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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 20

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 138▼ 57 vs year ago 235 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 67▲ 19 vs year ago 56 · +33.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%

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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 3.50 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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 $219.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −96.06 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$219.47

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs SC average

−47.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	221.07	1,213	15thin
Medium and Large 3	550	207.50	1,141	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

219.47

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

217.28

+2.19

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−47.58

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−96.06

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

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	—	Average	1,633	139.77	2,282	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	117.51	1,389	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	112.63	1,839	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	88.51	846	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,591	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,210	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$961	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$906	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$835	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,157	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,977	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$702	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	756	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,152	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	262.26/cwt	262.00–262.50	1,248	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,422	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	260.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	684	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	235.00/cwt	220.00–245.00	870	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	259.86/cwt	252.50–270.00	964	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,021	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	237.58/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,033	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	483	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	982	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	229.90/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,115	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,173	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,238	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,221	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	668	192.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,285	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	701	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	239.76/cwt	235.00–245.00	631	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	309.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	975	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	785	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	233.94/cwt	220.00–247.50	866	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	248.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,084	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	243.29/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,134	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	941	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	234.11/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,341	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	139.77/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,282	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	88.51/cwt	60.00–99.00	846	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	122.48/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,445	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	102.04/cwt	78.00–111.00	1,211	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	118.54/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,893	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	102.78/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,740	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	620	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	710	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,342.02/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	605	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	630	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	755	906.00/head	906.00–906.00	906	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	856.17/head	838.00–875.00	856	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,172.00/head	1,172.00–1,172.00	1,172	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	1,898.76/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	888	1,157.37/head	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,157	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	748	660.96/head	625.00–689.00	661	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	915	888.00/head	888.00–888.00	888	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 138Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 67Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	200.00–210.00	203.41
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	668	185.00–200.00	192.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	473	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	263	255.00–265.00	260.14
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	371	252.50–270.00	259.86
1	400–450	410	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	370	220.00–245.00	235.00
6	400–450	435	230.00–242.50	237.58
18	450–500	485	220.00–240.00	229.90
2	500–550	533	220.00	220.00
12	550–600	555	223.00	223.00
2	600–650	603	200.00–205.00	202.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	315	300.00–320.00	309.52
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	265.00–285.00	275.00
3	300–350	325	240.00–245.00	241.67
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	436	240.00–260.00	248.52
5	450–500	466	230.00–255.00	243.29
4	500–550	518	230.00–235.00	233.74
3	550–600	573	230.00–237.50	234.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	235.00–245.00	239.76
2	350–400	370	220.00–247.50	233.94
1	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	495	180.00–200.00	190.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	435	260.00–270.00	264.94
4	450–500	476	262.00–262.50	262.26
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

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	—	850	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,342.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	906.00	906.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	630	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	838.00–875.00	856.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,172.00	1,172.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,785.00	1,785.00

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)	2	—	1,513	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,898.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,157.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	625.00–689.00	660.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	888.00	888.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,633	130.00–153.00	139.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	93.00–108.00	102.78
5	—	1,597	113.00–123.00	118.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	60.00–99.00	88.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	78.00–111.00	102.04
28	—	1,180	113.00–135.00	122.48

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.