Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.34/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$123.34

62 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$45.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.63

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	396	151.01	598	17thin
Medium and Large 2	436	123.03	536	15thin
Small 1-2	453	114.64	519	7thin
Medium and Large 3	339	105.74	358	23

One grade step is worth $45.27/cwt here — about $239 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 sale62 hd

123.34

—

SC average5 barns · 492 hd

137.98

−14.63

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	—	High	1,547	113.76	1,760	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	94.49	1,135	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	91.11	1,379	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	70.95	675	18

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)	988	$910	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$756	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,117	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,023	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	821	$741	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	789	$736	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	799	$661	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	726	$381	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	678	$260	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	Small 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	120.24/cwt	113.00–131.00	2,051	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	77.96/cwt	70.00–81.00	821	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	63.12/cwt	54.00–73.00	568	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	80.73/cwt	78.00–87.00	820	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	92.83/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,108	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	102.64/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,294	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	86.57/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	105.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	203	195.12/cwt	185.00–205.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	549	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	105.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	155.71/cwt	147.50–160.00	339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	108.09/cwt	100.00–115.00	233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	103.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	126.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	104.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.87/cwt	152.50–157.50	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	100.80/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,240	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	924	1,101.96/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,102	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	855	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	755.57/head	725.00–785.00	756	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	936.00/head	936.00–936.00	936	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	612.00/head	612.00–612.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	735	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	630	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	691	334.45/head	314.00–378.00	334	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	759	591.87/head	570.00–620.00	592	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	781	721.44/head	675.00–785.00	721	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	933	906.07/head	800.00–975.00	906	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	683	522.12/head	485.00–560.00	522	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	640	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,117.00/head	1,117.00–1,117.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	107.54/cwt	102.50–110.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	121.25/cwt	117.50–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	107.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	348	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	4

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 201Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 71Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 22Year ago 17

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	115.00	115.00
3	—	328	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
3	—	218	147.50–160.00	155.71
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
7	—	506	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	152.50–157.50	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	100.00–108.00	104.08
5	—	368	100.00–110.00	105.56
2	—	435	110.00	110.00
5	—	216	100.00–115.00	108.09
3	—	280	100.00–110.00	103.39
5	—	328	100.00–110.00	104.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	203	185.00–205.00	195.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	124.00–135.00	129.79
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
3	—	462	120.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	380	120.00–121.00	120.35
3	—	327	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00–105.00	102.47
4	—	265	100.00–110.00	105.63
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	233	110.00–112.00	110.97
4	—	324	100.00–110.00	107.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	477	124.00–130.00	126.37
2	—	503	127.00–127.50	127.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
1	—	205	112.50	112.50
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
4	—	431	110.00–115.00	112.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.50	122.50
6	—	520	112.00–120.00	116.60
6	—	470	120.00–122.50	120.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
2	—	430	124.00–126.00	125.03
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	495	117.50–125.00	121.25
2	—	505	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	102.50–110.00	107.54
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,706	113.00–131.00	120.24
3	—	1,230	97.00–103.00	100.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	70.00–81.00	77.96
19	—	1,194	87.00–99.00	92.83
12	—	1,261	100.00–108.00	102.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,590	103.00–106.00	104.48
3	—	1,598	84.00–90.00	86.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	900	54.00–73.00	63.12
8	—	1,016	78.00–87.00	80.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	725.00–785.00	755.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,101.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	800.00–975.00	906.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	683	485.00–560.00	522.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	936.00	936.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	612.00	612.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	781	675.00–785.00	721.44
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	240.00	240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	691	314.00–378.00	334.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	280.00	280.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	759	570.00–620.00	591.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	1,117.00	1,117.00

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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