Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $121.87/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$121.87

106 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	474	133.78	634	42
Medium and Large 2	549	114.67	629	54
Small 1-2	400	110.74	443	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $191 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 sale106 hd

121.87

—

SC average5 barns · 713 hd

123.91

−2.04

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	1,430	91.38	1,307	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	67.95	1,006	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	61.83	700	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	807	61.75	498	32

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)	1,112	$790	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,064	17

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	764	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,213.13/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,154	1,080.77/head	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,081	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,324.93/head	1,160.00–1,550.00	1,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	872.51/head	810.00–925.00	873	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,139	808.33/head	685.00–975.00	808	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,062.02/head	650.00–1,250.00	1,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	842.40/head	825.00–850.00	842	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	955	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	86.84/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	52.14/cwt	48.00–57.00	575	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	51.60/cwt	45.00–56.00	441	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	66.11/cwt	60.00–73.00	757	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	67.95/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,006	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	66.36/cwt	60.00–72.50	521	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	111.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	675	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	115.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	609	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.57/cwt	117.50–120.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	108.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	104.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	707	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	681	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	114.97/cwt	113.00–118.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	541	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 239Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 99Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 55Year ago 40

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	112.00–115.00	113.49
3	—	705	105.00–110.00	108.32
2	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.52
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	480	130.00–140.00	134.96
4	—	614	113.00–118.00	114.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
4	—	681	100.00–102.00	100.50
2	—	483	110.00–114.00	111.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	102.50–105.00	103.74
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	145.00–150.00	148.28
4	—	425	145.00–150.00	148.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	148.00	148.00
2	—	468	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	138.00	138.00
14	—	419	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.66
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	110.00–120.00	115.06
5	—	375	115.00–122.50	119.43
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.62
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
3	—	378	145.00–150.00	148.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	130.00	130.00
8	—	478	125.00–131.00	127.86
21	—	441	138.00	138.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
4	—	580	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	111.22
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	110.00–112.50	111.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	112.00–120.00	115.83
9	—	421	120.00–125.00	123.35
3	—	725	100.00–105.00	101.67
6	—	527	117.50–120.00	119.57
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
8	—	621	105.00–115.00	108.50
8	—	679	100.00–110.00	104.11
12	—	473	115.00–125.00	118.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,080.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,134	1,160.00–1,550.00	1,324.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	810.00–925.00	872.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	825.00–850.00	842.40
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,139	685.00–975.00	808.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,387	650.00–1,250.00	1,062.02
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	82.00–92.00	86.84
1	—	1,865	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,102	48.00–57.00	52.14
34	—	1,145	60.00–73.00	66.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	855	45.00–56.00	51.60
22	—	785	60.00–72.50	66.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	65.00–71.00	67.95

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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How this sale compares

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