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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 27

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 187▼ 23 vs year ago 141 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 120▼ 13 vs year ago 80 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 60▲ 21 vs year ago 20 · +105.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter

cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls to few too trend. There was an light offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.64/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.88 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$247.64

16 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs SC average

−19.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	257.50	1,288	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	234.46	1,268	5thin
Medium and Large 3	570	215.00	1,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $62 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 sale16 hd

247.64

—

SC average5 barns · 211 hd

246.24

+1.40

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−19.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−67.88

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,641	148.87	2,443	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	131.53	1,598	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	123.86	1,855	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	120.96	1,055	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,422	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,130	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,422	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,493	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

52 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	312.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,040	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	318.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,346	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,534	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	265.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,509	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	235.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,575	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	642	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	975	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	235.80/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,233	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	273.31/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	133.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	159.25/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,814	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	105.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	893	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,118	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	114.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,343	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	133.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,620	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	144.95/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,870	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,704	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	132.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,010	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,422.02/head	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,422	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	605	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	760	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	865	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	927	2,275.16/head	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	2,756.11/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,756	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	826	164.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,358	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	941	147.09/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,384	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	755	1,130.00/head	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,130	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,421.67/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,422	3

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 187Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 120Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 60Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter

cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls to few too trend. There was an light offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	273.31
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	265.00–270.00	267.55
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	382	250.00–260.00	255.11
3	500–550	523	230.00–242.50	235.80
2	550–600	568	230.00–235.00	232.44
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	500	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	333	300.00–325.00	312.44
2	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	314.93
2	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	568	260.00–270.00	265.62
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	668	230.00–240.00	235.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.29
2	500–550	520	290.00–300.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,057	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,756.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	927	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,275.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	—	605	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	941	135.00–155.00	147.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	826	160.00–175.00	164.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,215	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,422.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,421.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	102.00–108.00	105.04
8	—	881	125.00–130.00	126.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	127.00–135.00	132.04
3	—	1,473	115.00–116.00	115.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	110.00–116.00	114.17
24	—	1,215	125.00–140.00	133.31
2	—	1,290	144.00–146.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	153.00–168.00	159.25
2	—	1,453	131.00–136.00	133.29

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.