Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 23
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 101▲ 91 vs year ago 241 · +37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 96▲ 56 vs year ago 65 · +86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 15▲ 26 vs year ago 25 · +104.0%
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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 16.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Heavy offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.75/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −99.78 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$215.75
37 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs SC average
−43.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538235.001,2646thin
Medium and Large 2526214.571,12829
Medium and Large 3560175.049802thin
One grade step is worth $59.96/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd
215.75
—
SC average6 barns · 165 hd
210.16
+5.59
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−43.88
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−99.78
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
388341294247median 315.5303/1105/0607/2209/2310/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,365141.501,9312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,531119.601,8316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,113118.201,31567
CowsLean 85-90%Average945107.961,02028

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,222$1,6785
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,3514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$1,0954thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,0731thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)778$9572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)695$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$1,8587
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,5169
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)948$1,3089
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)889$9885
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)721$7794thin

Every lot

104 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330209.75/cwt200.00–220.006923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380253.60/cwt240.00–260.009643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,0202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405235.00/cwt235.00–235.009521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3416183.24/cwt180.00–190.007623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540229.91/cwt220.00–240.001,2422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5436
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223212.25/cwt210.00–215.004732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3258202.28/cwt195.00–210.005222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333247.41/cwt245.00–250.008242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376202.76/cwt180.00–220.007624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378236.50/cwt230.00–250.008944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy413210.00/cwt210.00–210.008672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418231.60/cwt225.00–235.009686
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Fleshy425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy462208.29/cwt200.00–215.009623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3Fleshy465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474222.43/cwt215.00–230.001,0546
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479183.08/cwt170.00–200.008775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515219.59/cwt212.50–222.501,13118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy521205.82/cwt200.00–210.001,0726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560175.04/cwt170.00–180.009802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570203.77/cwt200.00–205.001,1614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy617201.76/cwt195.00–205.001,2453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added693190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3173
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275243.75/cwt230.00–257.506702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280245.00/cwt235.00–255.006862
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312294.97/cwt290.00–300.009203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338215.00/cwt215.00–215.007279
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340270.00/cwt260.00–280.009183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372253.26/cwt250.00–260.009426
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408209.55/cwt180.00–230.008553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475247.50/cwt240.00–255.001,1762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478192.69/cwt189.00–230.0092122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513235.77/cwt222.50–245.001,2103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy523209.48/cwt195.00–235.001,0963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added535242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3557188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0473
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625193.33/cwt160.00–210.001,2083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy638200.95/cwt197.00–205.001,2822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4771
Bulls——1,660145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%924100.26/cwt85.00–110.0092616
Cows—Lean 85-90%972118.23/cwt113.00–126.001,14912
Cows—Boner 80-85%980142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111112.81/cwt88.00–124.001,25348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124131.22/cwt126.00–137.001,47518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495126.31/cwt125.00–128.001,8883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567112.89/cwt110.00–116.001,7693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3840850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28451,699.26/head1,675.00–1,725.001,6992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29951,992.96/head1,625.00–2,350.001,9932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,833.07/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3680544.00/head544.00–544.005441
Stock Cows—Small 3718733.98/head665.00–834.007343
Stock Cows—Small 2730913.00/head913.00–913.009131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28151,107.03/head913.00–1,312.001,1074
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3830772.00/head772.00–772.007721
Stock Cows—Small 2890881.00/head881.00–881.008811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29581,170.93/head1,131.00–1,211.001,1713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1111,643.99/head1,401.00–1,767.001,6444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3695675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small 2740814.00/head814.00–814.008141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 3815700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 18251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 28251,073.00/head1,073.00–1,073.001,0731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29331,126.94/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0781,318.08/head1,190.00–1,400.001,3183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3211,822.35/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8224

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.