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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 187▼ 110 vs year ago 222 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 55▲ 19 vs year ago 72 · +26.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%

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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 4.oo higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average 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 $221.77/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −93.76 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$221.77

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs SC average

−36.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	225.13	1,216	23
Medium and Large 2	537	196.02	1,052	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $164 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 sale26 hd

221.77

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

215.97

+5.80

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−36.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−93.76

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	1,320	132.41	1,748	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	125.99	1,806	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	124.09	1,480	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	106.66	1,158	16

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)	1,017	$1,443	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,299	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,175	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$822	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$1,624	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$965	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	685	$822	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$815	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	223.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	983	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	222.34/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,032	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	196.53/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,042	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,183	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,267	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	210.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	883	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,100	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	946	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,103	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,008	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,056	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	233.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	135.09/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,740	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	95.43/cwt	78.00–110.00	952	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	107.17/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,169	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	121.10/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,452	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	127.08/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,541	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	143.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,864	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	122.49/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,738	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	645	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	660	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	713	774.21/head	750.00–800.00	774	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	795	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	810	818.00/head	818.00–818.00	818	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,413.57/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	1,511.85/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,210.94/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,387.16/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,665.75/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,666	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	680	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	735	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,825.86/head	1,735.00–1,900.00	1,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	685	822.00/head	822.00–822.00	822	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	735	882.00/head	882.00–882.00	882	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	770	747.00/head	747.00–747.00	747	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 187Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 55Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	380	220.00–230.00	224.87
3	400–450	440	220.00–225.00	223.35
5	450–500	464	217.00–227.50	222.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
14	500–550	533	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	193.00–200.00	196.53
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	610	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	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	340	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	425	257.50–260.00	258.78
2	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	500–550	517	230.00–240.00	233.42
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	200.00–220.00	210.24
3	450–500	465	210.00–220.00	216.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	500–550	515	200.00–210.00	205.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	120.00	120.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,511.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,210.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,413.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	713	750.00–800.00	774.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	818.00	818.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,665.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.16

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	2	—	913	1,735.00–1,900.00	1,825.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,185.00	1,185.00

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	—	735	1,185.00	1,185.00

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	747.00	747.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	882.00	882.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	822.00	822.00

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	1	—	825	965.00	965.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	116.00–139.00	127.08
6	—	1,299	141.00–145.00	143.47
12	—	1,091	92.00–115.00	107.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	998	78.00–110.00	95.43
7	—	1,199	113.00–126.00	121.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	116.00–129.00	122.49
1	—	1,490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	119.00	119.00
5	—	1,288	129.00–143.00	135.09

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.