Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.32/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$127.32

114 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$35.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

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	446	144.90	646	36
Medium and Large 2	516	125.28	646	34
Small 1-2	473	119.03	563	23
Medium and Large 3	463	109.57	507	21

One grade step is worth $35.34/cwt here — about $139 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 sale114 hd

127.32

—

SC average5 barns · 551 hd

132.09

−4.77

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	1,270	94.17	1,196	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,626	76.38	1,242	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	74.53	915	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	64.60	653	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$845	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$751	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$535	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$515	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$1,130	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,110	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$700	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$918	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$527	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	114.04/cwt	113.00–116.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.86/cwt	114.00–120.50	790	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	865	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	602	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	118.17/cwt	112.50–120.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.85/cwt	132.00–142.50	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	165.68/cwt	160.00–172.50	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.77/cwt	120.00–127.50	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.62/cwt	112.50–127.50	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	173.05/cwt	162.50–178.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	161.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	987	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	135.07/cwt	132.50–137.50	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.27/cwt	165.00–172.50	791	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	156.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	77.28/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,263	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	70.64/cwt	69.00–72.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	104.78/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,297	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	76.54/cwt	69.00–89.00	933	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	158.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.85/cwt	151.00–161.00	899	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,181.69/head	1,035.00–1,250.00	1,182	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	1,052.49/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,052	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	586.50/head	523.00–702.00	587	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	918.00/head	918.00–918.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	429.00/head	429.00–429.00	429	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	775	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	885	438.83/head	400.00–479.00	439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	825	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	888.82/head	768.00–975.00	889	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	742.93/head	700.00–775.00	743	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	94.17/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	63.72/cwt	55.00–69.00	795	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	58.56/cwt	52.00–65.00	621	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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 0Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 43

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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
3	—	665	113.00–116.00	114.04
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
2	—	380	120.00–130.00	124.80
2	—	333	120.00	120.00
8	—	474	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.44
4	—	431	112.50–120.00	118.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
7	—	363	130.00–140.00	132.76
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.95
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
10	—	670	114.00–120.50	117.86
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
4	—	519	120.00–130.00	123.73
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
3	—	305	130.00–135.00	131.64
3	—	727	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
4	—	461	110.00–111.00	110.25
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
8	—	516	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	105.00–110.00	108.29
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
9	—	528	132.00–135.00	133.42
13	—	339	150.00–160.00	156.67
3	—	375	145.00–150.00	148.33
2	—	638	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
6	—	568	132.00–142.50	134.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
5	—	418	155.00–160.00	156.61
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.60
4	—	469	155.00–160.00	158.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	425	110.00–112.00	111.05
5	—	472	110.00–120.00	114.81
2	—	520	110.00–120.00	114.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	147.50	147.50
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
3	—	470	165.00–172.50	168.27
2	—	613	150.00–151.00	150.49
5	—	509	150.00–165.00	156.98
5	—	577	151.00–161.00	155.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
5	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.09
2	—	238	140.00	140.00
2	—	263	132.50–137.50	135.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
2	—	378	120.00–127.50	123.77
2	—	283	110.00–120.00	115.04
3	—	330	112.50–127.50	121.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	187.50	187.50
1	—	305	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	160.00–172.50	165.68
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
2	—	525	163.00	163.00
1	—	630	149.00	149.00
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
6	—	374	155.00–170.00	161.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	153.00	153.00
4	—	522	162.50–178.00	173.05
2	—	625	156.00–160.00	157.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,634	75.00–84.00	77.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	69.00–72.00	70.64
2	—	1,060	52.00–65.00	58.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	99.00–110.00	104.78
29	—	1,219	69.00–89.00	76.54
11	—	1,247	55.00–69.00	63.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	90.00–98.00	94.17

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	—	1,180	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	1,035.00–1,250.00	1,181.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,016	975.00–1,100.00	1,052.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	429.00	429.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,167	768.00–975.00	888.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,110	700.00–775.00	742.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	523.00–702.00	586.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	918.00	918.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	400.00–479.00	438.83
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	925.00	925.00

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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