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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 22

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 57▼ 31 vs year ago 131 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 16▼ 70 vs year ago 124 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light 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 $238.37/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −77.16 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$238.37

6 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs SC average

−38.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	250.00	1,313	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	232.56	1,277	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

238.37

—

SC average5 barns · 136 hd

239.80

−1.43

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−38.09

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−77.16

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	1,640	146.95	2,409	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	132.56	1,841	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	128.81	1,467	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	118.72	1,301	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	969	$1,360	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,319	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,155	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$1,610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,062	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,033	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$948	7

Every lot

58 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	254.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	721	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	225.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	698	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	293.98/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,108	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	269.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,309	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	236.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,330	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	240.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	662	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,260	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	243.75/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,041	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,083	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	267.45/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,417	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	340	160.00/cwt	150.00–165.00	544	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	433	193.57/cwt	187.50–200.00	838	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	500	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	888	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	131.13/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,878	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	162.77/cwt	155.00–169.00	3,006	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	116.94/cwt	104.00–127.00	1,227	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	119.31/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,320	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	135.48/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,612	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	132.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,841	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	660	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	718	847.64/head	639.00–974.00	848	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	755	1,061.97/head	868.00–1,160.00	1,062	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	965.80/head	952.00–981.00	966	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	1,205.02/head	1,126.00–1,318.00	1,205	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,110	1,166.00/head	1,166.00–1,166.00	1,166	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	700	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	978	1,154.91/head	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,155	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	1,318.61/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,319	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	1,488.55/head	1,306.00–1,575.00	1,489	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	600	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1

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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 57Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 16Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 22

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	370	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	530	255.00–280.00	267.45
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	230.00–250.00	240.73
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	427	230.00–250.00	243.75
3	450–500	478	220.00–230.00	226.62
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	305.09
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	250.00–260.00	254.78
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	460	230.00–240.00	235.00
3	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	236.74
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	310	220.00–230.00	225.16
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	275.00–302.50	293.98
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	485	265.00–275.00	269.90
2	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	215.00	215.00
3	300–350	340	150.00–165.00	160.00
2	400–450	433	187.50–200.00	193.57
1	500–550	500	177.50	177.50
1	600–650	615	142.50	142.50
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	952.00–981.00	965.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,126.00–1,318.00	1,205.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	755	868.00–1,160.00	1,061.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,166.00	1,166.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	718	639.00–974.00	847.64

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	—	660	475.00	475.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,318.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,154.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	1,306.00–1,575.00	1,488.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	850.00	850.00

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	—	1,330	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,610.00	1,610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,049	104.00–127.00	116.94
16	—	1,190	128.00–142.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	110.00–127.00	119.31
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	129.00–137.00	132.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	116.00–140.00	131.13
5	—	1,847	155.00–169.00	162.77

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.