Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.01/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$141.01

78 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.60

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	631	154.52	974	25
Medium and Large 2	511	136.27	696	45
Small 1-2	318	134.69	428	4thin
Medium and Large 3	320	116.21	372	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $602 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 sale78 hd

141.01

—

SC average5 barns · 477 hd

152.60

−11.60

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	—	Average	1,743	93.13	1,623	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	64.70	927	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	63.17	749	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	60.16	547	7thin

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)	985	$740	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	927	$720	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	730	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.30/cwt	132.00–155.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	109.73/cwt	107.50–112.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.30/cwt	175.00–182.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	181.02/cwt	175.00–187.50	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	607	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.50	310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.51/cwt	110.00–122.50	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,224	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	583	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	138.88/cwt	132.50–145.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.70/cwt	130.00–150.00	672	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	987	101.25/cwt	101.25–101.25	999	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	119.05/cwt	112.50–125.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	68.80/cwt	65.00–74.00	858	17
Bulls	—	—	1,775	99.51/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	80.37/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	63.84/cwt	60.00–69.00	572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.00	480	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	64.70/cwt	60.00–68.00	927	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	54.46/cwt	48.00–62.00	594	11
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	690.36/head	585.00–800.00	690	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	660.10/head	575.00–785.00	660	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	897	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,184	772.50/head	635.00–875.00	773	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	700	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	644	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.90/cwt	140.00–160.00	703	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	8

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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 256Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 63Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 39

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

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	855	585.00–800.00	690.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	868	575.00–785.00	660.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,184	635.00–875.00	772.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
3	—	573	132.00–155.00	142.30
2	—	480	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	428	150.00–165.00	155.02
4	—	376	150.00–160.00	154.97
29	—	514	130.00–150.00	130.70
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	114.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	175.00–182.00	177.30
2	—	473	175.00–187.50	181.02
3	—	927	132.00	132.00
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
12	—	600	156.00	156.00
4	—	729	140.00–142.00	141.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	235	132.50–145.00	138.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	130.00–135.00	133.29
4	—	669	124.00–128.00	125.24
2	—	320	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	430	140.00–142.50	141.22
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	138.28
8	—	510	135.00–142.00	140.57
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	107.50–112.00	109.73
3	—	280	110.00–112.50	110.79
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.37
3	—	427	110.00–115.00	111.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	120.00–130.00	124.95
4	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	622	110.00–122.50	115.51
8	—	666	110.00–115.00	113.28
4	—	583	120.00–125.00	122.50
5	—	431	120.00–130.00	125.96
5	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	987	101.25	101.25
7	—	810	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	115.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	468	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	585	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	617	112.50–125.00	119.05
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	136.89
2	—	515	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	423	145.00–160.00	152.28
5	—	460	140.00–160.00	152.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,247	65.00–74.00	68.80
11	—	1,090	48.00–62.00	54.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	60.00–69.00	63.84
2	—	943	50.00–52.00	50.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	60.00–68.00	64.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,775	96.00–104.00	99.51
2	—	1,678	75.00–85.00	80.37

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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