Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $127.65/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$127.65

61 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$32.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	521	141.05	736	23
Medium and Large 2	479	128.34	614	18thin
Small 1-2	446	119.54	534	5thin
Medium and Large 3	398	108.97	433	15thin

One grade step is worth $32.08/cwt here — about $302 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 sale61 hd

127.65

—

SC average5 barns · 643 hd

130.62

−2.97

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	—	Low	1,535	111.72	1,714	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	85.48	1,332	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	84.78	1,033	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	69.93	717	28

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)	1,041	$1,064	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$890	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$768	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	951	$764	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	876	$669	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	913	$667	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$710	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$819	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,182	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$726	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	980	$833	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$683	5

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	108.05/cwt	104.00–115.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	108.28/cwt	105.00–112.50	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	603	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	819.00/head	819.00–819.00	819	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	948	877.18/head	850.00–900.00	877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,233.89/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,234	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	745	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,316.60/head	1,125.00–1,585.00	1,317	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	733.02/head	660.00–785.00	733	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	665	482.00/head	482.00–482.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	118.32/cwt	117.50–120.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	128.95/cwt	122.50–135.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	121.34/cwt	117.50–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	153.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	114.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	126.69/cwt	125.00–127.50	674	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	113.84/cwt	110.00–117.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	105.26/cwt	103.00–107.50	645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	730.13/head	725.00–735.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	814.72/head	700.00–900.00	815	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	814.59/head	725.00–875.00	815	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	680	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,009	1,071.81/head	900.00–1,325.00	1,072	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	833.00/head	833.00–833.00	833	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	802.14/head	734.00–875.00	802	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	471.00/head	471.00–471.00	471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,175.04/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	868.06/head	835.00–900.00	868	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,062.75/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	704.03/head	675.00–725.00	704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	667.05/head	653.00–675.00	667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	743.00/head	743.00–743.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	61.79/cwt	50.00–70.00	593	14
Bulls	—	—	1,380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	107.54/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,457	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	121.25/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,116	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	78.07/cwt	72.00–90.00	853	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	73.29/cwt	65.00–79.00	819	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	87.41/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,086	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	85.48/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,332	12

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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Wed Jun 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 136Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 109Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 12Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	120.00–135.00	130.79
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	127.50–130.00	128.72
3	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.36
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	122.50–135.00	128.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	104.00–115.00	108.05
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
3	—	360	105.00–112.50	108.28
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
3	—	488	110.00–115.00	111.67
1	—	630	107.50	107.50
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	135.00–140.00	138.31
7	—	576	135.00–144.00	140.18
2	—	420	135.00–145.00	140.18
3	—	508	140.00–150.00	145.88
8	—	471	135.00–150.00	141.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	117.50–125.00	121.34
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	117.50–120.00	118.32
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
3	—	623	108.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	313	110.00–120.00	114.80
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–142.50	141.24
4	—	316	150.00–160.00	153.70
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–132.50	130.84
3	—	367	127.50–132.50	129.97
1	—	405	132.50	132.50
1	—	225	127.50	127.50
2	—	333	127.50–132.50	129.98
4	—	854	127.00	127.00
3	—	527	127.00–128.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–132.50	128.73
2	—	483	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	532	125.00–127.50	126.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–147.50	143.57
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	117.50–120.00	118.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	415	110.00–117.50	113.84
3	—	567	114.00–115.00	114.67
2	—	613	103.00–107.50	105.26
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	819.00	819.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	850.00–900.00	877.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	1,125.00–1,585.00	1,316.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,233.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	660.00–785.00	733.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	833.00	833.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	482.00	482.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	997	700.00–900.00	814.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	835.00–900.00	868.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	743.00	743.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	725.00–735.00	730.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	725.00–875.00	814.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,009	900.00–1,325.00	1,071.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	734.00–875.00	802.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	930	675.00–725.00	704.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	913	653.00–675.00	667.05
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	471.00	471.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	959	50.00–70.00	61.79
14	—	1,093	72.00–90.00	78.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,118	65.00–79.00	73.29
48	—	1,242	80.00–96.00	87.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,558	80.00–94.00	85.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,355	95.00–114.00	107.54
5	—	1,745	116.00–128.00	121.25

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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