Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$130.02

50 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

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	514	135.99	700	34
Medium and Large 2	412	124.64	514	7thin
Small 1-2	437	111.67	488	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $212 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 sale50 hd

130.02

—

SC average5 barns · 701 hd

137.97

−7.95

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	1,500	100.12	1,502	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	71.66	1,041	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	66.36	799	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	851	61.54	524	13

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)	1,028	$1,074	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$902	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$735	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,330	18

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	368	151.33/cwt	147.50–155.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.24/cwt	127.00–127.50	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	592	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	716	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	544	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	128.49/cwt	127.50–129.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,290.40/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,290	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	1,361.91/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,362	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,313	1,115.04/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,115	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	1,075	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	928	85.77/cwt	82.00–89.00	796	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	852	709.05/head	675.00–750.00	709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,073.83/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,074	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	930	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	989	1,428.29/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,428	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	13
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	90.56/cwt	85.00–98.00	732	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	101.88/cwt	92.00–113.00	1,559	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	71.56/cwt	68.00–80.00	888	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	53.50/cwt	50.00–57.00	470	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	74.40/cwt	70.00–77.50	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	59.80/cwt	50.00–65.00	695	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	177.41/cwt	172.50–180.00	754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	71.66/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,041	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	790	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	517	113.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	586	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	169.16/cwt	162.50–175.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.53/cwt	170.00–182.50	662	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	398	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	116.63/cwt	115.00–117.50	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	829	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	347	2

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 326Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 107Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 25Year ago 70

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to poor 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
2	—	368	147.50–155.00	151.33
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
18	—	513	134.00–139.00	134.53
2	—	583	130.00–138.00	133.95
2	—	643	129.00	129.00
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.55
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
3	—	677	125.00–127.00	125.68
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	125.00–127.50	126.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.50	112.50
2	—	673	127.00–127.50	127.24
1	—	725	122.50	122.50
6	—	476	145.00–155.00	150.39
2	—	810	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
2	—	563	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	607	127.50–129.00	128.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–106.00	103.03
2	—	518	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.71
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
3	—	517	110.00–120.00	113.39
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	172.50–180.00	177.41
4	—	533	147.00–150.00	148.25
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
3	—	460	162.50–175.00	169.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	170.00–182.50	176.53
10	—	575	152.50–155.00	154.75
1	—	475	167.50	167.50
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	110.00–112.50	111.22
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
3	—	278	115.00–117.50	116.63
3	—	308	115.00–120.00	118.27
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,340	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,198	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,290.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,026	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,361.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	989	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,428.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,115.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,028	925.00–1,175.00	1,073.83
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	82.00–89.00	85.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	852	675.00–750.00	709.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	85.00–98.00	90.56
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	86.00	86.00
8	—	1,530	92.00–113.00	101.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,241	68.00–80.00	71.56
1	—	1,190	86.00	86.00
22	—	1,163	50.00–65.00	59.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	878	50.00–57.00	53.50
5	—	809	70.00–77.50	74.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,453	69.00–75.00	71.66

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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