Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.oo higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light 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 $221.77/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −119.57 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$221.77

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$29.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs SC average

−36.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	225.13	1,216	23
Medium and Large 2	537	196.02	1,052	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $164 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 sale26 hd

221.77

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

215.97

+5.80

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−36.62

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−119.57

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	1,320	132.41	1,748	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	125.99	1,806	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	124.09	1,480	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	106.66	1,158	16

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)	1,017	$1,443	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,299	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,175	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$822	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$1,624	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$965	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	685	$822	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$815	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	400–450	440	223.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	222.34/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,032	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,511.85/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,825.86/head	1,735.00–1,900.00	1,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,210.94/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	233.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	680	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	660	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	747.00/head	747.00–747.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	713	774.21/head	750.00–800.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,413.57/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,414	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	735	882.00/head	882.00–882.00	882	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	795	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	810	818.00/head	818.00–818.00	818	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	645	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	685	822.00/head	822.00–822.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	127.08/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,541	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	95.43/cwt	78.00–110.00	952	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	121.10/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,452	7
Bulls	—	—	1,480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	143.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,864	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	122.49/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	107.17/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	135.09/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,740	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,183	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	210.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,267	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,665.75/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	196.53/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,387.16/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 187Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 55Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	380	220.00–230.00	224.87
3	400–450	440	220.00–225.00	223.35
5	450–500	464	217.00–227.50	222.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
14	500–550	533	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	193.00–200.00	196.53
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	610	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	425	257.50–260.00	258.78
2	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	500–550	517	230.00–240.00	233.42
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	200.00–220.00	210.24
3	450–500	465	210.00–220.00	216.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	500–550	515	200.00–210.00	205.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	120.00	120.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,511.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,210.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,413.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	713	750.00–800.00	774.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	818.00	818.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,665.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,735.00–1,900.00	1,825.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	747.00	747.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	882.00	882.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	822.00	822.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	965.00	965.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	116.00–139.00	127.08
6	—	1,299	141.00–145.00	143.47
12	—	1,091	92.00–115.00	107.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	998	78.00–110.00	95.43
7	—	1,199	113.00–126.00	121.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	116.00–129.00	122.49
1	—	1,490	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	119.00	119.00
5	—	1,288	129.00–143.00	135.09

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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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