Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for July 4th holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.18/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −98.17 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$243.18

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs SC average

−25.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	255.00	1,390	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	242.30	1,300	16thin
Medium and Large 3	585	210.00	1,229	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $161 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

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 sale21 hd

243.18

—

SC average6 barns · 163 hd

241.28

+1.90

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−25.68

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−98.17

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	1,694	163.05	2,762	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	155.48	2,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	145.60	1,724	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	125.61	1,326	8thin

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)	915	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,498	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,604	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	872	$1,552	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,090	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$990	8

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	117.25/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,184	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	139.55/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,580	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	763	823.68/head	799.00–852.00	824	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	748	753.74/head	523.00–915.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	755	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	758	980.60/head	932.00–1,027.00	981	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	630	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,716.00/head	1,716.00–1,716.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	315.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,266.80/head	1,107.00–1,378.00	1,267	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	817	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	529	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,171	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	170.06/cwt	166.00–178.00	3,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	151.33/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,820	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	134.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,537	18
Bulls	—	—	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,700.58/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	283.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	295.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	218.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	251.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,013.02/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,604.00/head	1,604.00–1,604.00	1,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	226.24/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	274.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	241.54/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	249.09/cwt	245.00–252.50	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	258.72/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	919	1,112.32/head	1,029.00–1,200.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	235.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	247.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	223.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	263.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.68/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 258Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 129Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	105.00–130.00	117.25
3	—	1,132	132.00–143.00	139.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	155.00–156.00	155.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,203	140.00–169.00	151.33
18	—	1,146	125.00–139.00	134.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	166.00–178.00	170.06
1	—	1,415	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	799.00–852.00	823.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	523.00–915.00	753.74
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	932.00–1,027.00	980.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,716.00	1,716.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	1,107.00–1,378.00	1,266.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	919	1,029.00–1,200.00	1,112.32
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,485.00	1,485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,604.00	1,604.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	337.50	337.50
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	280.00	280.00
12	350–400	371	270.00–295.00	283.21
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	530	220.00–235.00	227.64
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	215.00–225.00	218.08
2	400–450	405	200.00–220.00	210.12
2	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	215.08
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	303	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	433	240.00–260.00	251.60
11	450–500	471	240.00–267.50	258.72
10	500–550	521	245.00–255.00	249.93
3	550–600	573	230.00–245.00	235.73
4	650–700	655	220.00–222.50	221.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	374	290.00–310.00	295.16
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	538	285.00–290.00	287.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	322	245.00–252.50	249.09
2	350–400	380	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	259.88
2	450–500	488	255.00–260.00	257.51
2	500–550	507	280.00	280.00
7	550–600	588	250.00–275.00	263.50
2	600–650	628	231.00–252.50	241.54
6	650–700	653	220.00–230.00	223.34
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	214.88
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	315.35
2	350–400	370	310.00–315.00	312.40
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	476	240.00–250.00	247.70
4	500–550	529	220.00–225.00	221.27
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	483	230.00–235.00	232.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–290.00	274.30
3	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	403	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	500–550	523	242.50–257.50	249.68
2	600–650	630	222.50–232.50	227.50
2	650–700	658	222.50–230.00	226.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00

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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How this sale compares

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