Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-03-20

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 20
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 166▼ 99 vs year ago 286 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 21▼ 8 vs year ago 128 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 39▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.5 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.54/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.99 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$256.54
37 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.45
vs SC average
−20.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517266.111,37524
Medium and Large 2543245.251,33111thin
Medium and Large 3543203.771,1062thin
One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $268 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale37 hd
256.54
—
SC average5 barns · 163 hd
246.09
+10.45
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−20.68
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−58.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
388341294247median 315.5303/1105/0607/2209/2310/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $374.43, low $261.44, median $315.53 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,715147.622,5326thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162132.241,53752
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443128.171,84913
CowsLean 85-90%Low933115.881,08115

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)1,104$1,70511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,6632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)883$1,3543thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,2464thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,1572thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)908$1,0382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)675$9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,9382thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,045$1,6461thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,55414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,4423thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)680$1,4751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)940$1,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)932$1,30012

Every lot

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455314.95/cwt310.00–320.001,4332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515288.32/cwt280.00–295.001,4853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278296.53/cwt290.00–305.008243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320287.38/cwt280.00–295.009202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359294.33/cwt280.00–297.501,05713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433250.88/cwt240.00–257.501,0863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438266.67/cwt265.00–270.001,1683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480270.56/cwt265.00–276.001,2992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483246.62/cwt240.00–250.001,1913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483218.70/cwt210.00–227.501,0562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513265.73/cwt262.50–266.001,36321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520276.94/cwt275.00–279.001,4402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530236.57/cwt230.00–240.001,2543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added541254.21/cwt250.00–255.001,3756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3543203.77/cwt200.00–207.501,1062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568231.39/cwt225.00–237.501,3142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703201.75/cwt201.00–202.501,4182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372316.50/cwt310.00–320.001,1773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520267.43/cwt265.00–270.001,3912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565234.96/cwt230.00–240.001,3282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4961
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6371
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3260177.50/cwt177.50–177.504621
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3376172.53/cwt171.00–182.506497
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3408124.09/cwt110.00–138.005062
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3486167.50/cwt167.50–167.508145
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3575170.04/cwt165.00–175.009782
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009692
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0281
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1381
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,715147.62/cwt141.00–155.002,5326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898103.21/cwt93.00–112.009275
Cows—Lean 85-90%950122.21/cwt117.00–128.001,16110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088116.07/cwt107.00–121.001,2638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168134.64/cwt122.00–144.001,57342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340146.52/cwt146.00–147.001,9632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394129.04/cwt123.00–135.001,7997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438141.45/cwt140.00–143.002,0342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531120.01/cwt119.00–121.001,8374
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0451,646.00/head1,646.00–1,646.001,6461
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16031,349.79/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2702995.19/head900.00–1,100.009953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28501,772.98/head1,675.00–1,950.001,7734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29681,374.81/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29741,888.58/head1,600.00–2,250.001,8894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small 3785875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28601,212.50/head1,075.00–1,350.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small 18701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28831,353.96/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,157.15/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29731,589.34/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3081,876.03/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8765
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2620744.00/head744.00–744.007441
Stock Cows—Small 17231,035.60/head956.00–1,118.001,0362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29951,392.95/head1,170.00–1,675.001,3938
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,647.00/head1,647.00–1,647.001,6471
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 16801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1675975.00/head975.00–975.009751

This sale against other markets

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.