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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 25

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 189▲ 20 vs year ago 204 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 81▲ 34 vs year ago 120 · +28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 30 vs year ago 76 · −39.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain 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 $126.84/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$126.84

68 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$35.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

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	445	140.63	626	16thin
Medium and Large 2	365	126.72	463	40
Small 1-2	407	110.11	448	9thin
Medium and Large 3	362	105.00	380	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $247 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 sale68 hd

126.84

—

SC average5 barns · 493 hd

127.77

−0.93

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	1,681	109.92	1,848	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	81.79	966	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	81.36	1,233	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	74.41	655	49

Every lot

92 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	212	135.68/cwt	132.00–140.00	288	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	397	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	326	137.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	411	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	135.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	514	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	117.03/cwt	111.00–120.00	442	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	154.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	647	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	147.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	983	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	226	127.18/cwt	120.00–132.00	287	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	125.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	340	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	120.34/cwt	115.00–127.50	390	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	124.33/cwt	115.00–130.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	409	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	132.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	563	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	141.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	135.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	138.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	120.81/cwt	119.00–122.50	761	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	633	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	106.08/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,723	120.21/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,071	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	62.45/cwt	53.00–72.00	526	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	78.88/cwt	75.00–85.00	704	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	65.71/cwt	60.00–73.00	743	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	83.56/cwt	77.00–91.00	984	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	97.80/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,267	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	81.36/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,233	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	835	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	848	922.27/cwt	850.00–975.00	7,821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	853	1,019.87/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	8,699	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	877	804.24/cwt	760.00–825.00	7,053	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	893	1,168.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.01	10,439	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,187.41/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	12,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,468.52/cwt	1,350.00–1,525.00	16,198	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,216	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	755	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,039	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	840	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	878	811.05/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,121	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	895	745.07/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,668	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	970	776.93/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,536	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,099	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,954	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	1,083.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,197	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	21,218	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,295	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,684	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,331.67/cwt	1,235.00–1,400.00	17,445	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,980	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 189Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 81Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 26Year ago 76

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	843	53.00–72.00	62.45
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
34	—	893	75.00–85.00	78.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,178	77.00–91.00	83.56
8	—	1,295	94.00–105.00	97.80
14	—	1,130	60.00–73.00	65.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	78.00–86.00	81.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,681	101.00–112.00	106.08
4	—	1,723	117.00–125.00	120.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	110.00–112.00	110.96
1	—	265	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	325	110.00–111.00	110.52
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	140.00–145.00	141.72
3	—	520	135.00–140.00	136.70
2	—	200	150.00	150.00
4	—	555	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	120.00–132.00	125.38
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	131.58
9	—	324	115.00–127.50	120.34
7	—	367	115.00–130.00	124.33
11	—	424	120.00–135.00	132.74
4	—	226	120.00–132.00	127.18
2	—	525	120.00–130.00	125.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	107.50	107.50
1	—	440	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	150.00–157.50	154.07
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
2	—	200	160.00	160.00
11	—	384	150.00–160.00	155.01
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
4	—	465	140.00–155.00	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	100.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	378	111.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	337	120.00–125.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	125.00–135.00	130.02
4	—	326	130.00–145.00	137.34
4	—	285	135.00–145.00	139.36
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	212	132.00–140.00	135.68
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
5	—	378	130.00–145.00	135.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–145.00	135.09
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
9	—	419	140.00–145.00	141.39
3	—	630	119.00–122.50	120.81
6	—	474	130.00–140.00	135.77
7	—	514	135.00–145.00	138.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
2	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	613	102.50–103.00	102.75
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.61
1	—	785	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	850.00–975.00	922.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	760.00–825.00	804.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,103	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,468.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	893	1,000.00–1,425.01	1,168.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	853	975.00–1,075.00	1,019.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	685.00–800.00	745.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	700.00–850.00	776.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	878	775.00–875.00	811.05

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,331.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	535.00	535.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,083.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	95.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	80.00	80.00

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.