Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.11/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$140.11

52 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$37.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	149.97	677	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	149.90	870	29
Small 1-2	403	125.00	503	4thin
Medium and Large 3	417	112.61	469	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.37/cwt here — about $208 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 sale52 hd

140.11

—

SC average4 barns · 217 hd

144.03

−3.92

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	1,701	109.44	1,862	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	80.66	1,177	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	78.16	948	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	832	63.42	528	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,013	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	976	$814	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.42/cwt	135.00–147.50	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	126.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	779	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.03/cwt	137.50–142.50	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	719	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	116.79/cwt	111.00–122.50	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	157.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	109.44/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,862	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	63.42/cwt	52.00–70.00	528	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	80.66/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,177	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	65.45/cwt	55.00–73.00	723	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	80.81/cwt	75.00–90.00	998	24
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	94.61/cwt	93.00–96.00	774	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	825	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	952.25/head	850.00–1,050.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,241	1,030.20/head	825.00–1,375.00	1,030	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	958	945.17/head	940.00–950.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	150.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	718	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 224Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 154Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
2	—	508	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–150.00	145.14
2	—	473	145.00–155.00	150.13
2	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
2	—	635	110.00–116.00	113.02
2	—	408	121.00–122.00	121.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	105.00–110.00	108.27
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	120.00–135.00	128.31
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	562	120.00–130.00	126.59
3	—	268	120.00–125.00	121.58
4	—	428	120.00–135.00	127.47
2	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	521	135.00–147.50	139.42
8	—	571	135.00–140.00	136.37
3	—	467	137.50–142.50	140.03
2	—	388	142.50–145.00	143.76
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	102.50	102.50
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00–114.00	111.31
2	—	278	110.00–115.00	112.61
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	280	110.00–120.00	114.91
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	230	110.00–120.00	113.26
2	—	363	111.00–122.50	116.79
1	—	570	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	145.00–150.00	148.29
2	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.60
2	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.36
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	160.00–164.00	161.32
3	—	432	160.00–165.00	161.66
4	—	558	156.00–160.00	157.03
19	—	620	140.00–145.00	144.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	95.00–116.00	109.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	832	52.00–70.00	63.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	77.00–84.00	80.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	55.00–73.00	65.45
24	—	1,235	75.00–90.00	80.81

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	2	—	818	93.00–96.00	94.61
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	940.00–950.00	945.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	850.00–1,050.00	952.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,241	825.00–1,375.00	1,030.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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How this sale compares

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