Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend ,feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet t conditions in the area with heavy buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.09/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$137.09

59 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$39.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

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	490	147.54	723	31
Medium and Large 2	501	134.54	674	15thin
Small 1-2	438	122.93	538	6thin
Medium and Large 3	536	108.36	581	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $143 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 sale59 hd

137.09

—

SC average5 barns · 380 hd

142.48

−5.39

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	1,569	108.30	1,699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	80.33	1,249	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	78.55	938	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	63.89	695	9thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	—	520	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	129.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	480	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.29/cwt	130.00–142.50	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	135.86/cwt	135.00–137.50	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	872	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	6,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.11/cwt	130.00–142.50	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	119.96/cwt	117.50–122.50	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	592	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	618	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	767	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	129.53/cwt	126.00–133.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	184.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	137.53/cwt	132.50–142.50	381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	862	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	82.35/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,005	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	49.08/cwt	40.00–55.00	549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	71.30/cwt	68.00–76.00	765	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	83.16/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	69.35/cwt	60.00–76.00	773	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,067.50/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	10,942	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,433	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	735	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,623	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	676.00/cwt	676.00–676.00	6,625	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	3,773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,804	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	916.33/cwt	850.00–985.00	9,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,420	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	543.65/cwt	525.00–560.00	4,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,243	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	8,539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	975.13/cwt	825.00–1,175.00	9,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	112.50/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,979	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,944	2
Bulls	—	—	948	84.02/cwt	83.00–85.00	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,265	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 198Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 101Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 80Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	131.73
2	—	428	130.00–142.50	136.29
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	470	130.00–142.50	138.11
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	124.00–135.00	129.80
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	473	110.00–113.00	111.51
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	150.00–152.50	151.22
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
3	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	142.50	142.50
12	—	522	140.00–150.00	145.97
2	—	343	157.50–160.00	158.74
5	—	376	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	150.00–160.00	153.29
3	—	626	135.00–137.50	135.86
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	463	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
3	—	518	165.00–170.00	168.33
2	—	605	140.00–145.00	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
2	—	220	180.00–190.00	184.55
4	—	370	170.00–180.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	117.50–122.50	119.96
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00–128.00	124.08
2	—	530	126.00–133.00	129.53
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	277	132.50–142.50	137.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	805	865.00	865.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	950.00–1,175.00	1,067.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	825.00–1,175.00	975.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	525.00–560.00	543.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	850.00–985.00	916.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	676.00	676.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	539.00	539.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	945.00	945.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,221	77.00–86.00	82.35
6	—	1,114	60.00–76.00	69.35
1	—	1,375	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	40.00–55.00	49.08
6	—	1,073	68.00–76.00	71.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,495	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,608	81.00–85.00	83.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,759	108.00–114.00	112.50
2	—	1,620	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	948	83.00–85.00	84.02

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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