Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 24
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 168▼ 120 vs year ago 296 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 63▼ 71 vs year ago 117 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 69▲ 8 vs year ago 33 · +24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $235.27/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$235.27
18 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs SC average
−34.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516250.001,2908thin
Medium and Large 2535236.421,2657thin
Medium and Large 3538193.331,0413thin
One grade step is worth $56.67/cwt here — about $249 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
235.27
—
SC average5 barns · 97 hd
236.70
−1.43
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−34.92
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−80.25
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—Low1,568131.872,0685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442107.651,5523thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251104.841,31112
CowsLean 85-90%Low91081.097384thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,5583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,2034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$8451thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)814$1,3254thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$2,47615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)730$1,2682thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)945$1,0284thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215290.00/cwt290.00–290.006241
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315237.74/cwt230.00–245.007492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320294.30/cwt280.00–310.009422
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411330.17/cwt320.00–345.001,3574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428225.09/cwt220.00–230.009632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534278.82/cwt260.00–290.001,4895
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582282.48/cwt280.00–285.001,6443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613270.11/cwt260.00–275.001,6563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3271207.79/cwt200.00–220.005635
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285255.09/cwt250.00–260.007272
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288285.39/cwt270.00–300.008222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362290.00/cwt285.00–295.001,0503
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417275.91/cwt265.00–290.001,1513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423243.31/cwt240.00–250.001,0293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423187.19/cwt180.00–195.007922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463188.98/cwt185.00–192.508755
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478245.49/cwt235.00–255.001,1739
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2908
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520238.73/cwt230.00–245.001,2414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555200.00/cwt190.00–210.001,1102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570230.00/cwt220.00–240.001,3112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3674190.04/cwt170.00–205.001,2814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323336.42/cwt325.00–345.001,0873
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376331.69/cwt320.00–340.001,2476
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385270.00/cwt260.00–280.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423278.30/cwt270.00–290.001,1776
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423245.80/cwt230.00–260.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433310.06/cwt300.00–320.001,3432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470259.57/cwt250.00–270.001,2202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478265.03/cwt260.00–270.001,2672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525252.43/cwt250.00–260.001,3254
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3632213.27/cwt210.00–220.001,3483
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365192.50/cwt192.50–192.507031
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0911
Bulls——1,679140.59/cwt136.00–145.002,3614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86573.45/cwt61.00–82.006353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16898.13/cwt76.00–109.001,1467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,367114.23/cwt110.00–118.001,5625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388112.97/cwt112.00–114.001,5682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2760985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Small 17701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small 18501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 28601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030845.00/head845.00–845.008451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29102,711.21/head2,600.00–2,925.002,7115
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29792,551.26/head2,350.00–2,825.002,5517
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17301,268.36/head1,264.00–1,272.001,2682
Stock Cows—Small 1910918.26/head914.00–922.009182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29801,137.52/head1,086.00–1,188.001,1382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28141,325.19/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3254
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.