Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $236.38/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −104.96 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$236.38

9 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$29.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs SC average

−34.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	239.68	1,259	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.68/cwt here — about $177 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 sale9 hd

236.38

—

SC average5 barns · 68 hd

239.40

−3.02

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−34.21

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−104.96

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	1,714	153.09	2,623	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	134.12	1,518	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	132.07	1,936	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	111.68	1,035	11

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)	864	$1,283	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,161	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,091	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$886	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	824	$1,675	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,107	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$995	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	746	$879	10

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	400–450	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	240.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	154.07/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	770	886.00/head	886.00–886.00	886	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	708	826.28/head	707.00–979.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	630	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	640	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	610	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	581.00/head	581.00–581.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	231.30/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	221.24/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	246.36/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	946	2,009.74/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	217.45/cwt	210.00–222.50	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,162.68/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,163	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	589	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	237.49/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	263.69/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	222.04/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	283.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	250.27/cwt	235.00–255.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	234.51/cwt	230.00–247.50	992	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	922	1,335.22/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,335	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,212.85/head	1,203.00–1,224.00	1,213	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,166.46/head	1,140.00–1,193.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	247.64/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	279.55/cwt	270.00–290.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	869	1,331.33/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,331	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	937.00/head	937.00–937.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	319.21/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	272.85/cwt	260.00–285.00	982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	326.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	201.28/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	310.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	—	—	2,248	177.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,994	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	119.05/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,125	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	102.83/cwt	100.00–106.00	931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	113.43/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	135.08/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,551	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	132.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,936	6
Bulls	—	—	1,521	139.51/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,654	154.12/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,549	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	1,049.00/head	1,049.00–1,049.00	1,049	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	655	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	700	1,307.68/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	810	802.00/head	802.00–802.00	802	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 118Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 67Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 16

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	338	230.00–250.00	240.22
3	350–400	368	210.00–222.50	217.45
2	400–450	425	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	490	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	615	197.50–205.00	201.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	235.00–255.00	250.27
6	400–450	423	230.00–247.50	234.51
3	450–500	483	230.00–257.50	247.64
7	500–550	518	233.00–250.00	237.49
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	610	225.00–237.50	231.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	360	260.00–285.00	272.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	234.82
1	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	270.00–290.00	279.55
2	350–400	388	260.00–270.00	265.10
3	450–500	482	250.00–287.50	263.69
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	330	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	519	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	433	242.50–250.00	246.36
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	527	216.00–227.50	221.24
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	280.00–290.00	283.56
2	250–300	280	290.00–305.00	297.50
1	300–350	300	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	710	219.00–225.00	222.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	273	320.00–340.00	326.83
3	300–350	325	315.00–322.50	319.21
3	400–450	418	300.00–330.00	310.52
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	153.00–155.00	154.07
3	—	1,035	105.00–123.00	113.43
23	—	1,148	125.00–144.00	135.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	945	115.00–126.00	119.05
5	—	905	100.00–106.00	102.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	128.00–136.00	132.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,248	173.00–182.00	177.65
4	—	1,521	135.00–144.00	139.51
5	—	1,654	148.00–161.00	154.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,307.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	946	1,775.00–2,175.00	2,009.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	886.00	886.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,049.00	1,049.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	802.00	802.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	845	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,162.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,335.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	869	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,331.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	708	707.00–979.00	826.28
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	581.00	581.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	995.00	995.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,203.00–1,224.00	1,212.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	937.00	937.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	1,140.00–1,193.00	1,166.46
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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