Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $132.71/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$132.71

70 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

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	144.09	675	30
Medium and Large 2	412	131.42	541	21
Small 1-2	343	121.70	417	10thin
Medium and Large 3	539	110.00	593	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $82 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 sale70 hd

132.71

—

SC average5 barns · 591 hd

136.91

−4.21

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	97.40	1,542	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,574	79.18	1,246	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	78.34	1,018	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	67.36	721	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$984	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$773	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$759	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$706	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$640	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	955	$793	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$1,092	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$749	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$458	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	122.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	135.06/cwt	132.50–137.50	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	123.82/cwt	120.00–127.50	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.96/cwt	126.00–133.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	147.31/cwt	142.50–152.50	395	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	354	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	226	135.54/cwt	127.50–145.00	306	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	274	136.68/cwt	132.50–145.00	375	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	892	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	963	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	530	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,072	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	168.79/cwt	165.00–172.50	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	80.47/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	71.52/cwt	65.00–78.00	881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	82.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,114	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	62.42/cwt	50.00–68.00	635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	73.29/cwt	70.00–75.00	830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	97.40/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	112.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	793.00/head	793.00–793.00	793	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	658	644.35/head	610.00–675.00	644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	456.00/head	456.00–456.00	456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	706.00/head	706.00–706.00	706	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	915	458.00/head	458.00–458.00	458	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	749.00/head	749.00–749.00	749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	927	1,231.67/head	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,232	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	984.38/head	896.00–1,070.00	984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	910.61/head	870.00–944.00	911	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 148Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 48Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 34

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
4	—	226	127.50–145.00	135.54
4	—	274	132.50–145.00	136.68
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	142.50	142.50
3	—	268	142.50–152.50	147.31
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	—	640	148.00	148.00
2	—	365	160.00–162.50	161.30
2	—	505	165.00–172.50	168.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.65
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
2	—	225	132.50–137.50	135.06
2	—	260	120.00–127.50	123.82
4	—	378	126.00–133.00	128.96
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
5	—	475	137.00–139.00	137.79
3	—	422	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	120.00–127.50	122.45
2	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.37
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	305	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
3	—	582	140.00–143.00	141.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
2	—	515	144.00–146.00	144.98
2	—	460	145.00–146.00	145.49
15	—	433	140.00–145.00	140.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	110.00–114.00	112.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	105.00–115.00	111.33
4	—	516	110.00–120.00	112.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	152.50	152.50
2	—	458	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.50	162.50
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	892	108.00	108.00
1	—	680	78.00	78.00
15	—	1,072	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,616	78.00–82.00	80.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	65.00–78.00	71.52
15	—	1,344	80.00–89.00	82.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	50.00–68.00	62.42
5	—	1,133	70.00–75.00	73.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	92.00–103.00	97.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	706.00	706.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	896.00–1,070.00	984.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	870.00–944.00	910.61
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	456.00	456.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	740.00	740.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	793.00	793.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	658	610.00–675.00	644.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,231.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	458.00	458.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	749.00	749.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00

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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