Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $246.24/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −95.11 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$246.24

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.83

vs SC average

−29.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	246.24	1,326	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

246.24

—

SC average5 barns · 102 hd

245.41

+0.83

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−29.93

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−95.11

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	1,729	146.68	2,536	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	130.50	1,990	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	126.06	1,498	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	99.33	869	3thin

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)	938	$1,466	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,271	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,133	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$940	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,846	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,327	22

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	700–750	723	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	144.60/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,497	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,269.49/head	1,200.00–1,305.00	1,269	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,464.75/head	1,030.00–1,855.00	1,465	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	940.35/head	900.00–975.00	940	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	630	709.37/head	640.00–910.00	709	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	700	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	124.92/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	252.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	246.66/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,466.07/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	260.79/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	247.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	898	1,846.29/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	260.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	297.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	315.54/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	293.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	263.32/cwt	250.00–280.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,069	1,226.84/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	269.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 231Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	424	290.00–310.00	297.88
3	450–500	463	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	508	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	550–600	578	280.00–285.00	282.45
2	700–750	723	240.00–245.00	242.46
1	750–800	750	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	250.00–280.00	263.32
2	250–300	278	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	320	280.00–300.00	293.65
2	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	290.26
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	269.82
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
9	400–450	420	305.00–330.00	315.54
4	450–500	466	300.00–310.00	304.91
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	633	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	760	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	465	240.00–250.00	245.16
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	303	295.00–300.00	298.35
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	500	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	260.00–262.50	260.79
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
16	700–750	727	205.00–207.00	205.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	288	240.00–255.00	247.70
4	350–400	374	265.00–270.00	267.42
12	400–450	421	250.00–265.00	260.28
5	450–500	468	245.00–255.00	252.03
3	500–550	530	245.00–247.50	246.66
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,735	134.00–150.00	144.60
1	—	1,705	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	104.00–106.00	105.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	134.00	134.00
7	—	1,162	115.00–131.00	124.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	129.00–132.00	130.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	1,200.00–1,305.00	1,269.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	938	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,466.07
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	900.00–975.00	940.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,226.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	988	1,030.00–1,855.00	1,464.75
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	630	640.00–910.00	709.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,846.29

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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