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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 123▼ 63 vs year ago 231 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 51▼ 170 vs year ago 233 · −73.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 74 · −6.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average 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 $230.26/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −85.27 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$230.26

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs SC average

−34.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	246.26	1,251	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	236.47	1,314	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	211.40	1,178	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

230.26

—

SC average5 barns · 93 hd

234.56

−4.30

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−34.26

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−85.27

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	—	Low	1,607	135.02	2,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	134.30	1,641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	123.81	1,761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	113.15	1,152	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,682	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,607	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	921	$1,414	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,370	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	813	$1,054	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,894	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$2,088	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,367	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	959	$1,271	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$995	7

Every lot

77 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	276.96/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,177	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	219.77/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,171	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	275.82/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,476	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	262.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,521	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	241.14/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,502	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	247.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	545	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	289.78/cwt	285.00–295.00	666	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	201.64/cwt	190.00–210.00	720	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	946	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	923	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	245.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,023	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	244.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,139	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	246.26/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,251	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	240.01/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,291	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	235.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,323	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	210.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,204	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,434	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	201.17/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,368	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	253	237.57/cwt	230.00–245.00	601	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	286.16/cwt	270.00–300.00	941	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	274.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	997	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,148	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,053	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	217.67/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,099	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,558	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,553	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	118.40/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	143.33/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,398	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	108.08/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,067	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,362	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	134.30/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,641	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	130.41/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,789	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,893.84/head	1,747.00–2,100.00	1,894	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	600	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	748	1,474.41/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	903	2,298.06/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,298	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	2,137.59/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,138	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	670	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	810	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	817	1,299.92/head	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	878	1,259.66/head	1,203.00–1,325.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,106.03/head	1,075.00–1,140.00	1,106	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	921	1,414.21/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,414	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	949	1,443.69/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	979	1,681.61/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,682	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,014	1,681.80/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,682	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	700	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	707	896.42/head	888.00–911.00	896	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	895	958.00/head	958.00–958.00	958	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,105.83/head	1,021.00–1,232.00	1,106	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,539.46/head	1,539.00–1,540.00	1,539	2

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 123Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 31Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	240.00–255.00	247.84
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	382	240.00–245.00	241.72
2	400–450	428	230.00–240.00	235.15
4	450–500	465	240.00–260.00	244.89
2	500–550	538	237.50–242.50	240.01
5	550–600	563	220.00–240.00	235.05
3	600–650	610	232.50–240.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	357	190.00–210.00	201.64
1	400–450	405	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	210.20
2	650–700	680	197.50–205.00	201.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	285.00–295.00	289.78
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	375	250.00–255.00	252.37
6	400–450	416	245.00–250.00	245.83
2	500–550	508	245.00–247.50	246.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	329	270.00–300.00	286.16
2	350–400	363	260.00–290.00	274.69
3	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	270.00
7	450–500	474	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	230.00–245.00	237.57
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	224.92
2	500–550	505	200.00–235.00	217.67
2	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	650–700	685	227.50	227.50
2	700–750	710	217.50–220.00	218.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	172.50	172.50
1	650–700	685	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	210.00–230.00	219.77
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	425	260.00–285.00	276.96
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	535	272.50–280.00	275.82
2	550–600	580	250.00–275.00	262.18
2	600–650	623	232.50–250.00	241.14
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

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	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,298.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	965	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,137.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,474.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	949	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,443.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	921	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,414.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	1,075.00–1,140.00	1,106.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,014	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,681.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	979	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,681.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	817	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,299.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,203.00–1,325.00	1,259.66

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	—	810	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	958.00	958.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	888.00–911.00	896.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,539.00–1,540.00	1,539.46

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	3	—	905	1,021.00–1,232.00	1,105.83

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	3	—	1,160	1,747.00–2,100.00	1,893.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	124.00–126.00	124.98
7	—	987	92.00–114.00	108.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	125.00–136.00	130.41
1	—	1,720	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,222	127.00–140.00	134.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	114.00–125.00	118.40
4	—	1,673	133.00–153.00	143.33

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.