Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. 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 $126.54/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$126.54

87 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

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	488	143.52	701	28
Medium and Large 2	501	124.80	626	35
Small 1-2	368	111.61	410	17thin
Medium and Large 3	379	103.57	393	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $308 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 sale87 hd

126.54

—

SC average5 barns · 632 hd

129.66

−3.13

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	1,453	97.20	1,412	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	70.57	983	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	67.17	820	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	61.18	530	10

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)	1,067	$785	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	959	$644	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$612	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$959	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	106.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	269	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	131.98/cwt	125.00–136.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	126.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	412	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	460	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	110.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.66/cwt	140.00–152.50	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	118.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	278	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.76/cwt	125.00–132.50	815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	70.60/cwt	65.00–76.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	54.90/cwt	50.00–61.00	447	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	57.76/cwt	50.00–62.00	696	18
Bulls	—	—	1,453	97.20/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,412	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	70.57/cwt	65.00–75.00	983	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	71.43/cwt	65.00–79.00	881	36
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	916	621.85/head	525.00–775.00	622	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	872	689.10/head	575.00–800.00	689	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,078.58/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,079	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	808.60/head	650.00–900.00	809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	811.82/head	775.00–850.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	856.28/head	775.00–900.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	339	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	571	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	819	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 196Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 167Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 61Year ago 61

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
3	—	360	105.00	105.00
2	—	323	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.55
4	—	269	110.00–115.00	111.16
3	—	412	110.00–115.00	111.70
6	—	374	110.00–115.00	110.94
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	140.00	140.00
3	—	607	125.00–136.00	131.98
8	—	417	140.00–155.00	145.24
6	—	517	140.00–150.00	142.58
9	—	476	140.00–150.00	147.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	120.00–135.00	127.33
5	—	565	120.00–130.00	123.29
3	—	617	115.00–120.00	116.64
6	—	425	120.00–130.00	122.55
3	—	362	120.00–135.00	126.71
2	—	668	115.00	115.00
7	—	529	125.00–135.00	130.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	100.00–110.00	106.52
2	—	458	100.00–110.00	104.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00–132.50	131.28
5	—	467	130.00–145.00	134.95
5	—	423	130.00–145.00	136.88
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	125.00–135.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	115.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	410	115.00–120.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
2	—	633	125.00–132.50	128.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.50
4	—	521	130.00–140.00	133.81
4	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.07
3	—	335	140.00–152.50	147.66
2	—	415	140.00–150.00	145.18
8	—	475	130.00–150.00	138.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	115.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	268	120.00–125.00	122.48
9	—	327	115.00–125.00	118.28
6	—	234	115.00–125.00	118.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	140.00–142.50	141.24
3	—	578	145.00–150.00	146.60
3	—	513	145.00–150.00	148.30
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	65.00–76.00	70.60
6	—	814	50.00–61.00	54.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	83.00	83.00
18	—	1,205	50.00–62.00	57.76
36	—	1,234	65.00–79.00	71.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	65.00–75.00	70.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	92.00–104.00	97.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	916	525.00–775.00	621.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	872	575.00–800.00	689.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	775.00–850.00	811.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	775.00–900.00	856.28
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	625	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,095	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,078.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	778	650.00–900.00	808.60

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

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How this sale compares

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