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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 2

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 170▲ 121 vs year ago 125 · +96.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 59▲ 33 vs year ago 42 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 21▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.15/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$148.15

88 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$46.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	425	154.97	658	44
Medium and Large 2	417	145.47	607	38
Small 1-2	343	129.00	442	2thin
Medium and Large 3	480	108.25	520	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.72/cwt here — about $138 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 sale88 hd

148.15

—

SC average5 barns · 390 hd

136.97

+11.18

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	—	High	1,745	113.37	1,979	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	86.43	1,108	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	86.09	1,272	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	70.53	807	9thin

Every lot

101 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	187.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	515	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	188.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	188.20/cwt	180.00–192.50	691	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	140.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	205.80/cwt	197.50–214.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	164.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	937	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	671	148.65/cwt	143.00–152.00	997	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,175	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	138.45/cwt	130.00–147.50	302	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	141.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	156.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	145.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	157.61/cwt	150.00–168.00	582	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	157.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	442	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	690	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	153.71/cwt	147.00–158.00	719	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	149.47/cwt	140.00–157.50	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	137.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.81/cwt	139.00–142.50	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	427	131.36/cwt	122.50–140.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	193.35/cwt	185.00–206.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	152.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	184.84/cwt	182.50–187.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	148.83/cwt	140.00–162.50	704	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	174.51/cwt	173.00–175.00	887	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	145.89/cwt	130.00–155.00	760	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	159.71/cwt	156.00–163.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	148.48/cwt	140.00–152.50	867	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	148.44/cwt	145.00–153.00	913	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	103.52/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	118.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,158	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	75.78/cwt	70.00–79.00	785	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	76.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	841	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	63.97/cwt	56.00–69.00	818	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	87.44/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,131	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	87.10/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,266	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,300	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,953	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,103.00/cwt	1,103.00–1,103.00	9,541	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	680	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	5,202	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,256	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	618.00/cwt	618.00–618.00	5,377	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	712.38/cwt	635.00–775.00	6,803	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,168	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,000.98/cwt	960.00–1,037.00	11,912	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	763	524.92/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,005	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	749.57/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,521	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	982	733.62/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,204	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	20,501	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	770	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,311.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	13,113	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	740	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,995	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 170Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 24

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	156.00–163.00	159.71
4	—	615	145.00–153.00	148.44
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	173.00–175.00	174.51
3	—	432	185.00–206.00	193.35
3	—	462	182.50–187.00	184.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	427	122.50–140.00	131.36
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	130.00	130.00
7	—	473	140.00–162.50	148.83
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
9	—	521	130.00–155.00	145.89
8	—	584	140.00–152.50	148.48
4	—	438	150.00–160.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	168.00–170.00	169.01
1	—	500	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	145.00	145.00
2	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	268	135.00–147.50	141.54
5	—	368	142.50–150.00	145.42
2	—	218	130.00–147.50	138.45
4	—	474	130.00–144.00	139.13
3	—	512	136.00–140.00	137.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	155.00–160.00	158.26
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
6	—	419	150.00–164.00	157.43
10	—	468	147.00–158.00	153.71
7	—	369	150.00–168.00	157.61
3	—	577	139.00–142.50	140.81
4	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.89
6	—	511	140.00–157.50	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	442	156.00	156.00
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
5	—	322	180.00–195.00	188.94
1	—	595	157.50	157.50
2	—	275	180.00–195.00	187.36
5	—	367	180.00–192.50	188.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	130.00–150.00	140.04
1	—	660	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	160.00–170.00	164.18
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	293	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	—	535	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
4	—	763	101.00	101.00
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
1	—	540	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
10	—	671	143.00–152.00	148.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	197.50–214.00	205.80
1	—	345	202.50	202.50
1	—	290	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	50.00	50.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	960.00–1,037.00	1,000.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	618.00	618.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	635.00–775.00	712.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	765.00	765.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	440.00	440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	500.00–550.00	524.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	725.00–775.00	749.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	650.00–775.00	733.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,311.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,103.00	1,103.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	115.00–121.00	118.30
2	—	1,588	94.00–110.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	107.00	107.00
30	—	1,294	80.00–99.00	87.44
5	—	1,103	75.00–79.00	76.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	56.00–69.00	63.97
5	—	1,036	70.00–79.00	75.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	80.00–93.00	87.10
1	—	1,645	79.00	79.00

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.