Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $235.27/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −106.07 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$235.27

18 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$56.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs SC average

−34.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	250.00	1,290	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	236.42	1,265	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	193.33	1,041	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.67/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

235.27

—

SC average5 barns · 97 hd

236.70

−1.43

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−34.92

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−106.07

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	1,568	131.87	2,068	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	107.65	1,552	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	104.84	1,311	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	81.09	738	4thin

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)	1,070	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,558	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,203	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$845	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	814	$1,325	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$2,476	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,268	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,028	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	190.04/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	331.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,247	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	330.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	336.42/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	285.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	275.91/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	979	2,551.26/head	2,350.00–2,825.00	2,551	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,207	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	188.98/cwt	185.00–192.50	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	114.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	98.13/cwt	76.00–109.00	1,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	73.45/cwt	61.00–82.00	635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,091	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	140.59/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,361	4
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	730	1,268.36/head	1,264.00–1,272.00	1,268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,504	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	600	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	910	918.26/head	914.00–922.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	770	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	245.80/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	207.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	237.74/cwt	230.00–245.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	187.19/cwt	180.00–195.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	259.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	213.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,348	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,711.21/head	2,600.00–2,925.00	2,711	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	1,325.19/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	278.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,177	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,137.52/head	1,086.00–1,188.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	252.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	294.30/cwt	280.00–310.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	243.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	845.00/head	845.00–845.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	270.11/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	278.82/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	238.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	245.49/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 168Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 63Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 69Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	315	230.00–245.00	237.74
2	400–450	428	220.00–230.00	225.09
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	705	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	411	320.00–345.00	330.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	320	280.00–310.00	294.30
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	534	260.00–290.00	278.82
3	550–600	582	280.00–285.00	282.48
3	600–650	613	260.00–275.00	270.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	200.00–220.00	207.79
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	423	180.00–195.00	187.19
5	450–500	463	185.00–192.50	188.98
1	500–550	505	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	555	190.00–210.00	200.00
4	650–700	674	170.00–205.00	190.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	270.00–300.00	285.39
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	362	285.00–295.00	290.00
3	400–450	417	265.00–290.00	275.91
8	500–550	516	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	250.00–260.00	255.09
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	423	240.00–250.00	243.31
9	450–500	478	235.00–255.00	245.49
4	500–550	520	230.00–245.00	238.73
2	550–600	570	220.00–240.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	325.00–345.00	336.42
6	350–400	376	320.00–340.00	331.69
2	400–450	433	300.00–320.00	310.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	385	260.00–280.00	270.00
6	400–450	423	270.00–290.00	278.30
2	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	265.03
4	500–550	525	250.00–260.00	252.43
2	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	423	230.00–260.00	245.80
2	450–500	470	250.00–270.00	259.57
3	600–650	632	210.00–220.00	213.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	810	149.00	149.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	845.00	845.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	2,350.00–2,825.00	2,551.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	910	2,600.00–2,925.00	2,711.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	1,264.00–1,272.00	1,268.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	914.00–922.00	918.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,086.00–1,188.00	1,137.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	814	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	110.00–118.00	114.23
7	—	1,168	76.00–109.00	98.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	61.00–82.00	73.45
1	—	1,045	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	112.00–114.00	112.97
1	—	1,550	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,679	136.00–145.00	140.59

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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