Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle this week due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and fleshy cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.43/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −103.92 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$237.43

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

vs SC average

−29.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	238.51	1,321	23
Medium and Large 3	500	212.50	1,063	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $259 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 sale24 hd

237.43

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

231.92

+5.51

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−29.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−103.92

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	1,513	166.17	2,513	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	143.90	2,166	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	143.54	1,676	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	120.29	1,194	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$776	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,232	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,935	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,485	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$1,741	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	793	$1,320	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$1,082	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	776.00/head	776.00–776.00	776	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	813	1,376.50/head	1,209.00–1,491.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,533.00/head	1,533.00–1,533.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	230.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	203.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	191.08/cwt	187.50–195.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	690	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,082.26/head	1,046.00–1,116.00	1,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	132.48/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	148.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,864	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,959	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	161.93/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	132.91/cwt	105.00–141.00	1,384	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	160.86/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,863	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	171.23/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	130.96/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	115.41/cwt	98.00–129.00	1,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	229.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,252.24/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,252	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,809.90/head	1,706.00–1,889.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	240.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,260	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	261.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	257.39/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	248.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,187	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	229.10/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	253.10/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,232.00/head	1,232.00–1,232.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	255.87/cwt	245.00–260.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	242.52/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,421	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 189Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 65Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	776.00	776.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	813	1,209.00–1,491.00	1,376.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,533.00	1,533.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	1,046.00–1,116.00	1,082.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,035.00	1,035.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	1,706.00–1,889.00	1,809.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,710.00	1,710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,252.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	1,232.00	1,232.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–242.50	241.25
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	687	242.50–267.50	253.10
2	700–750	707	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	566	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	225.00–235.00	230.41
3	300–350	332	220.00–240.00	229.95
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	428	220.00–240.00	230.29
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	209.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	418	260.00–270.00	264.91
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	524	260.00–270.00	261.91
3	550–600	583	247.50–265.00	257.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	280.00–305.00	292.50
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	187.50–195.00	191.08
3	350–400	363	200.00–210.00	203.39
1	500–550	500	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	458	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	376	245.00–260.00	255.87
12	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	248.37
10	500–550	525	230.00–255.00	240.06
10	550–600	586	230.00–248.00	242.52
8	600–650	637	220.00–232.50	229.10
2	650–700	660	220.00–230.00	224.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	132.00–133.00	132.48
5	—	939	98.00–129.00	115.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,251	142.00–157.00	148.97
15	—	1,041	105.00–141.00	132.91
2	—	1,158	159.00–163.00	160.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	140.00–148.00	144.45
2	—	1,755	161.00–163.00	161.93
3	—	1,587	125.00–138.00	130.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,520	169.00–173.00	171.23

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

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