Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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 $216.49/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −124.86 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$216.49

20 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs SC average

−36.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	235.00	1,274	7thin
Medium and Large 2	537	208.73	1,121	12thin
Medium and Large 3	500	180.00	900	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $374 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 sale20 hd

216.49

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

217.11

−0.62

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−36.19

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−124.86

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	1,713	140.00	2,398	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	115.75	1,577	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	108.17	1,183	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	84.38	738	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,944	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,171	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,788	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,510	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$1,224	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	713	$1,084	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	517	183.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	253.23/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	203.75/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	223.24/cwt	210.00–232.50	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	208.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	225.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	238.36/cwt	230.00–239.00	727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	195.08/cwt	185.00–205.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	220.73/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	240.05/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	276.27/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	253.72/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	275.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,048	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	404	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	646	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.50	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	457	213.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	255.63/cwt	242.50–265.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,944.00/head	1,944.00–1,944.00	1,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,106.55/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,107	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,187.62/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,194.65/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,195	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	713	1,084.02/head	777.75–1,298.00	1,084	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,509.76/head	1,430.00–1,585.00	1,510	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,223.55/head	1,159.00–1,283.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,639	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	115.75/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	118.71/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	94.99/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,081	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	84.38/cwt	83.00–86.00	738	2

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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 159Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 85Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	197.50	197.50
2	450–500	495	200.00–207.50	203.75
3	500–550	517	180.00–190.00	183.23
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	542	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	220.00–240.00	225.93
3	250–300	290	230.00–235.00	231.67
14	300–350	305	230.00–239.00	238.36
2	350–400	388	230.00–232.50	231.24
9	400–450	429	210.00–232.50	223.24
3	450–500	472	205.00–210.00	208.29
7	500–550	531	215.00–230.00	220.73
1	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	195.00–200.00	197.55
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	303	185.00–205.00	195.08
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
3	300–350	325	242.50–265.00	255.63
2	350–400	370	265.00–280.00	272.30
4	400–450	431	240.00–267.50	253.23
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
10	550–600	583	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	613	222.50–225.00	223.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	210.00–220.00	214.88
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	438	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	475	200.00–212.50	206.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	200.00–220.00	213.21
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	381	270.00–285.00	275.08
2	450–500	458	230.00–250.00	240.05
2	550–600	565	250.00–257.50	253.72
4	600–650	623	225.00–227.50	226.28
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	433	272.50–280.00	276.27
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	159.00	159.00
18	400–450	404	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,944.00	1,944.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,106.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,194.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	713	777.75–1,298.00	1,084.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,430.00–1,585.00	1,509.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,159.00–1,283.00	1,223.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,820	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	111.00–119.00	115.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	111.00–125.00	118.71
4	—	1,138	90.00–103.00	94.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	83.00–86.00	84.38

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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