Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

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 $118.15/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$118.15

29 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.23

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	370	135.00	500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	121.67	572	19thin
Small 1-2	415	110.66	459	7thin
Medium and Large 3	625	102.44	640	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale29 hd

118.15

—

SC average5 barns · 343 hd

130.38

−12.23

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	1,694	117.40	1,988	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	95.13	1,202	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	84.12	1,354	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	72.31	628	35

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)	996	$924	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$785	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,041	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Small 1-2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.71/cwt	115.00–127.50	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.52/cwt	117.50–123.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.16/cwt	118.00–127.50	696	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	506	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	132.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	432	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	129.32/cwt	123.00–135.00	476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	126.93/cwt	125.00–129.00	283	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.17/cwt	126.00–132.50	739	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	271	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	726	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	363	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	107.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,508	11
Bulls	—	—	1,664	108.99/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,814	5
Bulls	—	—	1,723	125.81/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	70.36/cwt	65.00–75.00	831	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	66.36/cwt	55.00–75.00	564	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	81.24/cwt	78.00–86.00	729	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	84.12/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	94.03/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,158	36
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	907	854.00/head	800.00–885.00	854	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,049	966.04/head	900.00–1,050.00	966	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	873	935.82/head	925.00–950.00	936	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	481	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	113.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	527	3

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 230Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 101Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 46Year ago 34

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
2	—	528	110.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	428	110.00–120.00	114.94
3	—	465	110.00–117.00	113.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	101.00	101.00
1	—	435	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	118.00–125.00	120.99
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	115.00–127.50	122.71
3	—	508	117.50–123.00	119.52
3	—	570	118.00–127.50	122.16
2	—	223	125.00–129.00	126.93
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	417	120.00–130.00	124.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	109.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.28
2	—	433	110.00–112.00	111.02
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	128.00–135.00	132.11
7	—	368	123.00–135.00	129.32
4	—	271	130.00–135.00	132.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	102.50	102.50
2	—	315	110.00–120.00	115.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	126.00–132.50	129.17
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	85.00	85.00
1	—	885	82.00	82.00
1	—	825	83.00	83.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,400	105.00–115.00	107.73
4	—	1,181	65.00–75.00	70.36
36	—	1,231	80.00–102.00	94.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	850	55.00–75.00	66.36
14	—	897	78.00–86.00	81.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	82.00–86.00	84.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	102.00–116.00	108.99
5	—	1,723	124.00–129.00	125.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	907	800.00–885.00	854.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,049	900.00–1,050.00	966.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	925.00–950.00	935.82

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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