Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

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 $133.15/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$133.15

83 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$37.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	533	143.40	765	50
Medium and Large 2	526	122.99	647	21
Small 1-2	452	111.46	504	5thin
Medium and Large 3	453	105.94	480	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $285 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 sale83 hd

133.15

—

SC average5 barns · 874 hd

133.85

−0.70

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	1,482	90.22	1,337	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	73.39	1,110	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	71.36	853	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	61.07	529	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$761	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$719	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	864	$632	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$536	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	784	$937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$914	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	661	$272	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	171.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	155.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	337	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.60/cwt	120.00–135.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	815	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	434	111.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.99/cwt	140.00–152.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	128.78/cwt	125.00–137.50	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.50	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.06/cwt	140.00–152.50	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	176.21/cwt	172.50–184.00	937	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.83/cwt	170.00–177.50	808	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.58/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	981	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	128.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.37/cwt	105.00–120.00	646	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	587	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	150.00/cwt	147.50–152.50	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.61/cwt	142.50–150.00	982	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	67.01/cwt	64.00–72.00	604	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,110	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	74.09/cwt	69.00–80.00	899	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	53.82/cwt	49.00–60.00	442	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	63.20/cwt	55.00–67.00	729	8
Bulls	—	—	1,173	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,044	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,799	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.34/cwt	100.00–120.00	905	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	661	272.06/head	250.00–280.00	272	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	835	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.53/cwt	109.00–110.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.37/cwt	120.00–132.50	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	584	150.81/cwt	150.00–152.50	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	152.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.84/cwt	125.00–137.50	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	913.95/head	775.00–1,000.00	914	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	746	864.53/head	825.00–925.00	865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	888.56/head	850.00–925.00	889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	761.49/head	700.00–825.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	449.26/head	425.00–475.00	449	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	583.04/head	525.00–650.00	583	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	687.82/head	575.00–775.00	688	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	843.12/head	750.00–925.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	536.22/head	500.00–585.00	536	3

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 282Last week 189Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 19

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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	120.00–130.00	124.72
2	—	338	120.00–130.00	125.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	142.50	142.50
6	—	365	170.00–180.00	171.74
2	—	415	170.00–175.00	172.56
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
3	—	532	172.50–184.00	176.21
2	—	465	170.00–177.50	173.83
2	—	620	157.50–167.50	162.58
2	—	560	170.00–180.00	175.09
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.46
5	—	695	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	578	150.00–160.00	155.59
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
1	—	510	167.50	167.50
1	—	630	152.50	152.50
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
6	—	370	150.00–165.00	158.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
3	—	535	120.00–135.00	128.22
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	140.00–150.00	145.63
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	558	135.00–142.50	138.73
3	—	723	120.00–135.00	126.60
5	—	372	140.00–148.00	144.36
2	—	475	140.00–152.50	145.99
6	—	626	125.00–137.50	128.78
5	—	427	140.00–152.50	149.06
3	—	675	125.00–135.00	130.82
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	434	110.00–115.00	111.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.59
1	—	665	122.50	122.50
3	—	360	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.10
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
3	—	485	120.00–135.00	129.26
4	—	516	120.00–132.50	126.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	145.00–152.50	148.69
6	—	584	150.00–152.50	150.81
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
8	—	515	152.00–157.00	152.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–107.50	103.75
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	109.00–110.00	109.53
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	105.00–120.00	112.37
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	413	140.00–150.00	145.15
3	—	558	125.00–137.50	130.84
4	—	529	130.00–145.00	136.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	147.50–152.50	150.00
2	—	433	172.50	172.50
3	—	670	142.50–150.00	146.61
1	—	540	157.50	157.50
1	—	495	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	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
11	—	901	64.00–72.00	67.01
9	—	822	49.00–60.00	53.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	72.00–75.00	73.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,214	69.00–80.00	74.09
1	—	1,165	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,154	55.00–67.00	63.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	88.00–90.00	89.03
1	—	2,160	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,730	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	835	100.00–120.00	108.34
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	661	250.00–280.00	272.06
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	775.00–1,000.00	913.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	746	825.00–925.00	864.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	850.00–925.00	888.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	700.00–825.00	761.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	750.00–925.00	843.12
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	425.00–475.00	449.26
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	855	525.00–650.00	583.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	903	575.00–775.00	687.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	828	500.00–585.00	536.22

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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