Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 higher. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.12/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −117.22 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$224.12

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$37.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs SC average

−44.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	232.79	1,269	18thin
Medium and Large 2	535	210.03	1,123	9thin
Medium and Large 3	505	195.00	985	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $300.06, median $341.35 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

224.12

—

SC average2 barns · 61 hd

227.86

−3.74

National average176 barns · 21,502 hd

268.89

−44.77

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−117.22

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	1,465	130.43	1,911	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	115.56	1,612	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	114.83	1,376	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	98.86	923	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	969	$1,219	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,551	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$910	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	742	$969	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	208.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	195.06/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	225.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	240.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,149	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	232.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	296.25/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	245.24/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	282.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,375.22/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,635.91/head	1,410.00–1,700.00	1,636	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	908	1,380.99/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	258.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	332.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	233.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	675	910.19/head	850.00–975.00	910	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	705	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	820.86/head	775.00–875.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	1,150.05/head	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	640	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	605	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	116.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	116.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,400	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	106.10/cwt	98.00–112.00	995	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	130.43/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	91.71/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,079	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	88.01/cwt	80.00–92.00	815	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,639	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	524	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,106	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	667	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,287	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	413	215.53/cwt	152.50–220.00	890	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	283	138.56/cwt	130.00–170.00	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	261.52/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	241.17/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	263.59/cwt	255.00–270.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	233.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	216.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	296.41/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	208.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	217.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	221.24/cwt	215.00–230.00	951	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	290.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	224.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	210.82/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	282.95/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	276.61/cwt	275.00–280.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	265.57/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	216.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	248.98/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 279Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 52Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	305.08
4	350–400	385	300.00–310.00	302.47
5	400–450	422	285.00–300.00	290.98
5	450–500	475	275.00–290.00	282.95
5	500–550	521	265.00–275.00	270.95
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	678	200.00–220.00	208.86
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	330.00–340.00	332.09
4	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	296.25
2	550–600	560	285.00–290.00	287.46
3	600–650	617	255.00–265.00	260.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	275.00–280.00	276.61
3	250–300	267	255.00–270.00	263.59
3	300–350	322	260.00–270.00	264.95
2	350–400	360	260.00–275.00	267.50
10	400–450	419	255.00–275.00	265.57
3	450–500	460	255.00–270.00	261.52
5	500–550	527	245.00–260.00	248.98
2	550–600	583	237.50–245.00	241.17
2	600–650	628	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	245.00	245.00
1	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	323	230.00–240.00	233.40
5	350–400	377	220.00–235.00	224.99
4	400–450	430	215.00–230.00	221.24
7	450–500	476	210.00–225.00	217.73
6	500–550	511	205.00–220.00	210.82
3	550–600	582	200.00–215.00	208.44
1	600–650	645	203.00	203.00
3	650–700	667	190.00–205.00	195.06
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	260.00–270.00	265.05
1	250–300	290	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	308	250.00–270.00	258.27
3	350–400	385	250.00–260.00	254.98
8	400–450	419	240.00–255.00	245.24
13	450–500	477	235.00–250.00	240.95
7	500–550	519	230.00–240.00	232.46
11	550–600	562	230.00–245.00	233.00
3	600–650	623	220.00–235.00	225.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	225.00	225.00
5	300–350	318	210.00–220.00	216.07
2	350–400	395	210.00–215.00	212.50
2	400–450	408	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	290.00–305.00	296.41
5	450–500	477	270.00–285.00	282.08
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	732	215.00–220.00	216.65
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	130.00–170.00	138.56
1	350–400	355	147.50	147.50
15	400–450	413	152.50–220.00	215.53
25	500–550	524	211.00	211.00
15	650–700	667	193.00	193.00
7	850–900	865	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,062	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,375.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	775.00–875.00	820.86
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	903	1,410.00–1,700.00	1,635.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,380.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	850.00–975.00	910.19
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,150.05
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	112.00–119.00	116.24
1	—	1,565	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,333	122.00–124.00	122.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,197	110.00–125.00	116.97
1	—	1,325	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,176	90.00–95.00	91.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	938	98.00–112.00	106.10
8	—	926	80.00–92.00	88.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	122.00–135.00	130.43

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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