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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 11

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 229▲ 3 vs year ago 227 · +1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 81▼ 13 vs year ago 79 · −16.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 20▲ 29 vs year ago 24 · +120.8%

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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 9.50 lower, slaughter bulls steady based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $217.92/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −108.40 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$217.92

12 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	221.25	1,260	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	201.25	1,072	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $188 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 sale12 hd

217.92

—

SC average6 barns · 156 hd

214.80

+3.11

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−108.40

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	—	Low	1,535	145.35	2,231	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	123.23	1,391	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	122.60	1,659	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	112.46	1,041	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,536	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$1,514	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,365	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,359	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,151	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,178	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	768	$1,287	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$1,347	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	924	$1,263	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	769	$1,115	5

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	239.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	930	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	243.33/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,010	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	232.54/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,386	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,669	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,489	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	206.20/cwt	200.00–212.50	687	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	211.35/cwt	205.00–215.00	761	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	234.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	881	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	223.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	938	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	225.35/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,037	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	206.29/cwt	202.50–210.00	959	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	204.95/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,045	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	217.08/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,133	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	255.77/cwt	245.00–265.00	583	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	216.49/cwt	200.00–232.50	736	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	241.50/cwt	230.00–253.00	881	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	227.55/cwt	220.00–232.50	944	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	893	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	233.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,111	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,159	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	220.31/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,284	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	124.91/cwt	106.00–139.00	1,624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,692	158.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	108.60/cwt	94.00–115.00	987	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	123.08/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,195	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	115.30/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,239	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,748	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	130.12/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,541	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	122.60/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,659	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	615	967.00/head	967.00–967.00	967	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	780	1,198.82/head	1,185.00–1,213.00	1,199	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	808	1,151.52/head	1,055.00–1,254.00	1,152	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	924	1,262.83/head	1,154.00–1,333.00	1,263	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,495.54/head	1,478.00–1,512.00	1,496	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	680	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	770	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	855	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	2,178.83/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,179	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	813	1,309.62/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	885	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,151.00/head	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,151	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,604.76/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,605	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,336.84/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,337	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	1,319.91/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,320	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,567.26/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,567	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,455.74/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,456	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,611.57/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,663	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 229Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 81Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	967.00	967.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	1,154.00–1,333.00	1,262.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	1,055.00–1,254.00	1,151.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	1,478.00–1,512.00	1,495.54

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	—	780	1,185.00–1,213.00	1,198.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	4	—	1,103	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,178.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,309.62

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)	3	—	945	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,604.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	973	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,319.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,336.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,567.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	905	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,151.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,455.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,611.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,662.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,425.00	1,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	682	244.75	244.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	230.00–250.00	239.81
3	400–450	415	230.00–250.00	243.33
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
12	550–600	596	227.50–233.00	232.54
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	200.00–232.50	216.49
2	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	420	210.00–215.00	212.53
1	450–500	460	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	515	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	245.00–265.00	255.77
3	250–300	275	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	365	230.00–253.00	241.50
5	400–450	415	220.00–232.50	227.55
14	450–500	476	230.00–245.00	233.34
2	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	225.00
8	550–600	583	220.00–222.50	220.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	375	225.00–240.00	234.80
7	400–450	419	220.00–230.00	223.92
5	450–500	460	217.50–230.00	225.35
6	500–550	522	215.00–222.50	217.08
4	550–600	580	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	200.00–212.50	206.20
4	350–400	360	205.00–215.00	211.35
2	450–500	465	202.50–210.00	206.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	510	202.50–207.50	204.95
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	121.00–124.00	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,184	123.00–143.00	130.12
19	—	1,075	105.00–123.00	115.30
1	—	1,165	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	118.00–129.00	123.08
11	—	909	94.00–115.00	108.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	106.00–139.00	124.91
3	—	1,692	155.00–165.00	158.97

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.