Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.50 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.10/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −124.24 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$217.10

14 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$59.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs SC average

−23.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	239.50	1,430	6thin
Medium and Large 2	528	207.06	1,092	6thin
Medium and Large 3	533	180.05	960	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.45/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

217.10

—

SC average5 barns · 124 hd

222.10

−5.00

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−23.59

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−124.24

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	1,510	153.94	2,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	133.90	1,980	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	129.36	1,488	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	124.74	1,269	10

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)	1,185	$1,751	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,714	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,762	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,313	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,124	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$751	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	400–450	418	195.27/cwt	180.00–210.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	138.92/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	121.24/cwt	95.00–133.00	1,355	20
Bulls	—	—	1,634	158.68/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,593	4
Bulls	—	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	135.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,023	11
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	751.00/head	751.00–751.00	751	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	690	828.00/head	828.00–828.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	964	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	472	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	944	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	955	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	192.44/cwt	185.00–200.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	205.12/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	230.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	840	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,313.00/head	1,313.00–1,313.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	948.00/head	948.00–948.00	948	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,419.00/head	1,419.00–1,419.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	130.53/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	208.75/cwt	200.00–217.50	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	240.41/cwt	225.00–255.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,201	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,951.92/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,096.51/head	2,015.00–2,175.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	273.81/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,470	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	205.54/cwt	195.00–210.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	180.05/cwt	170.00–190.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	447	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,113	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	315.60/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,052	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,818.71/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,819	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	236.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	216.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	269.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	256.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	239.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	203.70/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	207.38/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,089	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 137Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	185.00–200.00	192.44
2	300–350	300	200.00–217.50	208.75
1	350–400	385	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	418	180.00–210.00	195.27
6	450–500	464	195.00–210.00	205.54
2	500–550	533	170.00–190.00	180.05
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	220.00	220.00
5	350–400	365	220.00–240.00	230.11
4	400–450	416	235.00–240.00	236.22
3	450–500	463	210.00–225.00	216.58
2	500–550	510	210.00–220.00	215.10
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	447	249.00	249.00
6	550–600	597	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	365	245.00	245.00
8	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	205.00–212.50	207.38
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	225.00–255.00	240.41
2	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	419	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	537	271.00–274.00	273.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	368	315.00–317.50	315.60
4	450–500	459	268.00	268.00
1	500–550	540	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	262.50	262.50
4	350–400	378	250.00–270.00	256.94
4	400–450	423	260.00–280.00	269.88
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	520	192.50–217.50	205.12
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	200.00–202.50	201.28
2	550–600	568	200.00–207.50	203.70
2	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	420	230.00–250.00	239.52
2	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	224.87
2	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,188	134.00–147.00	138.92
20	—	1,118	95.00–133.00	121.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,495	131.00–141.00	135.34
2	—	1,390	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	126.00–134.00	130.53
5	—	1,010	115.00–122.00	118.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	154.00–166.00	158.68
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	751.00	751.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	828.00	828.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,313.00	1,313.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,419.00	1,419.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,951.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	993	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,818.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	790	948.00	948.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	2,015.00–2,175.00	2,096.51

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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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