Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation due to wet conditions in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.99/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −115.35 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$225.99

5 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

vs SC average

−41.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	250.00	1,388	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	224.99	1,260	3thin
Medium and Large 3	555	205.00	1,138	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $250 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 sale5 hd

225.99

—

SC average5 barns · 109 hd

235.84

−9.85

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−41.60

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−115.35

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	1,527	140.68	2,149	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	122.48	1,378	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	122.00	1,708	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	75.31	865	2thin

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)	1,040	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$870	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,217	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,609	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$892	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	756	$841	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	770	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	858	1,024.50/head	1,023.00–1,026.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	700	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	910	892.00/head	892.00–892.00	892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	108.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,233	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	127.75/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	75.31/cwt	71.00–80.00	865	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,708	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	213	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	517	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	13
Bulls	—	—	1,363	126.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	150.30/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	225.13/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	1,216.83/head	1,025.00–1,513.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	202.43/cwt	190.00–215.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.68/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	272.59/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	231.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	250.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,173	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,609.00/head	1,609.00–1,609.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	265.59/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	241.20/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	641	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	653	656.57/head	600.00–707.00	657	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 173Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation due to wet conditions in the area.

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	—	770	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,023.00–1,026.00	1,024.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	892.00	892.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	600.00–707.00	656.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,609.00	1,609.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	725	1,025.00–1,513.00	1,216.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	105.00–110.00	108.42
8	—	1,121	118.00–136.00	127.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	71.00–80.00	75.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	123.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	1,637	146.00–155.00	150.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	242.50	242.50
13	300–350	315	227.50	227.50
3	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	155.00	155.00
4	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00
3	450–500	467	217.50–232.50	225.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	250.00–280.00	265.59
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	469	240.00–260.00	250.21
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	428	190.00–215.00	202.43
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	610	205.00–215.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	375	280.00–310.00	287.68
2	400–450	405	265.00–280.00	272.59
8	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	230.00–245.00	237.50
2	400–450	443	232.50–250.00	241.20
5	450–500	472	220.00–240.00	231.11
1	500–550	520	237.50	237.50
2	550–600	580	217.50–220.00	218.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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