Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $145.94/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$145.94

98 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	500	152.97	765	63
Medium and Large 2	464	139.36	646	21
Small 1-2	427	125.25	535	12thin
Medium and Large 3	288	117.50	338	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $427 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 sale98 hd

145.94

—

SC average5 barns · 858 hd

144.66

+1.28

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	—	High	1,702	112.49	1,914	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	87.07	1,287	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	85.96	1,055	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	72.08	822	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,161	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,088	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$691	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	708	$461	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,703	$1,992	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,065	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	746	$651	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$913	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	710	$809	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$644	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$435	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	Small 1-2	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	150.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	160.38/cwt	155.00–164.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	151.20/cwt	145.00–157.50	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	145.41/cwt	139.00–154.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	397	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	203	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	876	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	190.61/cwt	190.00–192.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	802	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	125.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	461	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.49/cwt	152.50–164.00	680	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.21/cwt	147.50–160.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.72/cwt	132.50–145.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	312	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.83/cwt	148.00–161.00	736	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	129.14/cwt	127.50–130.00	306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	169.02/cwt	165.00–177.50	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	178.61/cwt	175.00–182.50	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	132.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	621	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	150.71/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	996	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	157.66/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	770	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	294	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	312	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	86.69/cwt	81.00–92.50	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	690	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.51/cwt	170.00–179.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	790	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	132.08/cwt	125.00–137.00	755	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,310	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	65.48/cwt	60.00–75.00	680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	108.79/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	76.07/cwt	72.00–79.00	886	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	74.74/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,703	1,992.05/head	1,955.00–2,029.00	1,992	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	700	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	638	530.14/head	525.00–535.00	530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,331.91/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,332	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	809.00/head	809.00–809.00	809	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,233.00/head	1,233.00–1,233.00	1,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,118.79/head	950.00–1,285.00	1,119	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	690.11/head	627.00–725.00	690	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	705	564.00/head	564.00–564.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	708	460.64/head	400.00–510.00	461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,207.49/head	1,135.00–1,297.00	1,207	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	820	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	880	458.00/head	458.00–458.00	458	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	941.00/head	941.00–941.00	941	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	671.00/head	671.00–671.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	650	718.15/head	675.00–760.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	65.43/cwt	60.00–69.00	720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	86.36/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,075	34
Bulls	—	—	1,795	123.88/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	106.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,767	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 315Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 71Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
2	—	203	132.50	132.50
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
3	—	367	122.00–130.00	125.62
2	—	588	125.00–127.50	126.27
2	—	410	120.00–126.00	123.07
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	145.00–155.00	150.32
4	—	371	155.00–164.00	160.38
2	—	710	137.00–137.50	137.25
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
5	—	615	140.00–145.00	142.49
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
9	—	429	152.50–164.00	158.49
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
11	—	519	147.50–160.00	152.21
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
20	—	472	148.00–161.00	155.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
3	—	617	125.00–135.00	130.03
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
4	—	470	140.00–147.50	144.40
5	—	430	130.00–145.00	139.57
5	—	517	132.50–145.00	138.72
2	—	225	135.00–142.50	138.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	192.50	192.50
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
4	—	370	190.00–192.50	190.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	418	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
3	—	237	127.50–130.00	129.14
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.57
2	—	590	145.00–157.50	151.20
5	—	652	139.00–154.00	145.41
3	—	632	150.00–155.00	153.31
2	—	503	148.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.85
2	—	315	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
3	—	523	165.00–177.50	169.02
2	—	468	175.00–182.50	178.61
2	—	555	160.00–170.00	164.95
5	—	722	149.00–152.50	150.71
2	—	613	162.50	162.50
10	—	657	150.00–159.00	157.66
2	—	428	175.00–185.00	179.85
1	—	360	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
4	—	374	130.00–140.00	132.61
3	—	475	130.00–132.50	130.84
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	150.00–155.00	151.67
2	—	445	150.00–160.00	155.00
3	—	575	140.00–150.00	144.97
5	—	625	140.00–145.00	143.01
8	—	533	140.00–160.00	146.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	135.97
6	—	572	125.00–137.00	132.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	170.00–179.00	173.51
2	—	458	170.00–175.00	172.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
5	—	354	88.00	88.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
2	—	688	81.00–92.50	86.69
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	60.00	60.00
1	—	645	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	86.00–90.00	88.18
2	—	1,353	70.00–79.00	74.74
1	—	1,675	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	60.00–75.00	65.48
3	—	1,283	104.00–118.00	108.79
34	—	1,245	80.00–97.50	86.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	72.00–79.00	76.07
3	—	1,100	60.00–69.00	65.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	121.00–128.00	123.88
4	—	1,655	100.00–110.00	106.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,703	1,955.00–2,029.00	1,992.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	525.00–535.00	530.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	675.00–760.00	718.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,331.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	809.00	809.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	627.00–725.00	690.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	941.00	941.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,233.00	1,233.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	564.00	564.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	458.00	458.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,303	950.00–1,285.00	1,118.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,135.00–1,297.00	1,207.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	671.00	671.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	708	400.00–510.00	460.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	710.00	710.00

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