Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate 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 $122.30/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$122.30

46 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

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	532	130.59	694	25
Medium and Large 2	420	123.67	519	3thin
Small 1-2	382	118.50	452	6thin
Medium and Large 3	459	106.60	489	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $205 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 sale46 hd

122.30

—

SC average5 barns · 538 hd

130.77

−8.47

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	1,409	94.55	1,332	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	62.99	963	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	61.83	753	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	51.32	563	6thin

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)	978	$837	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$743	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$640	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,295	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$1,076	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$919	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$786	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$876	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$662	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	804	$480	16

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2Value Added	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	132.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	530	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,076.00/head	1,076.00–1,076.00	1,076	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.88/cwt	160.00–172.50	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	164.40/cwt	155.00–170.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	148.72/cwt	142.50–155.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	174.25/cwt	172.50–176.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	64.33/cwt	62.00–70.00	793	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	58.89/cwt	58.00–60.00	642	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	878.51/head	825.00–925.00	879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	690	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	545.47/head	491.00–593.00	545	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	963.00/head	963.00–963.00	963	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	788.00/head	788.00–788.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	832.10/head	825.00–841.00	832	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	631.26/head	600.00–666.00	631	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	898	587.99/head	585.00–591.00	588	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	738	432.46/head	343.00–485.00	432	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	835	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	805	569.03/head	560.00–577.00	569	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	454.00/head	454.00–454.00	454	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	837.15/head	825.00–850.00	837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,039	677.29/head	625.00–725.00	677	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	743.14/head	734.00–753.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	841.86/head	825.00–850.00	842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	92.19/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	57.08/cwt	51.00–60.00	679	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	47.54/cwt	40.00–56.00	523	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 220Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.50	107.50
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	152.50	152.50
3	—	520	130.00–145.00	140.10
2	—	573	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	645	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	160.00–175.00	167.45
3	—	385	160.00–172.50	165.88
3	—	477	160.00–170.00	163.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.86
2	—	563	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	104.82
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	130.00–137.50	132.04
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	465	130.00–136.00	132.02
4	—	563	130.00–132.50	130.62
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	333	132.50	132.50
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
4	—	679	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	118.00–120.00	118.67
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	115.00–120.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	107.50–110.00	108.76
2	—	400	127.50–137.50	132.50
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	137.50–140.00	139.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
5	—	419	155.00–170.00	164.40
3	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.66
2	—	508	142.50–155.00	148.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	172.50–176.00	174.25
1	—	460	167.50	167.50

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	1,076.00	1,076.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	825.00–925.00	878.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	420.00	420.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	491.00–593.00	545.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	788.00	788.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	600.00–666.00	631.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	963.00	963.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	825.00–841.00	832.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	585.00–591.00	587.99
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	738	343.00–485.00	432.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	560.00–577.00	569.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	825.00–850.00	837.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,039	625.00–725.00	677.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	734.00–753.00	743.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	825.00–850.00	841.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	454.00	454.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	400.00	400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,232	62.00–70.00	64.33
10	—	1,189	51.00–60.00	57.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	58.00–60.00	58.89
4	—	1,100	40.00–56.00	47.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	64.00–65.00	64.49
1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,335	88.00–95.00	92.19

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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