Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 $255.63/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −85.72 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$255.63

8 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs SC average

−12.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	260.00	1,318	7thin
Medium and Large 3	585	225.00	1,316	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $2 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 sale8 hd

255.63

—

SC average4 barns · 79 hd

249.55

+6.08

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−12.00

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−85.72

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	1,276	160.48	2,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	142.51	2,102	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	138.45	1,625	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	110.80	1,090	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)	1,160	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$1,463	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,266	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	243.75/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	140.67/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,695	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	130.69/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	110.80/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,090	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,223	153.47/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	177.72/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,586	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,776.00/head	1,776.00–1,776.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	296.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,241	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	302.85/cwt	295.00–310.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	271.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,134	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,266.46/head	1,141.00–1,369.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,002	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,306.63/head	1,279.00–1,335.00	1,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	228.74/cwt	227.50–230.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,081	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 100Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 54Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 24Year ago 21

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	368	270.00–275.00	272.38
3	400–450	418	260.00–280.00	271.29
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	220.00–222.50	221.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	227.50–230.00	228.74
1	450–500	465	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	665	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	418	290.00–300.00	296.81
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	507	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	295.00–310.00	302.85
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	653	242.50–245.00	243.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	450	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	136.00–145.00	140.67
4	—	1,064	125.00–134.00	130.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	107.00–117.00	110.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	141.00–144.00	142.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,223	146.00–160.00	153.47
2	—	1,455	171.00–183.00	177.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,776.00	1,776.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,141.00–1,369.00	1,266.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,279.00–1,335.00	1,306.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,750.00	1,750.00

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

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