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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 26

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 19Jun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 191▲ 22 vs year ago 236 · +9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 65▼ 24 vs year ago 153 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%

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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 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $234.18/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.34 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$234.18

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs SC average

−35.10 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	1thin
Medium and Large 2	549	235.50	1,292	21
Medium and Large 3	533	212.50	1,132	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $181 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 sale24 hd

234.18

—

SC average5 barns · 134 hd

231.00

+3.19

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−35.10

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−81.34

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	1,556	167.75	2,610	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	148.19	1,780	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	144.47	2,135	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	102.34	925	18

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)	955	$1,363	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,104	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	757	$1,222	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,279	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	732	$985	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$619	1thin

Every lot

91 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 1	350	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,033	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	281.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,346	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,473	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	241.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	532	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	478	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	245.22/cwt	230.00–255.00	645	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	597	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	209.36/cwt	197.50–217.50	697	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	750	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	230.35/cwt	230.00–232.50	901	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	222.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	209.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	897	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	202.40/cwt	192.50–210.00	929	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	231.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,110	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	482	206.44/cwt	200.00–220.00	995	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	237.78/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,253	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,370	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	203.98/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,403	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	230.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	525	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	694	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,078	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	273.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,047	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	234.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	923	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	433	232.42/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,006	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	233.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,097	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	211.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	522	238.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,245	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,375	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,433	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,353	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,504	167.22/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,515	10
Bulls	—	—	1,853	183.44/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,399	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	97.03/cwt	64.00–115.00	853	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	128.90/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,325	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	138.55/cwt	110.00–149.00	1,639	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	157.31/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,916	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,135	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,104.00/head	1,104.00–1,104.00	1,104	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	619.00/head	619.00–619.00	619	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	655	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	725	972.94/head	952.00–997.00	973	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	728	937.35/head	834.00–1,040.00	937	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,058.00/head	1,058.00–1,058.00	1,058	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	1,227.05/head	1,208.00–1,244.00	1,227	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	857	1,541.17/head	1,479.00–1,600.00	1,541	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	645	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	663	1,154.25/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	705	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,363.26/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363	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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 191Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 65Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	200.00–210.00	203.26
4	250–300	278	210.00–220.00	214.82
4	300–350	333	197.50–217.50	209.36
4	350–400	386	190.00–200.00	194.38
6	400–450	428	200.00–220.00	209.52
5	450–500	459	192.50–210.00	202.40
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	688	198.00–210.00	203.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	200.00–220.00	206.44
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	235.00–250.00	241.99
3	250–300	263	230.00–255.00	245.22
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
7	350–400	391	230.00–232.50	230.35
6	400–450	422	220.00–230.00	222.97
8	450–500	480	225.00–240.00	231.21
11	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	237.78
8	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	236.23
1	600–650	600	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	372	280.00–300.00	289.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	220.00–242.50	232.42
5	450–500	470	225.00–240.00	233.38
3	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	238.47
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	220.00–235.00	230.18
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	305	227.50	227.50
2	350–400	393	225.00–245.00	234.94
5	450–500	475	200.00–220.00	211.98
1	500–550	530	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	680	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	260.00–280.00	273.30
1	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	529	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

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	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	280.00–310.00	295.00
2	450–500	463	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	284.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	478	280.00–285.00	281.60
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,183	110.00–149.00	138.55
37	—	1,218	146.00–166.00	157.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	879	64.00–115.00	97.03
3	—	1,028	126.00–131.00	128.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	144.00–145.00	144.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	160.00–177.00	167.22
3	—	1,853	182.00–185.00	183.44
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	1,479.00–1,600.00	1,541.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	834.00–1,040.00	937.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	952.00–997.00	972.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	619.00	619.00

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	1	—	830	1,058.00	1,058.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,208.00–1,244.00	1,227.05

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	—	810	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	2	—	663	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,154.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	825.00	825.00

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	—	920	1,104.00	1,104.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	825.00	825.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	955	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363.26

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.