Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $243.94/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −164.31 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$243.94

26 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs SC average

−30.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	244.50	1,386	25
Medium and Large 2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $236 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 sale26 hd

243.94

—

SC average6 barns · 112 hd

231.73

+12.22

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−30.35

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−164.31

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	130.85	1,747	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	121.67	1,860	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	117.21	1,339	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	109.78	1,106	13

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)	1,305	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,568	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,003	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,789	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,173	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,073	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$972	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	235.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,081	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,410.89/head	1,283.00–1,530.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	243.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,010	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,173.19/head	1,141.00–1,187.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	708	1,509.19/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	749	874.55/head	821.50–988.00	875	5
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	708	700.51/head	645.00–747.00	701	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	694.00/head	694.00–694.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	108.07/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,187	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	124.21/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,462	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	863	108.39/cwt	96.00–120.00	935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	102.20/cwt	75.00–108.00	914	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,234	8
Bulls	—	—	2,043	164.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	3,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	295.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	960	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,298.00/head	1,298.00–1,298.00	1,298	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,407.00/head	1,407.00–1,407.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	251.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	244.69/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,390	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,537	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	848.00/head	848.00–848.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,003.12/head	950.00–1,055.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	222.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	202.34/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	204.51/cwt	202.50–205.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	233.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	231.15/cwt	227.50–235.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 204Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 46Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	415	240.00–250.00	243.49
5	450–500	458	225.00–245.00	235.94
2	500–550	520	220.00–222.50	221.24
3	550–600	575	210.00–225.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	415	205.00–210.00	207.59
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	472	180.00–190.00	185.02
2	500–550	528	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	463	202.50–205.00	204.51
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	325	220.00–245.00	233.27
2	350–400	380	227.50–235.00	231.15
5	400–450	423	220.00–235.00	222.87
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	535	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	550–600	573	195.00–210.00	202.34
3	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	250.00–252.50	251.63
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
24	550–600	568	237.50–245.00	244.69
13	650–700	671	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00

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	—	1,090	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,509.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,283.00–1,530.00	1,410.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,141.00–1,187.00	1,173.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	848.00	848.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	749	821.50–988.00	874.55
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	645.00–747.00	700.51
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	694.00	694.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,298.00	1,298.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,407.00	1,407.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	950.00–1,055.00	1,003.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,760.00	1,760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	127.00–128.00	127.51
1	—	1,715	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,098	97.00–115.00	108.07
30	—	1,177	116.00–134.00	124.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	75.00–108.00	102.20
8	—	1,078	112.00–117.00	114.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	96.00–120.00	108.39
2	—	2,043	160.00–169.00	164.55

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

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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