Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering 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 $117.57/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$117.57

55 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.01

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	600	129.50	777	9thin
Medium and Large 2	484	124.14	601	15thin
Small 1-2	429	116.19	498	12thin
Medium and Large 3	397	107.60	427	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $350 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 sale55 hd

117.57

—

SC average5 barns · 507 hd

130.58

−13.01

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	1,867	96.58	1,803	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	75.73	1,216	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	70.80	924	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	63.49	714	8thin

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)	966	$875	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$825	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$923	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$1,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	798	$720	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$686	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$564	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	108.11/cwt	100.00–115.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	109.39/cwt	105.00–112.50	305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.17/cwt	131.00–132.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.70/cwt	102.50–110.00	499	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	115.28/cwt	113.00–117.50	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	120.03/cwt	117.50–122.50	286	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	117.65/cwt	112.50–122.50	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	139.15/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	413	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	156.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	116.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	887	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	59.20/cwt	57.00–62.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	67.77/cwt	65.00–70.00	825	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	71.60/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	71.92/cwt	68.00–82.00	944	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	62.17/cwt	60.00–64.00	774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,959	98.44/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,928	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	887.25/head	875.00–900.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,062	923.20/head	921.00–926.00	923	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,109.88/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	782	678.38/head	625.00–748.00	678	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	789.35/head	738.00–883.00	789	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	440.91/head	411.00–475.00	441	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	931.04/head	917.00–945.00	931	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	564.00/head	564.00–564.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 162Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor 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	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	110.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	640	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
2	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	151.00–161.00	155.57
2	—	480	173.00–177.00	175.00
2	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.06
3	—	620	150.00–154.00	151.63
4	—	526	162.00–170.00	164.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	100.00–115.00	108.11
4	—	279	105.00–112.50	109.39
2	—	373	110.00	110.00
6	—	472	102.50–110.00	105.70
1	—	345	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	131.00–132.00	131.17
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
5	—	463	113.00–117.50	115.28
2	—	238	117.50–122.50	120.03
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
2	—	380	115.00–120.00	117.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	127.50–130.00	128.75
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	523	120.00–130.00	126.66
4	—	361	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
4	—	571	120.00–127.50	123.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	157.50	157.50
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	368	150.00–160.00	156.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
2	—	335	112.50–122.50	117.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	167.50–170.00	168.79
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	135.00–142.50	139.15
2	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.09
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	57.00–62.00	59.20
4	—	1,218	65.00–70.00	67.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	69.00–74.00	71.60
1	—	1,830	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,313	68.00–82.00	71.92
3	—	1,245	60.00–64.00	62.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,895	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,959	92.00–103.00	98.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	875.00–900.00	887.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,062	921.00–926.00	923.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,184	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,109.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	782	625.00–748.00	678.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	411.00–475.00	440.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	738.00–883.00	789.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	917.00–945.00	931.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	564.00	564.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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