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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 14

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

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Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 110▲ 28 vs year ago 203 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. 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 $232.09/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.44 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$232.09

7 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs SC average

−19.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	233.27	1,285	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	225.00	1,181	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $103 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 sale7 hd

232.09

—

SC average6 barns · 136 hd

231.38

+0.71

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−19.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−83.44

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	—	High	1,622	162.79	2,640	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	145.51	2,299	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	139.81	1,680	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	93.57	922	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,597	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,049	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	848	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	266.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,205	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	291.04/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,356	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	263.54/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,415	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,563	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	262.05/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,709	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	698	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,584	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	253.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	702	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	234.12/cwt	220.00–245.00	761	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	208.29/cwt	200.00–215.00	702	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	338	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	727	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	238.71/cwt	237.50–240.00	878	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	797	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	236.77/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,115	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	482	215.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,037	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,232	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	238.20/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,365	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	244.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,523	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	248.70/cwt	242.50–255.00	729	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	262.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	954	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	925	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	268.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,156	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,400	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	231.41/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,192	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	546	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,379	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	588	237.14/cwt	216.00–242.50	1,394	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,483	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	178.68/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,064	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	93.57/cwt	70.00–115.00	922	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,769	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	147.26/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,747	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	128.54/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,584	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	138.94/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,072	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	154.28/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,620	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	710	728.00/head	728.00–728.00	728	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	1,369.00/head	1,369.00–1,369.00	1,369	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,597.00/head	1,597.00–1,597.00	1,597	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 110Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 7

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	430	260.00–270.00	268.75
2	650–700	665	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	242.50–255.00	248.70
8	350–400	364	240.00–265.00	262.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	546	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	223.00	223.00
3	500–550	515	220.00–245.00	231.41
5	550–600	588	216.00–242.50	237.14
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	277	250.00–260.00	253.55
3	300–350	325	220.00–245.00	234.12
2	350–400	368	237.50–240.00	238.71
1	400–450	445	252.50	252.50
11	450–500	471	227.50–250.00	236.77
2	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	238.20
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	205.00	205.00
3	300–350	337	200.00–215.00	208.29
1	350–400	375	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	254.00	254.00
21	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	244.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	210.00–220.00	215.04
3	450–500	482	210.00–225.00	215.09
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	290.00–292.50	291.04
9	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
29	650–700	652	250.00–262.50	262.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	452	260.00–270.00	266.64
7	500–550	537	247.50–266.00	263.54
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	601	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,105	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	728.00	728.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,597.00	1,597.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,369.00	1,369.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	153.00–155.00	154.28
4	—	1,491	130.00–149.00	138.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	112.00–136.00	128.54
1	—	1,085	163.00	163.00
12	—	1,186	141.00–160.00	147.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	70.00–115.00	93.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	177.00–181.00	178.68
1	—	1,435	131.00	131.00

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.