Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.25/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −162.00 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$246.25

57 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs SC average

−20.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	251.10	1,459	42
Medium and Large 2	576	232.67	1,341	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $118 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

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 sale57 hd

246.25

—

SC average6 barns · 209 hd

241.43

+4.81

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−20.39

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−162.00

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	1,831	146.16	2,676	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,627	124.87	2,032	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	123.14	1,429	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	111.75	1,075	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,573	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,257	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,148	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	698	$822	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	670	$429	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$2,538	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,274	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	806	$1,274	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	802	$809	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$651	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,173.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,148.33/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	256.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	216.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,263	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,343.00/head	1,343.00–1,343.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	808	1,303.85/head	1,178.00–1,378.00	1,304	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,287.39/head	1,274.00–1,300.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	537	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,278	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,095.00/head	1,095.00–1,095.00	1,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	1,528.23/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,528	6
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	830	905.00/head	905.00–905.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	549.00/head	549.00–549.00	549	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	651.00/head	651.00–651.00	651	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	429.00/head	429.00–429.00	429	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	663	490.83/head	454.00–508.00	491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	840	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,830	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	130.31/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,134	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	115.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,320	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	151.54/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,482	3
Bulls	—	—	2,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	3,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	97.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	124.98/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,456	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	120.59/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	2,538.00/head	2,538.00–2,538.00	2,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,663.77/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,664	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,454.00/head	1,454.00–1,454.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	177.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	206.69/cwt	205.00–210.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	256.82/cwt	255.00–260.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	197.06/cwt	195.00–199.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,461	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	262.40/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	221.52/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	206.52/cwt	205.00–208.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 230Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 66Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	238.00	238.00
10	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	582	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	462	250.00–272.50	262.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	256.57
2	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	244.79
3	450–500	462	230.00–250.00	240.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	600–650	640	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	611	170.00–180.00	177.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	195.00–199.00	197.06
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
6	450–500	481	210.00–226.00	221.52
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
9	550–600	582	215.00–225.00	216.95
2	600–650	615	200.00–207.00	203.47
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	205.00	205.00
3	450–500	468	205.00–210.00	206.69
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	373	255.00–260.00	256.82
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	205.00–208.00	206.52
1	500–550	505	195.00	195.00
2	550–600	578	200.00–205.00	202.42
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,173.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,148.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,095.00	1,095.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,052	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,528.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	549.00	549.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	429.00	429.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,663.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,343.00	1,343.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	1,178.00–1,378.00	1,303.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,274.00–1,300.00	1,287.39
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	905.00	905.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	651.00	651.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	663	454.00–508.00	490.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,454.00	1,454.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,670	2,538.00	2,538.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,638	127.00–133.00	130.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	112.00–117.00	115.45
25	—	1,165	119.00–137.00	124.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	95.00–100.00	97.02
5	—	939	114.00–128.00	120.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	140.00–157.00	151.54
1	—	2,410	130.00	130.00

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

Steers · 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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