Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were very light offerings of mostly plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Livestock auctions are affected by Tropical Storm Debby, with heavy rain and flooding in some trading areas.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $221.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −109.22 against this barn's trailing median of $330.47.

Average price

$221.25

2 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.11

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	240.00	1,212	1thin
Medium and Large 3	555	202.50	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $88 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $330.47 across 5 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 sale2 hd

221.25

—

SC average4 barns · 42 hd

231.36

−10.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

330.47

−109.22

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	1,575	148.82	2,344	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	145.71	2,484	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	141.23	1,652	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	119.61	1,083	9thin

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)	1,328	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,720	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,842.00/head	1,842.00–1,842.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	141.44/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	1,658.29/head	1,485.00–1,800.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	625	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	823	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	117.92/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,049	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	155.72/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,308	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	145.71/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	141.46/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,655	15
Bulls	—	—	1,788	126.88/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	306.28/cwt	302.50–310.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	309.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	202.99/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	253.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	553	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	256.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	250–300	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 316Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,842.00	1,842.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,485.00–1,800.00	1,658.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	135.00–147.50	141.44
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	256.57
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	302.50–310.00	306.28
4	300–350	316	300.00–330.00	309.68
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.21
1	550–600	555	202.50	202.50
5	600–650	618	202.50–205.00	202.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	500	220.00–240.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	217.50	217.50
2	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	375	207.00	207.00
4	550–600	553	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	272.50	272.50
4	550–600	596	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	461	250.00–255.00	253.70
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	111.00–121.00	117.92
2	—	958	125.00–126.00	125.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	154.00	154.00
15	—	1,170	133.00–150.00	141.46
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	136.00–151.00	145.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	143.00–161.00	155.72
2	—	1,788	125.00–128.00	126.88
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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