Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 4
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
4 vs last sale 178 159 vs year ago 333 · 47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
6 vs last sale 75 33 vs year ago 114 · 28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
22 vs last sale 23 0 vs year ago 45 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for Thanksgiving holiday. 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 $236.59/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 104.76 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.
Average price
$236.59
19 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs SC average
46.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527242.671,27815thin
Medium and Large 2538213.791,1494thin
One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd
236.59
SC average6 barns · 162 hd
235.90
+0.69
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−46.73
This barn, trailing median12 sales
341.35
−104.76
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
BullsAverage1,596137.192,1895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,506115.811,7447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,155114.481,32345
CowsLean 85-90%Low96796.5693312

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)1,133$1,5843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$1,5805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,5703thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,2706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$1,2335
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$1,1875
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)665$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,006$1,9745
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,9751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$1,1614thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)770$1,1241thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$8465

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bred CowsSmall 2863837.17/head825.00–849.008372
Bulls1,735149.53/cwt149.00–150.002,5942
Bred CowsSmall 2810848.00/head848.00–848.008481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523119.67/cwt115.00–125.001,8234
CowsLean 85-90%97690.65/cwt75.00–100.008858
CowsLean 85-90%948108.39/cwt103.00–114.001,0284
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 18301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3995955.00/head955.00–955.009551
Stock CowsSmall 3720560.61/head545.00–574.005612
Bred CowsSmall 3730800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock CowsSmall 3758788.15/head773.00–803.007882
Bred CowsSmall 2805950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall 2790909.00/head909.00–909.009091
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27701,124.00/head1,124.00–1,124.001,1241
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750730212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5511
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250215241.98/cwt235.00–250.005202
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1331,585.40/head1,510.00–1,675.001,5852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3885877.00/head877.00–877.008771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29951,303.20/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3034
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29781,077.05/head994.00–1,158.001,0772
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2665750.00/head750.00–750.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483110.66/cwt110.00–112.001,6413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,162104.83/cwt89.00–114.001,21823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151123.35/cwt115.00–139.001,42021
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500467197.71/cwt180.00–210.009233
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1351
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Bulls1,503128.96/cwt120.00–135.001,9383
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450436312.49/cwt300.00–320.001,3624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2581,525.30/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,964.41/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9642
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3342
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440216.67/cwt210.00–230.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350318320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,0182
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470296.81/cwt290.00–300.001,3953
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333300.00/cwt300.00–300.009992
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600566273.71/cwt262.50–276.001,5496
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375310.04/cwt300.00–320.001,1633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2554
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373285.04/cwt270.00–295.001,0633
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,3601,741.00/head1,741.00–1,741.001,7411
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550521245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2769
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372304.84/cwt290.00–315.001,1343
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322283.68/cwt270.00–295.009133
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0501,269.70/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1831,447.73/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4482
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29082,082.64/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382270.04/cwt260.00–280.001,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500490242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1884
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500475274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,3062
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,4612
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600558253.70/cwt250.00–255.001,4164
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478227.46/cwt225.00–230.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425256.63/cwt250.00–260.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650603225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520223.83/cwt215.00–232.501,1642
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550530207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383267.45/cwt265.00–270.001,0242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450438205.09/cwt200.00–210.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467273.29/cwt261.00–280.001,2763
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 21,0051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1932,114.47/head2,075.00–2,150.002,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,3302
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931

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.