Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $230.26/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −111.08 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$230.26

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs SC average

−34.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	246.26	1,251	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	236.47	1,314	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	211.40	1,178	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

230.26

—

SC average5 barns · 93 hd

234.56

−4.30

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−34.26

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−111.08

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	—	Low	1,607	135.02	2,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	134.30	1,641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	123.81	1,761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	113.15	1,152	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,682	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,607	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	921	$1,414	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,370	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	813	$1,054	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,894	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$2,088	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,367	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	959	$1,271	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$995	7

Every lot, as filed

77 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	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	201.64/cwt	190.00–210.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	274.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	217.67/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	949	1,443.69/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	921	1,414.21/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,414	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,106.03/head	1,075.00–1,140.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	895	958.00/head	958.00–958.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	201.17/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	210.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	600	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	670	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	748	1,474.41/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,474	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	707	896.42/head	888.00–911.00	896	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	817	1,299.92/head	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	878	1,259.66/head	1,203.00–1,325.00	1,260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	130.41/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,725	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	108.08/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,067	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	118.40/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	143.33/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,398	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	134.30/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	253	237.57/cwt	230.00–245.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	245.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,023	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,539.46/head	1,539.00–1,540.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,893.84/head	1,747.00–2,100.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	219.77/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	246.26/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	289.78/cwt	285.00–295.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	276.96/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	286.16/cwt	270.00–300.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.82/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	262.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	1,681.80/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,682	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,105.83/head	1,021.00–1,232.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	240.01/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	241.14/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	247.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	903	2,298.06/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	923	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,137.59/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	244.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	235.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	979	1,681.61/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,682	4

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 123Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 31Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	240.00–255.00	247.84
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	382	240.00–245.00	241.72
2	400–450	428	230.00–240.00	235.15
4	450–500	465	240.00–260.00	244.89
2	500–550	538	237.50–242.50	240.01
5	550–600	563	220.00–240.00	235.05
3	600–650	610	232.50–240.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	357	190.00–210.00	201.64
1	400–450	405	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	210.20
2	650–700	680	197.50–205.00	201.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	285.00–295.00	289.78
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	375	250.00–255.00	252.37
6	400–450	416	245.00–250.00	245.83
2	500–550	508	245.00–247.50	246.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	329	270.00–300.00	286.16
2	350–400	363	260.00–290.00	274.69
3	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	270.00
7	450–500	474	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	230.00–245.00	237.57
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	224.92
2	500–550	505	200.00–235.00	217.67
2	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	650–700	685	227.50	227.50
2	700–750	710	217.50–220.00	218.76
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	172.50	172.50
1	650–700	685	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	210.00–230.00	219.77
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	425	260.00–285.00	276.96
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	535	272.50–280.00	275.82
2	550–600	580	250.00–275.00	262.18
2	600–650	623	232.50–250.00	241.14
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,298.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	965	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,137.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,474.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	949	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,443.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	921	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,414.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	1,075.00–1,140.00	1,106.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,014	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,681.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	979	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,681.61
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	817	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,299.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,203.00–1,325.00	1,259.66
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	958.00	958.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	735.00	735.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	888.00–911.00	896.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,539.00–1,540.00	1,539.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,021.00–1,232.00	1,105.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,160	1,747.00–2,100.00	1,893.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	124.00–126.00	124.98
7	—	987	92.00–114.00	108.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	125.00–136.00	130.41
1	—	1,720	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,222	127.00–140.00	134.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	114.00–125.00	118.40
4	—	1,673	133.00–153.00	143.33

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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