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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 10

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 142▼ 1 vs year ago 124 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 80▼ 25 vs year ago 76 · −32.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 46▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%

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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 and slaughter bulls steady. There was an average 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 $217.98/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −97.55 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$217.98

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$38.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.92

vs SC average

−45.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	241.76	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 2	531	218.68	1,161	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	203.00	1,097	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $269 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 sale13 hd

217.98

—

SC average5 barns · 108 hd

234.90

−16.92

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−45.98

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−97.55

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	2,315	158.00	3,658	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	131.00	1,635	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	127.18	2,007	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	120.21	1,103	8thin

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)	990	$1,401	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	912	$1,205	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,873	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$1,310	15

Every lot

44 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	287.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,222	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,281	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,158	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	530	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	855	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	248.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	876	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	827	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	206.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	852	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	240.81/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,007	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	224.01/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,055	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	220.48/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,120	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,067	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,140	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	241.76/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,366	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,220	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,068	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	287.32/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,187	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,200	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,237	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	852	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	112.55/cwt	105.00–116.00	993	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	124.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,172	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	116.19/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,380	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	134.55/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,699	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	127.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,007	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	718	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	831	1,363.67/head	1,140.00–1,415.00	1,364	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	625	678.00/head	600.00–750.00	678	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	710	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	1,206.83/head	1,070.00–1,325.00	1,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	1,690.54/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,691	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	843	1,686.13/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,997.04/head	1,675.00–2,400.00	1,997	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 142Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 8

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

cows and slaughter bulls steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with

active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	120.00–135.00	127.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	105.00–121.00	116.19
25	—	1,263	125.00–146.00	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	105.00–116.00	112.55
5	—	939	120.00–128.00	124.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	831	1,140.00–1,415.00	1,363.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	625	600.00–750.00	678.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	5	—	1,136	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,690.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	1,070.00–1,325.00	1,206.83

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	3	—	1,055	1,675.00–2,400.00	1,997.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,686.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	235.00–250.00	241.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	250.00–260.00	255.15
4	350–400	353	245.00–255.00	248.11
3	400–450	418	235.00–247.50	240.81
10	450–500	471	222.50–235.00	224.01
3	500–550	508	217.50–224.00	220.48
2	550–600	565	215.00–217.00	215.97
5	600–650	645	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	225.00–230.00	227.58
2	350–400	380	215.00–220.00	217.57
4	400–450	413	200.00–215.00	206.35
3	500–550	525	200.00–205.00	203.32
2	550–600	563	200.00–205.00	202.53
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	413	280.00–295.00	287.32
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	403	260.00–270.00	264.96
2	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.53
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	280.00–295.00	287.59
2	450–500	470	270.00–275.00	272.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	222.60

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.