Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.50 lower based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $250.04/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −91.31 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$250.04

70 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

vs SC average

−8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	252.57	1,477	60
Medium and Large 2	545	239.81	1,308	8thin
Medium and Large 3	583	215.00	1,252	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $224 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 sale70 hd

250.04

—

SC average5 barns · 194 hd

243.38

+6.66

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−8.42

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−91.31

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	1,335	153.44	2,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	142.00	1,995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	132.22	1,487	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	129.64	1,698	2thin

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)	1,023	$1,382	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,378	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,286	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	645	$645	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,380	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	157.92/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,061	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	142.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,673	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	121.89/cwt	84.00–130.00	1,310	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	645	645.00/head	645.00–645.00	645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	600	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	847.00/head	847.00–847.00	847	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,036.09/head	1,033.00–1,039.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	211.25/cwt	200.00–222.50	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,378.06/head	1,054.00–1,624.00	1,378	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	753	1,508.04/head	1,404.00–1,558.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	246.02/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	763	1,309.82/head	1,272.00–1,351.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.31/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	249.64/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,493	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	267.23/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	263.61/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,640	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	226.14/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	248.57/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	282.35/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	272.52/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	233.80/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	264.66/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,154	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	254.48/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	225.98/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	263.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	263.34/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	264.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.81/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	1,382.22/head	1,350.00–1,411.00	1,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	254.98/cwt	245.00–260.00	971	6

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 316Last week 311Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 44Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	145.00–148.00	146.71
3	—	1,305	152.00–167.00	157.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	127.00–132.00	129.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	136.00–150.00	142.54
7	—	1,075	84.00–130.00	121.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	645.00	645.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	847.00	847.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,033.00–1,039.00	1,036.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	753	1,404.00–1,558.00	1,508.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,272.00–1,351.00	1,309.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	985	1,054.00–1,624.00	1,378.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,350.00–1,411.00	1,382.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	230.00–240.00	235.12
1	250–300	250	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	315	220.00–230.00	225.24
2	400–450	420	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	450–500	490	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	314	250.00–270.00	263.82
6	350–400	381	245.00–260.00	254.98
14	400–450	436	262.50–265.00	264.66
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	520	240.00–252.50	245.31
2	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	650–700	668	220.00–232.00	225.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	275.00–280.00	277.48
10	500–550	518	257.50–272.50	267.23
50	550–600	598	232.00–250.00	249.64
10	600–650	600	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	222.50–230.00	226.14
1	600–650	610	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	415	265.00–277.50	272.52
4	450–500	470	250.00–280.00	264.92
3	550–600	559	239.00–260.00	246.02
2	600–650	623	228.00–230.00	229.01
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	247.50–257.50	248.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	410	200.00–222.50	211.25
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
14	400–450	436	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
32	600–650	622	263.00–268.00	263.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	328	260.00–275.00	267.56
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	410	270.00–287.50	280.81
3	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	273.19
4	500–550	508	270.00–297.50	282.35
5	550–600	583	257.00–290.00	263.34
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	242.50–265.00	254.48
2	600–650	613	230.00–237.50	233.80

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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