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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 189▲ 17 vs year ago 174 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 65▼ 17 vs year ago 82 · −20.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 28▼ 19 vs year ago 40 · −47.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle this week due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and fleshy cattle.

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 $237.43/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.10 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$237.43

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

vs SC average

−29.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	238.51	1,321	23
Medium and Large 3	500	212.50	1,063	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $259 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 sale24 hd

237.43

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

231.92

+5.51

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−29.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−78.10

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	1,513	166.17	2,513	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	143.90	2,166	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	143.54	1,676	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	120.29	1,194	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$776	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,232	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,935	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,485	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$1,741	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	793	$1,320	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$1,082	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,098	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,670	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	253.10/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,739	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,714	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	191.08/cwt	187.50–195.00	621	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	203.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	255.87/cwt	245.00–260.00	962	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	248.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,187	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	240.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,260	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	242.52/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,421	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	229.10/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,459	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,485	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	629	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	229.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	763	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	292.50/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,185	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,107	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	230.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	986	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	261.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,372	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	257.39/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,501	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,403	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	171.23/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,603	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	115.41/cwt	98.00–129.00	1,084	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	132.91/cwt	105.00–141.00	1,384	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	132.48/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,494	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	160.86/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,863	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	148.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,864	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,959	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	130.96/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,078	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	161.93/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,842	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,232.00/head	1,232.00–1,232.00	1,232	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	825	776.00/head	776.00–776.00	776	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	690	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	813	1,376.50/head	1,209.00–1,491.00	1,377	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,082.26/head	1,046.00–1,116.00	1,082	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,533.00/head	1,533.00–1,533.00	1,533	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	1,809.90/head	1,706.00–1,889.00	1,810	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	2,252.24/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,252	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 189Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 65Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	776.00	776.00

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	—	820	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	813	1,209.00–1,491.00	1,376.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,533.00	1,533.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	1,046.00–1,116.00	1,082.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	1,706.00–1,889.00	1,809.90

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	—	860	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,710.00	1,710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	2	—	1,060	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,252.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	1,232.00	1,232.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–242.50	241.25
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	687	242.50–267.50	253.10
2	700–750	707	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	566	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	225.00–235.00	230.41
3	300–350	332	220.00–240.00	229.95
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	428	220.00–240.00	230.29
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	209.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	418	260.00–270.00	264.91
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	524	260.00–270.00	261.91
3	550–600	583	247.50–265.00	257.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	280.00–305.00	292.50
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	187.50–195.00	191.08
3	350–400	363	200.00–210.00	203.39
1	500–550	500	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	458	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	376	245.00–260.00	255.87
12	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	248.37
10	500–550	525	230.00–255.00	240.06
10	550–600	586	230.00–248.00	242.52
8	600–650	637	220.00–232.50	229.10
2	650–700	660	220.00–230.00	224.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	132.00–133.00	132.48
5	—	939	98.00–129.00	115.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,251	142.00–157.00	148.97
15	—	1,041	105.00–141.00	132.91
2	—	1,158	159.00–163.00	160.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	140.00–148.00	144.45
2	—	1,755	161.00–163.00	161.93
3	—	1,587	125.00–138.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,520	169.00–173.00	171.23

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.