36Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 69Year ago 119

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
4	—	416	123.00	123.00
2	—	323	117.50–127.50	122.46
1	—	665	117.50	117.50
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	240	122.50	122.50
3	—	282	120.00–127.50	124.22
1	—	360	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	540	137.50–140.50	140.37
6	—	601	121.00–135.00	130.32
8	—	568	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	142.50–146.00	144.47
4	—	376	145.00–153.00	148.97
4	—	625	130.00–140.00	133.64
5	—	569	136.00–142.50	139.91
7	—	413	145.00–152.50	148.15
11	—	468	142.50–150.00	145.51
2	—	328	145.00–148.00	146.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	119.00–125.00	121.96
2	—	495	137.50–140.00	138.75
4	—	434	130.00–140.00	135.72
5	—	324	130.00–140.00	137.90
5	—	365	137.50–140.00	139.00
3	—	565	127.50–132.50	129.36
3	—	523	126.00–130.00	127.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	558	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
5	—	421	130.00–148.00	137.57
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	563	127.00–130.00	128.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
4	—	580	135.00–149.00	142.68
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
2	—	480	140.00–155.00	147.42
3	—	527	151.00–155.00	152.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	156.00–158.00	157.01
2	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	338	107.50–112.50	110.02
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	160.00–162.50	161.29
3	—	477	167.50	167.50
6	—	590	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	150.00–160.00	152.99
1	—	530	154.00	154.00
2	—	475	150.00–152.50	151.26
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	165.00	165.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	128.00–140.00	133.93
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	170.00–180.00	173.44
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	75.00–79.00	77.30
1	—	980	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	88.00–96.00	91.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
17	—	1,188	80.00–105.00	91.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	94.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	1,640	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	722.00	722.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	537.00	537.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	983.00–1,102.00	1,046.33
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	432.00	432.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	1,056.00–1,311.00	1,149.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	582.00	582.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	725.00–785.00	758.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,212.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	975.00–1,100.00	1,042.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,162.00	1,162.00

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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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

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle