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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 316▼ 74 vs year ago 184 · −40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 26 vs year ago 61 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were very light offerings of mostly plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Livestock auctions are affected by Tropical Storm Debby, with heavy rain and flooding in some trading areas.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $221.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −105.06 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$221.25

2 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	240.00	1,212	1thin
Medium and Large 3	555	202.50	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $88 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 sale2 hd

221.25

—

SC average4 barns · 42 hd

231.36

−10.11

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−105.06

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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 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	1,575	148.82	2,344	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	145.71	2,484	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	141.23	1,652	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	119.61	1,083	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,720	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$750	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	253.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,170	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,354	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,460	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,150	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	553	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,078	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,297	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	306.28/cwt	302.50–310.00	897	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	309.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	979	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	873	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	256.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,124	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	202.99/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,254	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	155.72/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,308	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	126.88/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	117.92/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,049	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,202	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	141.46/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,655	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,048	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	145.71/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,484	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	1,658.29/head	1,485.00–1,800.00	1,658	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	1,842.00/head	1,842.00–1,842.00	1,842	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,595	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	625	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	141.44/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,153	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	823	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,193	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,782	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 316Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	900	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,842.00	1,842.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,485.00–1,800.00	1,658.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	135.00–147.50	141.44

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	—	625	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	130.00	130.00

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	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	256.57
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	302.50–310.00	306.28
4	300–350	316	300.00–330.00	309.68
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.21
1	550–600	555	202.50	202.50
5	600–650	618	202.50–205.00	202.99

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
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	500	220.00–240.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	217.50	217.50
2	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	375	207.00	207.00
4	550–600	553	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	272.50	272.50
4	550–600	596	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	461	250.00–255.00	253.70
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	111.00–121.00	117.92
2	—	958	125.00–126.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	154.00	154.00
15	—	1,170	133.00–150.00	141.46
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	136.00–151.00	145.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	143.00–161.00	155.72
2	—	1,788	125.00–128.00	126.88
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00

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.