Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.68/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$133.68

81 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$33.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

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	490	140.35	688	44
Medium and Large 2	439	127.95	561	33
Small 1-2	480	110.00	528	1thin
Medium and Large 3	473	106.67	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.69/cwt here — about $183 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 sale81 hd

133.68

—

SC average4 barns · 263 hd

134.02

−0.34

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	1,482	105.84	1,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	83.28	1,015	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	836	69.32	580	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)	1,305	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$720	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$648	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,178	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.83/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.45/cwt	129.00–133.00	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.80/cwt	137.00–142.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.93/cwt	125.00–136.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	385	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	128.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	149.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.40/cwt	142.50–152.50	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	873	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	116.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	163.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.55/cwt	146.00–153.00	987	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	385	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	135.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	134.99/cwt	131.00–139.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	84.93/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,064	11
Bulls	—	—	1,698	112.09/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	64.14/cwt	58.00–70.00	729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	96.38/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,131	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	60.29/cwt	51.00–66.00	497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	78.35/cwt	74.00–86.00	664	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	90.70/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,259	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	843	85.94/cwt	81.00–92.00	724	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	788	648.03/head	600.00–700.00	648	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,177.53/head	980.00–1,325.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	125.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	626	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.60/cwt	126.00–135.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	127.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	141.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	507	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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 233Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 45Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
13	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.83
9	—	632	129.00–133.00	132.45
4	—	573	137.00–142.00	140.80
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
7	—	426	140.00–147.00	142.73
2	—	305	141.00–144.00	142.50
3	—	510	138.00–139.00	138.67
3	—	357	140.00–145.00	141.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	470	125.00–136.00	131.93
6	—	371	125.00–135.00	128.25
3	—	527	125.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	420	125.00–135.00	131.09
4	—	573	124.00–131.00	127.47
4	—	321	126.00–135.00	130.60
2	—	730	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	270	120.00–135.00	127.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–160.00	154.80
5	—	371	140.00–155.00	149.04
2	—	585	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
2	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.57
4	—	523	142.50–152.50	147.40
2	—	460	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	675	131.00–139.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	110.00–125.00	120.29
3	—	367	114.00–120.00	116.28
1	—	245	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	370	130.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	490	125.00–130.00	126.68
2	—	280	135.00–140.00	137.63
4	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	187.50	187.50
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	157.50	157.50
2	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
3	—	512	160.00–166.00	163.65
2	—	660	146.00–153.00	149.55
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	135.00–145.00	140.20
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
4	—	631	120.00–130.00	125.71
5	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.56
2	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	663	123.00–130.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
3	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.62
2	—	478	120.00–126.00	122.95
1	—	626	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	75.00–90.00	84.93
3	—	1,137	58.00–70.00	64.14
3	—	1,173	95.00–98.00	96.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	51.00–66.00	60.29
5	—	847	74.00–86.00	78.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	109.00–114.00	112.09
3	—	1,135	89.00–92.00	90.70
2	—	1,678	118.00–120.00	119.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	81.00–92.00	85.94
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	109.00	109.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	788	600.00–700.00	648.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	980.00–1,325.00	1,177.53

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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