Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.5 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.54/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −84.80 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$256.54

37 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$62.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.45

vs SC average

−20.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	266.11	1,375	24
Medium and Large 2	543	245.25	1,331	11thin
Medium and Large 3	543	203.77	1,106	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

256.54

—

SC average5 barns · 163 hd

246.09

+10.45

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−20.68

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−84.80

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	1,715	147.62	2,532	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	132.24	1,537	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	128.17	1,849	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	115.88	1,081	15

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)	1,104	$1,705	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,354	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,246	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,157	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	908	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,938	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,646	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,554	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,442	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$1,300	12

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	246.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	974	1,888.58/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,889	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	288.32/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,646.00/head	1,646.00–1,646.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	1,876.03/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	236.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,254	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,491	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	201.75/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	265.73/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,363	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,212.50/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,589.34/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,589	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,392.95/head	1,170.00–1,675.00	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	316.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	296.53/cwt	290.00–305.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,168	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,647.00/head	1,647.00–1,647.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	270.56/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	294.33/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	276.94/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	287.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,477	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	408	124.09/cwt	110.00–138.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	203.77/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	978	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	486	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	814	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	462	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	129.04/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,799	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,837	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	103.21/cwt	93.00–112.00	927	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	147.62/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	134.64/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,573	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	665	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	603	1,349.79/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1	—	680	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	723	1,035.60/head	956.00–1,118.00	1,036	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	675	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	702	995.19/head	900.00–1,100.00	995	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	620	744.00/head	744.00–744.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,157.15/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	231.39/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	218.70/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	1,353.96/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,772.98/head	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,773	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	968	1,374.81/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	541	254.21/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	250.88/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,086	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.21/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,161	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	146.52/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,963	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	116.07/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,263	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	376	172.53/cwt	171.00–182.50	649	7

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 166Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 21Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	433	240.00–257.50	250.88
3	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	246.62
3	500–550	530	230.00–240.00	236.57
2	550–600	568	225.00–237.50	231.39
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	703	201.00–202.50	201.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	275.00–279.00	276.94
6	600–650	611	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	278	290.00–305.00	296.53
2	300–350	320	280.00–295.00	287.38
13	350–400	359	280.00–297.50	294.33
3	400–450	438	265.00–270.00	266.67
2	450–500	480	265.00–276.00	270.56
21	500–550	513	262.50–266.00	265.73
1	550–600	585	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	210.00–227.50	218.70
2	500–550	543	200.00–207.50	203.77
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	250.00–255.00	254.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	515	280.00–295.00	288.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	455	310.00–320.00	314.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	267.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	310.00–320.00	316.50
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	234.96
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	715	229.00	229.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	177.50	177.50
7	350–400	376	171.00–182.50	172.53
2	400–450	408	110.00–138.00	124.09
5	450–500	486	167.50	167.50
2	550–600	575	165.00–175.00	170.04
2	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	690	149.00	149.00
1	700–750	720	158.00	158.00
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	974	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,888.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,772.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,374.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	603	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	900.00–1,100.00	995.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	1,646.00	1,646.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,308	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,876.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,685.00	1,685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	973	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,589.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,157.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	883	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,353.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	995	1,170.00–1,675.00	1,392.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,647.00	1,647.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	956.00–1,118.00	1,035.60
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	744.00	744.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	123.00–135.00	129.04
4	—	1,531	119.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	1,438	140.00–143.00	141.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	898	93.00–112.00	103.21
10	—	950	117.00–128.00	122.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,168	122.00–144.00	134.64
2	—	1,340	146.00–147.00	146.52
8	—	1,088	107.00–121.00	116.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	141.00–155.00	147.62

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

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Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

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