Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.12/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −139.13 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$269.12

37 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$45.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs SC average

−28.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	276.11	1,541	24
Medium and Large 2	558	264.01	1,473	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	230.23	1,239	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.88/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $380.47, median $408.25 across 7 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 sale37 hd

269.12

—

SC average6 barns · 177 hd

269.21

−0.09

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−28.70

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−139.13

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	1,680	154.06	2,588	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,757	163.65	2,875	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	127.17	1,395	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	100.04	1,201	5thin

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)	1,012	$1,559	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,427	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$1,276	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,566	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,088	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	598	$956	2thin

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%	—	1,035	85.40/cwt	71.00–97.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	162.41/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	135.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	118.18/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,308	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	1,559.02/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,511	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	815	774.00/head	774.00–774.00	774	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	763	1,314.58/head	1,186.00–1,444.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	645	903.00/head	903.00–903.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	269.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	593	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	232.85/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	233.77/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	258.70/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	802	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	848	904.42/head	840.00–962.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	233.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	243.30/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	254.57/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	233.12/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,322	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	852	1,275.76/head	1,158.00–1,381.00	1,276	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,448	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	234.09/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,086	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	163.65/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	337.54/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,285	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	312.51/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	293.71/cwt	290.00–297.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	305.62/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	311.25/cwt	300.00–322.50	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,240	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	323.53/cwt	320.00–327.50	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,733.81/head	1,668.00–1,802.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	276.11/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,541	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	273.29/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	259.15/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.07/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	256.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	267.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	261.52/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	881	1,224.36/head	1,104.00–1,350.00	1,224	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	598	956.41/head	850.00–1,037.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	261.43/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	311	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	320.63/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	217.67/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 183Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 105Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	71.00–97.00	85.40
2	—	1,448	121.00–123.00	122.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,087	130.00–145.00	135.52
13	—	1,107	100.00–127.00	118.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	163.00–164.00	163.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,825	161.00–165.00	162.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,559.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	852	1,158.00–1,381.00	1,275.76
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	903.00	903.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	774.00	774.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,186.00–1,444.00	1,314.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	840.00–962.00	904.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	1,668.00–1,802.00	1,733.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	881	1,104.00–1,350.00	1,224.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	598	850.00–1,037.00	956.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	378	265.00–270.00	269.19
4	400–450	426	252.50–270.00	265.07
4	450–500	476	250.00–275.00	256.10
5	500–550	524	255.00–262.50	258.70
4	550–600	555	258.00–262.50	259.15
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	232.50	232.50
2	700–750	707	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.45
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	318	331.00–347.50	337.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	320.00–327.50	323.53
2	250–300	290	300.00–322.50	311.25
2	300–350	335	300.00–325.00	312.50
4	350–400	366	315.00–325.00	320.63
4	400–450	409	305.00–307.50	305.62
2	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	222.50	222.50
4	600–650	613	212.50–222.50	217.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	250.00–255.00	252.56
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	538	230.00–237.50	233.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	423	265.00–267.50	266.26
2	450–500	480	255.00–268.00	261.43
6	500–550	513	250.00–257.50	254.57
6	550–600	567	230.00–237.50	233.12
9	600–650	629	225.00–235.00	233.60
1	650–700	695	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	700	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	287.50	287.50
20	450–500	474	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	290.00–297.50	293.71
1	300–350	340	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	373	272.50–274.00	273.29
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	271.50	271.50
1	500–550	520	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	220.00–245.00	234.09
2	500–550	530	220.00–245.00	232.85
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	282.50	282.50
3	400–450	437	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	528	250.00–272.50	261.52
6	550–600	568	250.00–275.00	267.84
1	600–650	635	242.50	242.50
3	650–700	665	235.00–252.50	243.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	309.00–330.00	312.51
2	400–450	413	295.00–297.50	296.24
2	450–500	455	285.00–295.00	289.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	416	298.00	298.00
24	550–600	558	270.00–277.00	276.11
2	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	255.00	255.00
8	700–750	720	207.00	207.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	202.50	202.50

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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