Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.62/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.61 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$117.62

39 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

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	492	130.09	639	7thin
Medium and Large 2	508	127.19	646	7thin
Small 1-2	509	115.71	589	12thin
Medium and Large 3	484	107.53	521	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $119 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 sale39 hd

117.62

—

SC average5 barns · 387 hd

127.25

−9.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−89.61

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	1,548	94.92	1,470	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	68.20	826	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	67.49	1,036	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	54.22	549	3thin

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)	1,080	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$683	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$272	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$769	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$835	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$766	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$612	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	104.16/cwt	102.50–105.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	617	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.71/cwt	140.00–147.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.17/cwt	102.50–115.00	411	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	113.73/cwt	110.00–117.50	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	222	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	250	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	106.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	650	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	114.32/cwt	112.50–117.50	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	111.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	70.84/cwt	68.00–78.00	901	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.22/cwt	50.00–58.00	549	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	60.94/cwt	52.00–66.00	637	8
Bulls	—	—	1,634	101.15/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	612.00/head	612.00–612.00	612	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	835	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	845	272.28/head	225.00–310.00	272	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,215.00/head	1,215.00–1,215.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	335.00/head	335.00–335.00	335	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	749.00/head	749.00–749.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	835.71/head	800.00–875.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	636	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	109.31/cwt	107.50–112.50	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.60/cwt	130.00–147.50	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	106.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	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 Nov 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 299Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 54

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	117.50	117.50
3	—	432	130.00–147.50	137.60
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
4	—	510	125.00–135.00	127.50
2	—	418	130.00–145.00	137.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	102.50–105.00	104.16
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.56
4	—	476	105.00–115.00	111.22
4	—	420	100.00–110.00	106.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.54
3	—	510	112.50–117.50	114.32
3	—	435	120.00–130.00	123.33
1	—	620	102.50	102.50
3	—	558	107.50–112.50	109.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
2	—	418	120.00–128.00	124.12
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00–147.50	143.71
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	578	125.00–135.00	131.60
2	—	443	135.00–140.00	137.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	102.50–115.00	110.17
2	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	608	110.00–117.50	113.73
3	—	222	110.00–115.00	112.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
3	—	325	105.00–110.00	106.74
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
2	—	380	150.00–165.00	157.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,272	68.00–78.00	70.84
8	—	1,046	52.00–66.00	60.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	50.00–58.00	54.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	67.00–68.00	67.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	98.00–109.00	101.15
1	—	1,205	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	612.00	612.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	749.00	749.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,215.00	1,215.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	335.00	335.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	840	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	260.00	260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	225.00–310.00	272.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	800.00–875.00	835.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	875.00	875.00

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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