Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $135.26/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$135.26

42 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$37.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

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	469	146.46	687	15thin
Medium and Large 2	475	131.41	624	22
Small 1-2	500	121.00	605	4thin
Medium and Large 3	430	109.00	469	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $218 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 sale42 hd

135.26

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

138.72

−3.46

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	—	Low	1,516	106.91	1,621	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	83.30	1,294	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	81.42	1,039	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	68.54	680	8thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	135.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	460	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	587	152.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	143.50/cwt	132.00–155.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	135.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	24,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	12,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.14/cwt	125.00–143.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	170.29/cwt	168.00–173.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	360	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	61.41/cwt	52.00–71.00	316	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	541	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	104.28/cwt	95.00–110.00	598	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.34/cwt	167.00–169.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.56/cwt	157.00–163.00	848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	63.89/cwt	60.00–67.00	618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	83.30/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	2,155	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	107.19/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,474	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	83.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,087	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	76.36/cwt	67.00–79.00	940	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	16,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	8,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	943	779.31/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	907	1,211.33/cwt	1,020.00–1,475.00	10,987	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	945.53/cwt	810.00–1,071.00	9,748	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	518.39/cwt	491.00–540.00	3,852	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	682.43/cwt	604.00–753.00	6,483	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	4,621	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,148	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	723	491.58/cwt	442.00–531.00	3,554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,150.25/cwt	888.00–1,325.00	14,263	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,051.46/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	939.34/cwt	901.00–970.00	10,915	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	4,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	926.66/cwt	900.00–986.00	9,267	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	829.00/cwt	829.00–829.00	6,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	18,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,005.00/cwt	1,005.00–1,005.00	11,608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	932.52/cwt	890.00–975.00	10,556	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,237.38/cwt	1,020.00–1,550.00	15,207	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	16,733	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	680	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,746.52/cwt	1,600.00–2,000.00	20,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	785.54/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,540.40/cwt	1,175.00–2,300.00	18,824	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	8,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	817	1,186.04/cwt	1,125.00–1,230.00	9,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,272.40/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	15,498	3

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 243Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 118Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 81Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
3	—	520	145.00–147.00	145.66
4	—	469	143.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	562	143.00–146.00	144.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	130.00–142.00	135.96
2	—	490	130.00–134.00	131.98
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
3	—	272	132.50–140.00	135.92
6	—	431	125.00–143.00	135.14
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
2	—	458	143.00–144.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
2	—	395	132.00–155.00	143.50
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	150.00–153.00	152.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	168.00–173.00	170.29
2	—	415	160.00–172.00	166.14
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
2	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	116.00–126.00	121.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	156.00–159.00	157.47
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
2	—	483	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	422	167.00–169.00	168.34
4	—	528	157.00–163.00	160.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	157.05
3	—	560	149.00–157.00	152.04
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	52.00–57.00	54.52
2	—	515	52.00–71.00	61.41
1	—	565	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	520	109.00	109.00
3	—	573	95.00–110.00	104.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	1,125.00–1,230.00	1,186.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	760.00–800.00	779.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	907	1,020.00–1,475.00	1,211.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,746.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,222	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,540.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,272.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,031	810.00–1,071.00	945.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	604.00–753.00	682.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	491.00–540.00	518.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	608.00	608.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	442.00–531.00	491.58
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,240	888.00–1,325.00	1,150.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,162	901.00–970.00	939.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,005.00	1,005.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	890.00–975.00	932.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,229	1,020.00–1,550.00	1,237.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,150.00	1,051.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	900.00–986.00	926.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	750.00–825.00	785.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	829.00	829.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	70.00–76.00	73.19
4	—	968	60.00–67.00	63.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	79.00–88.00	83.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,298	80.00–89.00	83.78
7	—	1,231	67.00–79.00	76.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,155	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,375	101.00–116.00	107.19

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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