Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady. There was and average 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 $142.77/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$142.77

112 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$41.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	486	151.49	737	69
Medium and Large 2	457	131.64	602	35
Small 1-2	396	117.09	464	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	110.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.49/cwt here — about $159 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 sale112 hd

142.77

—

SC average5 barns · 589 hd

146.16

−3.39

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	1,742	101.96	1,777	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	77.55	1,150	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	76.04	908	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	70.91	602	55

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)	1,084	$854	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	818	$632	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,157	22

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	367	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	728	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	119.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.51/cwt	150.00–169.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.99/cwt	115.00–135.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.66/cwt	120.00–140.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	136.54/cwt	132.50–140.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.44/cwt	130.00–163.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	168.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	159.87/cwt	155.00–163.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	172.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	173.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	789	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	178.09/cwt	170.00–192.50	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	186.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	165.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	78.44/cwt	75.00–83.00	664	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	60.43/cwt	52.50–70.00	515	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	68.29/cwt	62.00–73.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	67.04/cwt	55.00–75.00	761	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	81.13/cwt	77.00–88.00	996	53
Bulls	—	—	1,685	87.21/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	78.87/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,201	14
Bulls	—	—	1,767	108.28/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,913	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	750.57/head	725.00–775.00	751	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	793	650.95/head	550.00–750.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	661.12/head	625.00–700.00	661	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	123.36/cwt	118.00–127.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	778	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	158.12/cwt	150.00–163.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	168.49/cwt	165.00–178.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	416	136.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	119.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	696	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	137.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.38/cwt	145.00–160.00	722	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	1,106.44/head	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,106	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,137.57/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	895	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	1,201.14/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,201	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	688.93/head	650.00–735.00	689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	742	932.02/head	900.00–975.00	932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	1,007.68/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,008	6
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,204	1,502.17/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,502	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,192.38/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,192	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 295Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 58Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 65Year ago 34

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady. There was and average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	215.00	215.00
1	—	410	192.50	192.50
4	—	811	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	192.50	192.50
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	120.00–122.50	120.86
2	—	320	110.00–120.00	114.84
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	130.00–145.00	137.44
5	—	375	130.00–140.00	134.57
3	—	278	130.00–140.00	134.21
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	150.00–160.00	153.28
4	—	371	150.00–160.00	154.95
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	258	155.00–165.00	160.10
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	583	145.00	145.00
2	—	533	150.00–160.00	155.12
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
2	—	508	165.00–172.00	168.52
8	—	614	155.00–163.00	159.87
2	—	578	165.00–170.00	167.47
4	—	334	170.00–180.00	172.36
4	—	454	170.00–180.00	173.72
7	—	375	170.00–192.50	178.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	150.00–162.00	154.63
5	—	519	145.00–155.00	149.38
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
11	—	376	150.00–170.00	164.38
4	—	680	130.00–136.00	132.71
7	—	315	150.00–169.00	162.51
9	—	574	140.00–150.00	143.14
6	—	623	130.00–135.00	131.31
2	—	733	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	203	170.00	170.00
10	—	422	150.00–163.00	158.12
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	365	115.00–125.00	119.79
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
4	—	476	125.00–140.00	129.50
5	—	582	115.00–135.00	128.99
2	—	245	127.00–129.00	128.00
3	—	673	120.00–125.00	123.01
4	—	528	130.00–140.00	133.68
6	—	433	120.00–140.00	130.66
5	—	272	132.50–140.00	136.54
5	—	377	130.00–163.00	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
2	—	778	129.00	129.00
1	—	205	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
6	—	420	180.00–190.00	186.60
5	—	512	160.00–170.00	165.51
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	155.00–160.00	157.52
8	—	481	165.00–178.00	168.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	416	130.00–140.00	136.29
2	—	580	117.50–122.50	119.98
2	—	625	110.00–114.00	111.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	118.00–127.00	123.36
3	—	617	120.00–130.00	124.96
4	—	664	120.00–130.00	124.34
6	—	522	135.00–145.00	141.29
4	—	435	145.00–165.00	155.00
9	—	571	130.00–145.00	137.49
7	—	477	145.00–160.00	151.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	846	75.00–83.00	78.44
23	—	852	52.50–70.00	60.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	62.00–73.00	68.29
14	—	1,523	76.00–83.00	78.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,135	55.00–75.00	67.04
53	—	1,228	77.00–88.00	81.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	85.00–95.00	87.21
7	—	1,767	100.00–115.00	108.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	725.00–775.00	750.57
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	793	550.00–750.00	650.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	625.00–700.00	661.12
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,209	900.00–1,150.00	1,007.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,106.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,137.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	900.00–975.00	932.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,098	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,201.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,204	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,502.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,192.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	650.00–735.00	688.93
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	107.00	107.00

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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