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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 31

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 311▲ 131 vs year ago 185 · +70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 44▼ 25 vs year ago 48 · −52.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%

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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 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.50 lower based on limited comparable sales. Light 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 $250.04/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.49 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$250.04

70 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

vs SC average

−8.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	252.57	1,477	60
Medium and Large 2	545	239.81	1,308	8thin
Medium and Large 3	583	215.00	1,252	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $224 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 sale70 hd

250.04

—

SC average5 barns · 194 hd

243.38

+6.66

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−8.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−65.49

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	1,335	153.44	2,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	142.00	1,995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	132.22	1,487	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	129.64	1,698	2thin

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)	1,023	$1,382	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,378	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,286	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	645	$645	1thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	938	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	878	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	280.81/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,151	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	211.25/cwt	200.00–222.50	866	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,352	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,270	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	282.35/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,434	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	533	254.48/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,356	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	263.34/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,535	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	613	233.80/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,433	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	263.61/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,640	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	506	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	263.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	828	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	710	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,007	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	254.98/cwt	245.00–260.00	971	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	956	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	264.66/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,154	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	267.23/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,384	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	245.31/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,276	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,377	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	573	226.14/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,296	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	249.64/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,493	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	225.98/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,510	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	272.52/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,131	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	264.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,245	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	248.57/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,230	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	246.02/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,375	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,427	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	157.92/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	121.89/cwt	84.00–130.00	1,310	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	142.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,673	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,698	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,995	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,378.06/head	1,054.00–1,624.00	1,378	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	645	645.00/head	645.00–645.00	645	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	753	1,508.04/head	1,404.00–1,558.00	1,508	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	763	1,309.82/head	1,272.00–1,351.00	1,310	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	770	847.00/head	847.00–847.00	847	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	790	1,036.09/head	1,033.00–1,039.00	1,036	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	600	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	1,382.22/head	1,350.00–1,411.00	1,382	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 311Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 44Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	145.00–148.00	146.71
3	—	1,305	152.00–167.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	127.00–132.00	129.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	136.00–150.00	142.54
7	—	1,075	84.00–130.00	121.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	645.00	645.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	847.00	847.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,033.00–1,039.00	1,036.09

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	4	—	753	1,404.00–1,558.00	1,508.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,272.00–1,351.00	1,309.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	2	—	985	1,054.00–1,624.00	1,378.06

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)	1	—	845	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,350.00–1,411.00	1,382.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	230.00–240.00	235.12
1	250–300	250	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	315	220.00–230.00	225.24
2	400–450	420	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	450–500	490	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	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	285	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	314	250.00–270.00	263.82
6	350–400	381	245.00–260.00	254.98
14	400–450	436	262.50–265.00	264.66
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	520	240.00–252.50	245.31
2	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	650–700	668	220.00–232.00	225.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	275.00–280.00	277.48
10	500–550	518	257.50–272.50	267.23
50	550–600	598	232.00–250.00	249.64
10	600–650	600	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	222.50–230.00	226.14
1	600–650	610	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	415	265.00–277.50	272.52
4	450–500	470	250.00–280.00	264.92
3	550–600	559	239.00–260.00	246.02
2	600–650	623	228.00–230.00	229.01
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	247.50–257.50	248.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	410	200.00–222.50	211.25
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
14	400–450	436	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
32	600–650	622	263.00–268.00	263.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	328	260.00–275.00	267.56
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	410	270.00–287.50	280.81
3	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	273.19
4	500–550	508	270.00–297.50	282.35
5	550–600	583	257.00–290.00	263.34
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	242.50–265.00	254.48
2	600–650	613	230.00–237.50	233.80

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.