Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comoarsions made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few too trend, Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to heavy rains in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.06/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −128.76 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$230.06

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.64

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	232.30	1,279	9thin
Medium and Large 3	572	223.33	1,277	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $2 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale12 hd

230.06

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

261.70

−31.64

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−128.76

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,312	134.55	1,766	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	116.04	1,873	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	114.12	1,335	14

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)	1,076	$1,706	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,703	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,634	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,584	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,471	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,372	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,547	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,465	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,925	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,156	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	742	$805	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	218.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	1,292.04/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,292	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,243.52/head	975.00–1,475.00	1,244	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,156.00/head	1,156.00–1,156.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	800	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	825	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	713	767.05/head	735.00–798.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	890	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	121.67/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,443	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	95.24/cwt	76.00–114.00	1,075	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	142.07/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	118.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,907.60/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,703.30/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	341.59/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	302.86/cwt	295.00–310.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	317.33/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	221.25/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,623.46/head	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,623	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,546.40/head	1,025.00–2,100.00	1,546	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,742.02/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	198.39/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	286.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	253.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,437	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	249.88/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,576.05/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	213.81/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	214.09/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,546.68/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,465.00/head	1,465.00–1,465.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 174Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 81Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 45Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	280.00–290.00	286.74
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	490	250.00–270.00	260.10
3	500–550	522	240.00–250.00	245.08
3	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	253.44
6	600–650	636	210.00–220.00	218.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	375	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	227.50	227.50
2	550–600	590	212.50–230.00	221.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	330	337.50–347.50	341.59
1	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	428	320.00–325.00	322.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	185.00–210.00	198.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	442	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	478	200.00–210.00	204.92
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	315	295.00–310.00	302.86
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	633	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	405	240.00–260.00	249.88
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	517	205.00–220.00	214.09
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	625	210.00–217.50	213.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	560	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–325.00	317.33
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	977	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,292.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	975.00–1,475.00	1,243.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,907.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,703.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,623.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,294	1,025.00–2,100.00	1,546.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,742.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,156.00	1,156.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	735.00–798.00	767.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,546.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	1,465.00	1,465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	115.00–128.00	121.67
4	—	1,129	76.00–114.00	95.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	1,565	117.00–119.00	118.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,413	136.00–150.00	142.07

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

Bulls · 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

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How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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