Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls 6.50 higher. 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 $228.09/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −113.26 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$228.09

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.55

vs SC average

−37.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	235.00	1,257	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	225.78	1,190	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $67 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 sale4 hd

228.09

—

SC average6 barns · 102 hd

215.53

+12.55

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−37.02

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−113.26

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	1,583	138.88	2,199	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	123.70	1,885	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	122.05	1,446	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	94.59	1,168	12

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)	1,023	$1,513	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,207	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$1,169	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$966	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	225.78/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	957	1,383.54/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,384	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	775	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	625	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	733	823.06/head	785.00–867.00	823	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	870	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	785	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	735	1,066.00/head	1,066.00–1,066.00	1,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	88.69/cwt	70.00–100.00	1,117	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	141.65/cwt	134.00–155.00	2,258	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	102.87/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,190	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	112.28/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	125.99/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	125.28/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,912	15
Bulls	—	—	1,530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	209.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	191.05/cwt	182.50–200.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	203.03/cwt	195.00–215.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	233.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	230.00/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	221.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	256.85/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,361.47/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,299	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	260.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	245.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	260.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	200–250	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 112Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 91Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 12

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	240	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	378	210.00–230.00	221.90
3	450–500	463	222.50–237.50	230.00
3	500–550	527	222.50–230.00	225.78
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
7	650–700	666	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	185.00–195.00	190.05
1	600–650	610	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
5	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	245.98
8	450–500	491	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	195.00–215.00	203.03
2	300–350	333	182.50–200.00	191.05
1	350–400	380	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	460	200.00–220.00	209.89
1	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	355	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	250.00–270.00	260.14
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	524	230.00–240.00	233.85
2	550–600	560	225.00–230.00	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	433	270.00–285.00	277.54
6	500–550	540	260.00–265.00	260.78
2	600–650	620	235.00–240.00	237.42
1	650–700	650	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	230.00–275.00	256.85
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00

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)	3	—	957	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,361.47
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	785.00–867.00	823.06
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,066.00	1,066.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	70.00–100.00	88.69
3	—	1,162	111.00–115.00	112.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	100.00	100.00
15	—	1,526	116.00–135.00	125.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	90.00–109.00	102.87
16	—	1,202	114.00–140.00	125.99
1	—	1,055	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	134.00–155.00	141.65
1	—	1,530	125.00	125.00

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

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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