Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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 $123.04/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$123.04

86 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

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	415	141.56	588	8thin
Medium and Large 2	468	126.82	594	51
Small 1-2	478	113.71	544	19thin
Medium and Large 3	503	102.55	515	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $72 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 sale86 hd

123.04

—

SC average5 barns · 657 hd

133.40

−10.36

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	1,557	99.74	1,553	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	80.31	1,160	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	77.98	939	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	65.10	537	29

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	670	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	102.83/cwt	101.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.50	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	156.36/cwt	150.00–162.50	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	699	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	137.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	521	120.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	168.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.54/cwt	165.00–173.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.75/cwt	157.50–165.00	836	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	362	134.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	488	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.73/cwt	158.00–166.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	866	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	419	128.08/cwt	120.00–132.50	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	74.88/cwt	70.00–79.00	633	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	56.59/cwt	54.00–60.00	594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	80.55/cwt	70.00–90.00	985	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	55.97/cwt	50.00–67.00	451	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	80.31/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,160	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	104.10/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,551	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.84/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,532	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	686	95.24/cwt	95.00–96.00	653	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	736.99/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	683	779.12/cwt	700.00–850.00	5,321	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	768	81.70/cwt	79.00–85.00	627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,695	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	84.91/cwt	78.00–91.00	739	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,183.73/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	10,334	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	823	700.61/cwt	625.00–750.00	5,766	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	655	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	686.75/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,284	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,429.20/cwt	1,325.00–1,535.00	18,651	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	827.21/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	123.72/cwt	115.00–130.00	830	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	545	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	387	117.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	643	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.50	398	9

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 197Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 47Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 67

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	120.00–135.00	128.35
3	—	518	130.00–140.00	133.41
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.51
4	—	671	115.00–130.00	123.72
2	—	415	150.00–160.00	154.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
8	—	520	158.00–166.00	162.73
3	—	567	150.00–155.00	153.29
2	—	613	140.00–142.50	141.23
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	120.00–132.50	128.08
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	475	120.00–128.00	123.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	102.50	102.50
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	630	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	125.00–135.00	130.07
8	—	373	125.00–135.00	128.49
7	—	520	120.00–135.00	128.87
4	—	483	125.00–135.00	128.77
2	—	728	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	285	125.00–132.50	128.62
9	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.50
4	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.77
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
9	—	309	125.00–132.50	128.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
3	—	467	101.00–105.00	102.83
2	—	580	100.00–105.00	102.44
2	—	530	100.00–107.00	103.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
4	—	430	110.00–117.50	113.55
3	—	650	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	625	110.00–112.50	111.23
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	116.61
5	—	387	110.00–121.00	117.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
4	—	424	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	150.00–162.50	156.36
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	147.50	147.50
3	—	333	150.00–160.00	153.45
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	156.45
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	130.00–145.00	137.43
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
4	—	521	120.00–123.00	120.73
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
3	—	362	130.00–145.00	134.84
2	—	485	120.00–130.00	124.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	120.00–125.00	122.95
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	160.00–162.50	161.24
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
3	—	397	167.50–170.00	168.33
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
4	—	473	165.00–173.00	169.54
3	—	520	157.50–165.00	160.75
1	—	220	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	846	70.00–79.00	74.88
15	—	806	50.00–67.00	55.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	54.00–60.00	56.59
25	—	1,223	70.00–90.00	80.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	77.00–83.00	80.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	96.00–109.00	104.10
2	—	1,725	85.00–92.00	88.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	686	95.00–96.00	95.24
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	79.00–85.00	81.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	78.00–91.00	84.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	700.00–775.00	736.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	915	600.00–850.00	686.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	700.00–850.00	779.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	745	775.00–875.00	827.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,183.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,325.00–1,535.00	1,429.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	625.00–750.00	700.61

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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