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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 10

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 258▲ 83 vs year ago 186 · +44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 129▼ 33 vs year ago 104 · −31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week for July 4th holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $243.18/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.35 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$243.18

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs SC average

−25.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	255.00	1,390	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	242.30	1,300	16thin
Medium and Large 3	585	210.00	1,229	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $161 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 sale21 hd

243.18

—

SC average6 barns · 163 hd

241.28

+1.90

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−25.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−72.35

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	1,694	163.05	2,762	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	155.48	2,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	145.60	1,724	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	125.61	1,326	8thin

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)	915	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,498	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,604	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	872	$1,552	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,090	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$990	8

Every lot

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	249.09/cwt	245.00–252.50	802	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	295.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,104	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,097	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,257	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,420	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,547	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	263.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,549	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,332	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	241.54/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,517	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	223.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,458	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	759	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	218.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	709	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	283.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,051	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	851	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	251.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,089	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,007	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	258.72/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,219	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,302	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,206	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	235.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,351	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,449	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	274.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	878	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	315.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,019	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	312.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,156	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,108	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	476	247.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,179	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,123	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	249.68/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,306	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	529	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,171	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,433	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	226.24/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,489	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	170.06/cwt	166.00–178.00	3,000	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	117.25/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,184	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	139.55/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,580	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	134.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,537	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	151.33/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,820	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,231	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,604.00/head	1,604.00–1,604.00	1,604	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	748	753.74/head	523.00–915.00	754	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	758	980.60/head	932.00–1,027.00	981	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	763	823.68/head	799.00–852.00	824	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	817	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,266.80/head	1,107.00–1,378.00	1,267	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	919	1,112.32/head	1,029.00–1,200.00	1,112	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,716.00/head	1,716.00–1,716.00	1,716	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	630	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	755	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	1,700.58/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,701	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	2,013.02/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 258Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 129Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	105.00–130.00	117.25
3	—	1,132	132.00–143.00	139.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	155.00–156.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,203	140.00–169.00	151.33
18	—	1,146	125.00–139.00	134.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	166.00–178.00	170.06
1	—	1,415	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	799.00–852.00	823.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	523.00–915.00	753.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	932.00–1,027.00	980.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,716.00	1,716.00

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	3	—	880	1,107.00–1,378.00	1,266.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	919	1,029.00–1,200.00	1,112.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,485.00	1,485.00

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	—	870	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013.02

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	—	1,055	1,604.00	1,604.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	337.50	337.50
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	280.00	280.00
12	350–400	371	270.00–295.00	283.21
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	570	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	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	530	220.00–235.00	227.64
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	215.00–225.00	218.08
2	400–450	405	200.00–220.00	210.12
2	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	215.08
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	303	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	433	240.00–260.00	251.60
11	450–500	471	240.00–267.50	258.72
10	500–550	521	245.00–255.00	249.93
3	550–600	573	230.00–245.00	235.73
4	650–700	655	220.00–222.50	221.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	374	290.00–310.00	295.16
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	538	285.00–290.00	287.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	322	245.00–252.50	249.09
2	350–400	380	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	259.88
2	450–500	488	255.00–260.00	257.51
2	500–550	507	280.00	280.00
7	550–600	588	250.00–275.00	263.50
2	600–650	628	231.00–252.50	241.54
6	650–700	653	220.00–230.00	223.34
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	214.88
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	315.35
2	350–400	370	310.00–315.00	312.40
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	476	240.00–250.00	247.70
4	500–550	529	220.00–225.00	221.27
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	483	230.00–235.00	232.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–290.00	274.30
3	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	403	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	500–550	523	242.50–257.50	249.68
2	600–650	630	222.50–232.50	227.50
2	650–700	658	222.50–230.00	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00

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.