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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 6

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 243▼ 27 vs year ago 158 · −17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 118▲ 24 vs year ago 92 · +26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 81▲ 11 vs year ago 84 · +13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $135.26/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$135.26

42 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$37.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

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	469	146.46	687	15thin
Medium and Large 2	475	131.41	624	22
Small 1-2	500	121.00	605	4thin
Medium and Large 3	430	109.00	469	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $218 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 sale42 hd

135.26

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

138.72

−3.46

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	1,516	106.91	1,621	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	83.30	1,294	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	81.42	1,039	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	68.54	680	8thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	170.29/cwt	168.00–173.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	143.50/cwt	132.00–155.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	458	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	121.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	587	152.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	135.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	135.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	135.14/cwt	125.00–143.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	144.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	168.34/cwt	167.00–169.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	157.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	160.56/cwt	157.00–163.00	848	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	152.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	61.41/cwt	52.00–71.00	316	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	283	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	360	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	104.28/cwt	95.00–110.00	598	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	107.19/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,474	3
Bulls	—	—	2,155	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,672	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	63.89/cwt	60.00–67.00	618	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.00	744	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	76.36/cwt	67.00–79.00	940	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	83.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,087	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	83.30/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,294	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	24,318	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	680	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	695	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	8,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	765	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	8,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	817	1,186.04/cwt	1,125.00–1,230.00	9,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	12,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	880	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	907	1,211.33/cwt	1,020.00–1,475.00	10,987	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	943	779.31/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	16,733	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	16,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,746.52/cwt	1,600.00–2,000.00	20,417	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,272.40/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	15,498	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,540.40/cwt	1,175.00–2,300.00	18,824	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	723	491.58/cwt	442.00–531.00	3,554	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	743	518.39/cwt	491.00–540.00	3,852	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	4,621	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	682.43/cwt	604.00–753.00	6,483	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,031	945.53/cwt	810.00–1,071.00	9,748	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	675	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	4,658	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,148	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	785.54/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,620	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	926.66/cwt	900.00–986.00	9,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	18,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,051.46/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,777	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	932.52/cwt	890.00–975.00	10,556	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,005.00/cwt	1,005.00–1,005.00	11,608	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	939.34/cwt	901.00–970.00	10,915	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	1,237.38/cwt	1,020.00–1,550.00	15,207	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,150.25/cwt	888.00–1,325.00	14,263	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	829.00/cwt	829.00–829.00	6,673	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 243Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 118Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 81Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
3	—	520	145.00–147.00	145.66
4	—	469	143.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	562	143.00–146.00	144.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	130.00–142.00	135.96
2	—	490	130.00–134.00	131.98
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
3	—	272	132.50–140.00	135.92
6	—	431	125.00–143.00	135.14
1	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
2	—	458	143.00–144.00	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
2	—	395	132.00–155.00	143.50
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	150.00–153.00	152.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	168.00–173.00	170.29
2	—	415	160.00–172.00	166.14
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
2	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	116.00–126.00	121.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	156.00–159.00	157.47
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
2	—	483	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	422	167.00–169.00	168.34
4	—	528	157.00–163.00	160.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	157.05
3	—	560	149.00–157.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	52.00–57.00	54.52
2	—	515	52.00–71.00	61.41
1	—	565	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	520	109.00	109.00
3	—	573	95.00–110.00	104.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	1,125.00–1,230.00	1,186.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	760.00–800.00	779.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	907	1,020.00–1,475.00	1,211.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	760.00	760.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,746.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,222	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,540.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,272.40

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	4	—	1,031	810.00–1,071.00	945.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	604.00–753.00	682.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	491.00–540.00	518.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	608.00	608.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	442.00–531.00	491.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,240	888.00–1,325.00	1,150.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,162	901.00–970.00	939.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,005.00	1,005.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	890.00–975.00	932.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,229	1,020.00–1,550.00	1,237.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,150.00	1,051.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	900.00–986.00	926.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	750.00–825.00	785.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	829.00	829.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	70.00–76.00	73.19
4	—	968	60.00–67.00	63.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	79.00–88.00	83.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,298	80.00–89.00	83.78
7	—	1,231	67.00–79.00	76.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,155	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,375	101.00–116.00	107.19

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.