Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering 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 $209.90/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −131.45 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$209.90

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs SC average

−50.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	211.08	1,152	21
Medium and Large 3	503	197.51	993	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $158 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

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 sale23 hd

209.90

—

SC average6 barns · 204 hd

212.63

−2.73

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−50.56

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−131.45

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	1,314	142.74	1,876	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	120.54	1,621	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	114.53	1,312	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	108.24	1,092	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$986	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	728	$808	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,625	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$1,165	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,226	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	746	$1,166	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$698	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$682	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	805	1,040.99/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	698.00/head	698.00–698.00	698	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	685	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	670	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	650	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	161.01/cwt	125.00–197.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	210.31/cwt	203.00–217.50	909	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	788	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	969	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,104	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,486.94/head	1,442.00–1,533.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	168.21/cwt	150.00–187.50	875	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	200.84/cwt	185.00–210.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	222.83/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,210	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	766	1,249.41/head	1,193.00–1,304.00	1,249	6
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	685	916.50/head	908.00–925.00	917	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	620	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	610	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	775	682.00/head	682.00–682.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	119.69/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,345	14
Bulls	—	—	1,505	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	100.96/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,048	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	121.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,627	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	117.34/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,142	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,187	136.31/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	106.51/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	204.48/cwt	192.50–210.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	199.57/cwt	190.00–210.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,361.00/head	1,361.00–1,361.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	198.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	816.00/head	816.00–816.00	816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	235.82/cwt	225.00–240.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	225.71/cwt	220.00–232.50	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	643	1,221.96/head	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	233.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	233.75/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	212.09/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	222.74/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,623	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 187Last week 332Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 121Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 51Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.99
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	816.00	816.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	698.00	698.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	682.00	682.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	570.00	570.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	1,442.00–1,533.00	1,486.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	766	1,193.00–1,304.00	1,249.41
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	908.00–925.00	916.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,361.00	1,361.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,900.00	1,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,221.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	190.00–210.00	199.57
4	300–350	330	192.50–210.00	204.48
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	470	185.00–210.00	200.84
2	500–550	503	195.00–200.00	197.51
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	372	225.00–240.00	235.82
6	400–450	413	220.00–232.50	225.71
11	450–500	481	220.00–223.00	222.74
6	500–550	529	210.00–217.50	212.09
9	550–600	563	212.50–217.50	214.99
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	200.00–205.00	202.55
3	500–550	515	190.00–205.00	198.41
3	550–600	558	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	620	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	190.00	190.00
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	395	207.50	207.50
3	400–450	432	203.00–217.50	210.31
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	380	240.00–250.00	245.77
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	480	230.00–240.00	233.13
2	500–550	530	225.00–230.00	227.55
3	550–600	558	216.00–230.00	222.83
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	155.00	155.00
2	350–400	383	125.00–197.50	161.01
1	400–450	400	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	520	150.00–187.50	168.21
1	750–800	775	142.50	142.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	645	115.00	115.00
6	750–800	788	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	561	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	227.50–240.00	233.75
3	500–550	516	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–242.50	241.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,124	115.00–127.00	119.69
9	—	1,179	98.00–113.00	106.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	95.00–106.00	100.96
4	—	973	111.00–127.00	117.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,343	115.00–125.00	121.16
1	—	1,420	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	150.00–155.00	152.38
3	—	1,187	136.00–137.00	136.31

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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