Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 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 $234.18/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −83.26 against this barn's trailing median of $317.44.

Average price

$234.18

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs SC average

−35.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	250.00	1,313	1thin
Medium and Large 2	549	235.50	1,292	21
Medium and Large 3	533	212.50	1,132	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $261.44, median $317.44 across 13 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

234.18

—

SC average5 barns · 134 hd

231.00

+3.19

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−35.10

This barn, trailing median13 sales

317.44

−83.26

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	1,556	167.75	2,610	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	148.19	1,780	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	144.47	2,135	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	102.34	925	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,363	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,104	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	757	$1,222	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,279	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	732	$985	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$619	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	200–250	235	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	478	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	138.55/cwt	110.00–149.00	1,639	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	97.03/cwt	64.00–115.00	853	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	128.90/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	167.22/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	203.98/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	209.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	857	1,541.17/head	1,479.00–1,600.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,104.00/head	1,104.00–1,104.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	202.40/cwt	192.50–210.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	209.36/cwt	197.50–217.50	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	230.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	234.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	694	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	728	937.35/head	834.00–1,040.00	937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	663	1,154.25/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	705	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	655	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	725	972.94/head	952.00–997.00	973	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	619.00/head	619.00–619.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	183.44/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	157.31/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,916	37
Bulls	—	—	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	281.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	233.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	230.35/cwt	230.00–232.50	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,058.00/head	1,058.00–1,058.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	232.42/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	522	238.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	231.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	273.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	211.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,363.26/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,227.05/head	1,208.00–1,244.00	1,227	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	241.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	245.22/cwt	230.00–255.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	237.78/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,253	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	222.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	482	206.44/cwt	200.00–220.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 191Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 65Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	200.00–210.00	203.26
4	250–300	278	210.00–220.00	214.82
4	300–350	333	197.50–217.50	209.36
4	350–400	386	190.00–200.00	194.38
6	400–450	428	200.00–220.00	209.52
5	450–500	459	192.50–210.00	202.40
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	688	198.00–210.00	203.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	200.00–220.00	206.44
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	235.00–250.00	241.99
3	250–300	263	230.00–255.00	245.22
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
7	350–400	391	230.00–232.50	230.35
6	400–450	422	220.00–230.00	222.97
8	450–500	480	225.00–240.00	231.21
11	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	237.78
8	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	236.23
1	600–650	600	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	372	280.00–300.00	289.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	220.00–242.50	232.42
5	450–500	470	225.00–240.00	233.38
3	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	238.47
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	220.00–235.00	230.18
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	305	227.50	227.50
2	350–400	393	225.00–245.00	234.94
5	450–500	475	200.00–220.00	211.98
1	500–550	530	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	680	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	260.00–280.00	273.30
1	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	529	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	280.00–310.00	295.00
2	450–500	463	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	284.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	478	280.00–285.00	281.60
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,183	110.00–149.00	138.55
37	—	1,218	146.00–166.00	157.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	879	64.00–115.00	97.03
3	—	1,028	126.00–131.00	128.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	144.00–145.00	144.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	160.00–177.00	167.22
3	—	1,853	182.00–185.00	183.44
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	1,479.00–1,600.00	1,541.17
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	834.00–1,040.00	937.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	952.00–997.00	972.94
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	619.00	619.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,058.00	1,058.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,208.00–1,244.00	1,227.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,154.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	1,104.00	1,104.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	955	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363.26

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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