Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. slaughter cows 5.50 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $245.11/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −96.24 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$245.11

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$37.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs SC average

−27.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	257.48	1,524	7thin
Medium and Large 2	529	242.31	1,283	13thin
Medium and Large 3	553	220.00	1,216	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about $309 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 sale22 hd

245.11

—

SC average5 barns · 133 hd

243.76

+1.34

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−27.92

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−96.24

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	—	Average	1,427	156.14	2,228	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	151.83	2,244	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	143.30	1,638	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	118.49	1,366	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,787	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,391	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,607	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,375	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,296	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	520	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	670	$670	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	730	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	227.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	249.06/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,176	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,786.82/head	1,500.00–2,110.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,213.00/head	1,213.00–1,213.00	1,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	1,390.85/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,391	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,388.24/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	520	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	728	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	277.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	615	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	645	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	129.33/cwt	105.00–138.00	1,415	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	148.45/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,724	19
Bulls	—	—	1,218	132.17/cwt	123.00–141.00	1,610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	130.05/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,406	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	151.83/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,244	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	110.78/cwt	97.00–121.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	231.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	290	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	229.84/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	346.26/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,783	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	417	223.16/cwt	215.00–230.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	268.69/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	258.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	252.98/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	636	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	253.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	246.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	237.97/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,335	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,528.85/head	1,414.00–1,635.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	222.48/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	257.48/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	328.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	236.29/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,217	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 75Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 30Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	472	242.50–255.00	249.06
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	385	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	472	270.00–290.00	277.10
5	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	265.90
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	628	240.00–260.00	246.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	358	220.00–235.00	227.55
3	400–450	423	220.00–240.00	231.44
3	450–500	478	215.00–240.00	229.84
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	688	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	215.00–230.00	223.16
4	500–550	515	225.00–240.00	236.29
1	650–700	655	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	592	250.00–265.00	257.48
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	375	250.00–275.00	268.69
7	400–450	436	250.00–270.00	258.58
5	450–500	465	245.00–260.00	252.98
4	500–550	504	250.00–260.00	253.76
5	550–600	561	235.00–240.00	237.97
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	220.00–222.50	221.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	636	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	580	232.50	232.50
2	600–650	640	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	728	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	325.00–335.00	329.92
3	500–550	522	320.00–345.00	328.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	708	217.50–227.50	222.48
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	345.00–350.00	346.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	202.50	202.50
1	300–350	300	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	390	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,128	1,500.00–2,110.00	1,786.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,390.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	1,213.00	1,213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	520	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,414.00–1,635.00	1,528.85
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	670.00	670.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	105.00–138.00	129.33
19	—	1,161	140.00–157.00	148.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	129.00–131.00	130.05
6	—	1,201	97.00–121.00	110.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	146.00–155.00	151.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,218	123.00–141.00	132.17
3	—	1,588	170.00–173.00	171.50

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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