Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no compassions made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $129.81/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$129.81

75 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$34.47/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	426	145.03	617	27
Medium and Large 2	481	129.45	623	20
Small 1-2	591	120.26	710	14thin
Medium and Large 3	529	110.56	585	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $32 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 sale75 hd

129.81

—

SC average5 barns · 529 hd

130.22

−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	—	High	1,619	104.99	1,700	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	78.43	1,227	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	75.74	878	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	70.22	702	20

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)	1,022	$883	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$793	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$718	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$666	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$825	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$1,419	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,119	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$724	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$648	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$623	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	529	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.45/cwt	140.00–152.50	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	190.19/cwt	185.00–193.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	662	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	487	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	676	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	73.15/cwt	70.00–79.00	753	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	64.78/cwt	56.00–69.00	612	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	71.85/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	80.93/cwt	77.00–87.00	957	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	82.37/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,247	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	70.98/cwt	60.00–76.00	808	24
Bulls	—	—	1,555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	103.81/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,687	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	867	623.27/head	578.00–688.00	623	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	825.15/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	750	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	612	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.50	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	887.00/head	887.00–887.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	666.00/head	666.00–666.00	666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	648.00/head	648.00–648.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	724.00/head	724.00–724.00	724	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	551.00/head	551.00–551.00	551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	812.04/head	800.00–825.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1

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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 307Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 79Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 97

Compared to last week no compassions made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
3	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.67
4	—	529	120.00–130.00	124.93
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
4	—	570	115.00–125.00	119.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
6	—	518	125.00–130.00	129.15
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.03
4	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	147.50–152.50	150.02
4	—	519	135.00–140.00	136.22
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
7	—	470	140.00–145.00	141.40
10	—	418	140.00–152.50	147.45
1	—	215	144.00	144.00
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	618	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	139.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.19
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	140.00–150.00	144.85
2	—	513	150.00–155.00	152.51
2	—	478	150.00–165.00	157.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00–120.00	114.96
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	185.00–193.00	190.19
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
8	—	618	154.00	154.00
1	—	335	197.50	197.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	690	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	142.50–145.00	143.72
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
6	—	571	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
3	—	487	130.00–135.00	133.34
5	—	612	120.00–122.50	120.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.50	172.50
6	—	416	175.00–185.00	180.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
6	—	676	110.00–115.00	113.31
2	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,029	70.00–79.00	73.15
7	—	944	56.00–69.00	64.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	70.00–73.00	71.85
5	—	1,514	77.00–85.00	82.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,183	77.00–87.00	80.93
24	—	1,138	60.00–76.00	70.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,625	91.00–113.00	103.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	666.00	666.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–825.00	812.04
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	551.00	551.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	578.00–688.00	623.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	648.00	648.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	724.00	724.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	800.00–850.00	825.15
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	905	887.00	887.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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