Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week of feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.90/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$140.90

95 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

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	533	149.06	795	60
Medium and Large 2	446	133.38	595	21
Small 1-2	441	123.26	544	6thin
Medium and Large 3	452	112.65	509	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $286 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 sale95 hd

140.90

—

SC average5 barns · 581 hd

140.50

+0.40

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	1,541	101.17	1,559	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	87.03	1,288	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	83.90	1,012	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	68.90	681	12

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)	1,098	$1,078	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$986	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$640	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$540	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$790	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	998	$1,057	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,461	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	856	$824	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$804	13
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	754	$579	4thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	573	147.53/cwt	142.50–157.50	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	137.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	131.00/cwt	122.00–140.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	133.10/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.41/cwt	135.00–148.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.10/cwt	132.50–142.50	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	678	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	150.41/cwt	147.50–156.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	162.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.51/cwt	147.50–153.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	992	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	128.68/cwt	127.50–130.00	293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	187.95/cwt	187.50–188.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.39/cwt	153.00–165.00	744	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,069	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.50	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	145.49/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.52/cwt	142.50–155.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	149.89/cwt	142.50–155.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	151.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	179.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	178.80/cwt	175.00–182.50	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	97.84/cwt	93.00–103.00	707	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	163.33/cwt	160.00–166.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,288	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	73.11/cwt	65.00–79.00	791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	87.33/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,088	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	62.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	580	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	72.12/cwt	62.00–79.00	735	8
Bulls	—	—	1,318	78.90/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	748	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.50	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	161.29/cwt	157.50–165.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.29/cwt	135.00–142.50	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	149.41/cwt	145.00–152.50	701	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	998	1,057.29/head	1,034.00–1,080.00	1,057	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,640.99/head	1,620.00–1,660.00	1,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	658.54/head	617.00–686.00	659	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	735	507.00/head	507.00–507.00	507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	478.00/head	478.00–478.00	478	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	856	824.39/head	742.00–881.00	824	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,072.00/head	1,072.00–1,072.00	1,072	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,078.13/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,078	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	669.61/head	641.00–698.00	670	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,209.56/head	1,035.00–1,397.00	1,210	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	545.38/head	506.00–583.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	685	521.00/head	521.00–521.00	521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	103.69/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,564	6

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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 203Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 84Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	142.50–157.50	147.53
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
4	—	764	128.00–137.50	133.10
5	—	620	135.00–148.00	141.41
9	—	678	132.50–142.50	137.10
2	—	315	150.00	150.00
3	—	408	147.50–156.00	150.41
5	—	531	147.50–153.00	149.51
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	735	134.00–137.00	135.00
6	—	470	153.00–165.00	158.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	625	126.00–135.00	130.35
5	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.98
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
3	—	282	140.00–142.50	140.83
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	323	120.00–135.00	127.33
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.60
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
13	—	414	160.00–165.00	162.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	130.00–145.00	137.41
2	—	710	122.00–140.00	131.00
5	—	363	140.00–150.00	143.44
1	—	650	147.50	147.50
2	—	768	144.00–147.00	145.49
8	—	320	142.50–155.00	148.52
4	—	264	142.50–155.00	149.89
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
11	—	385	187.50–188.00	187.95
2	—	468	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	145.00	145.00
4	—	713	149.00–151.00	149.99
3	—	322	160.00–170.00	163.42
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
2	—	603	155.00	155.00
5	—	765	147.00–155.00	151.29
8	—	459	175.00–180.00	179.37
2	—	390	175.00–182.50	178.80
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
5	—	670	150.00–163.00	153.57
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–135.00	127.50
2	—	228	127.50–130.00	128.68
4	—	383	125.00–135.00	129.90
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00–117.50	113.75
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	132.50–140.00	136.25
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
5	—	481	140.00–142.50	140.50
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	638	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	140.00–145.00	142.58
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
4	—	513	135.00–142.50	139.29
4	—	469	145.00–152.50	149.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
1	—	520	152.50	152.50
5	—	478	150.00–160.00	156.45
2	—	440	157.50–165.00	161.29
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.56
3	—	558	160.00–166.00	163.33
3	—	523	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	93.00–103.00	97.84
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	86.00–88.00	87.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,082	65.00–79.00	73.11
22	—	1,246	80.00–97.00	87.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	60.00–65.00	62.45
8	—	1,019	62.00–79.00	72.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	74.00–84.00	78.90
2	—	1,865	115.00–117.00	115.88
6	—	1,508	90.00–110.00	103.69

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	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	998	1,034.00–1,080.00	1,057.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,690.00	1,690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,620.00–1,660.00	1,640.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,072.00	1,072.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	950.00–1,175.00	1,078.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	617.00–686.00	658.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	856	742.00–881.00	824.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	898	641.00–698.00	669.61
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	507.00	507.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	521.00	521.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	478.00	478.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,221	1,035.00–1,397.00	1,209.56
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	506.00–583.00	545.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	790.00	790.00

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