Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 23
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
231 vs last sale 101 91 vs year ago 241 · +37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
25 vs last sale 96 56 vs year ago 65 · +86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
36 vs last sale 15 26 vs year ago 25 · +104.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 16.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Heavy offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.75/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 125.60 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.
Average price
$215.75
37 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs SC average
43.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538235.001,2646thin
Medium and Large 2526214.571,12829
Medium and Large 3560175.049802thin
One grade step is worth $59.96/cwt here — about $284 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
413371328286median 341.3501/0702/2504/1507/0807/22
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 sale37 hd
215.75
SC average6 barns · 165 hd
210.16
+5.59
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−43.88
This barn, trailing median12 sales
341.35
−125.60
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,365141.501,9312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,531119.601,8316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,113118.201,31567
CowsLean 85-90%Average945107.961,02028

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,222$1,6785
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,3514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$1,0954thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,0731thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)778$9572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)695$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$1,8587
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,5169
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)948$1,3089
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)889$9885
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)721$7794thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700693190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3173
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450413210.00/cwt210.00–210.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy400–450425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500462208.29/cwt200.00–215.009623
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475247.50/cwt240.00–255.001,1762
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340270.00/cwt260.00–280.009183
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350312294.97/cwt290.00–300.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy450–500465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478192.69/cwt189.00–230.0092122
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3002
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275243.75/cwt230.00–257.506702
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372253.26/cwt250.00–260.009426
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513235.77/cwt222.50–245.001,2103
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280245.00/cwt235.00–255.006862
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350338215.00/cwt215.00–215.007279
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450408209.55/cwt180.00–230.008553
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 18151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3840850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1851,833.07/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29951,992.96/head1,625.00–2,350.001,9932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsSmall 3718733.98/head665.00–834.007343
Stock CowsSmall 2890881.00/head881.00–881.008811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29331,126.94/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1272
Stock CowsSmall 2730913.00/head913.00–913.009131
Bred CowsSmall 18251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550538235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2646
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650617201.76/cwt195.00–205.001,2453
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333247.41/cwt245.00–250.008242
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378236.50/cwt230.00–250.008944
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550521205.82/cwt200.00–210.001,0726
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570203.77/cwt200.00–205.001,1614
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500479183.08/cwt170.00–200.008775
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515219.59/cwt212.50–222.501,13118
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474222.43/cwt215.00–230.001,0546
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418231.60/cwt225.00–235.009686
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250223212.25/cwt210.00–215.004732
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600556277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5436
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560175.04/cwt170.00–180.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376202.76/cwt180.00–220.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300258202.28/cwt195.00–210.005222
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450405235.00/cwt235.00–235.009521
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540229.91/cwt220.00–240.001,2422
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330209.75/cwt200.00–220.006923
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550535197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0571
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450416183.24/cwt180.00–190.007623
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1362
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0811
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380253.60/cwt240.00–260.009643
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625193.33/cwt160.00–210.001,2083
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600557188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0473
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550535242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2971
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650638200.95/cwt197.00–205.001,2822
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550523209.48/cwt195.00–235.001,0963
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2352
Bred CowsSmall 3695675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3830772.00/head772.00–772.007721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1111,643.99/head1,401.00–1,767.001,6444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29581,170.93/head1,131.00–1,211.001,1713
Stock CowsSmall 3680544.00/head544.00–544.005441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28151,107.03/head913.00–1,312.001,1074
Bred CowsSmall 3815700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsSmall 2740814.00/head814.00–814.008141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0781,318.08/head1,190.00–1,400.001,3183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3211,822.35/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8224
Bred CowsSmall 28251,073.00/head1,073.00–1,073.001,0731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 28701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28451,699.26/head1,675.00–1,725.001,6992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls1,660145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,124131.22/cwt126.00–137.001,47518
CowsBoner 80-85%980142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3971
CowsLean 85-90%972118.23/cwt113.00–126.001,14912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567112.89/cwt110.00–116.001,7693
Bulls1,070138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4771
CowsLean 85-90%924100.26/cwt85.00–110.0092616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111112.81/cwt88.00–124.001,25348
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495126.31/cwt125.00–128.001,8883

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.