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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 26

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 220▼ 299 vs year ago 486 · −61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 97▼ 6 vs year ago 96 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 65▲ 22 vs year ago 33 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate 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 $122.30/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$122.30

46 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

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	532	130.59	694	25
Medium and Large 2	420	123.67	519	3thin
Small 1-2	382	118.50	452	6thin
Medium and Large 3	459	106.60	489	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $205 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 sale46 hd

122.30

—

SC average5 barns · 538 hd

130.77

−8.47

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	1,409	94.55	1,332	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	62.99	963	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	61.83	753	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	51.32	563	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$837	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$743	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$640	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,295	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$1,076	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$919	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$786	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$876	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$662	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	804	$480	16

Every lot

87 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	165.88/cwt	160.00–172.50	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	163.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	140.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	729	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	413	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	132.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	132.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	164.40/cwt	155.00–170.00	689	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	174.25/cwt	172.50–176.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	148.72/cwt	142.50–155.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	533	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	620	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	92.19/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,231	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	58.89/cwt	58.00–60.00	642	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	47.54/cwt	40.00–56.00	523	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	57.08/cwt	51.00–60.00	679	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	64.33/cwt	62.00–70.00	793	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	995	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,076.00/head	1,076.00–1,076.00	1,076	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	600	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	690	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	925	878.51/head	825.00–925.00	879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	738	432.46/head	343.00–485.00	432	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	750	788.00/head	788.00–788.00	788	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	805	569.03/head	560.00–577.00	569	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	898	587.99/head	585.00–591.00	588	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	631.26/head	600.00–666.00	631	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	545.47/head	491.00–593.00	545	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	832.10/head	825.00–841.00	832	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	963.00/head	963.00–963.00	963	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	810	454.00/head	454.00–454.00	454	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	978	837.15/head	825.00–850.00	837	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,039	677.29/head	625.00–725.00	677	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	841.86/head	825.00–850.00	842	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	743.14/head	734.00–753.00	743	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	765	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	835	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	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 Oct 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 220Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.50	107.50
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	285	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	152.50	152.50
3	—	520	130.00–145.00	140.10
2	—	573	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	645	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
1	—	450	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	160.00–175.00	167.45
3	—	385	160.00–172.50	165.88
3	—	477	160.00–170.00	163.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.86
2	—	563	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	104.82
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	130.00–137.50	132.04
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	465	130.00–136.00	132.02
4	—	563	130.00–132.50	130.62
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	333	132.50	132.50
1	—	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
4	—	679	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	118.00–120.00	118.67
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	115.00–120.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	107.50–110.00	108.76
2	—	400	127.50–137.50	132.50
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	137.50–140.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
5	—	419	155.00–170.00	164.40
3	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.66
2	—	508	142.50–155.00	148.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	172.50–176.00	174.25
1	—	460	167.50	167.50

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	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	1,076.00	1,076.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	825.00–925.00	878.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	420.00	420.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	491.00–593.00	545.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	788.00	788.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	600.00–666.00	631.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	963.00	963.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	825.00–841.00	832.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	585.00–591.00	587.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	738	343.00–485.00	432.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	560.00–577.00	569.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	825.00–850.00	837.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,039	625.00–725.00	677.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	734.00–753.00	743.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	825.00–850.00	841.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	454.00	454.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	400.00	400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,232	62.00–70.00	64.33
10	—	1,189	51.00–60.00	57.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	58.00–60.00	58.89
4	—	1,100	40.00–56.00	47.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	64.00–65.00	64.49
1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,335	88.00–95.00	92.19

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.