Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 4
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 178▼ 159 vs year ago 333 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 75▼ 33 vs year ago 114 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 23▲ 0 vs year ago 45 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering 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 $236.59/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.94 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$236.59
19 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs SC average
−46.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527242.671,27815thin
Medium and Large 2538213.791,1494thin
One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about $129 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 sale19 hd
236.59
—
SC average6 barns · 162 hd
235.90
+0.69
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−46.73
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−78.94
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—Average1,596137.192,1895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,506115.811,7447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,155114.481,32345
CowsLean 85-90%Low96796.5693312

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)1,133$1,5843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$1,5805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,5703thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,2706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$1,2335
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$1,1875
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)665$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,006$1,9745
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,9751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$1,1614thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)770$1,1241thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$8465

Every lot

101 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375310.04/cwt300.00–320.001,1633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436312.49/cwt300.00–320.001,3624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470296.81/cwt290.00–300.001,3953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,3062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added558253.70/cwt250.00–255.001,4164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566273.71/cwt262.50–276.001,5496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215241.98/cwt235.00–250.005202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318320.04/cwt315.00–325.001,0182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322283.68/cwt270.00–295.009133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373285.04/cwt270.00–295.001,0633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383267.45/cwt265.00–270.001,0242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425256.63/cwt250.00–260.001,0913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy438205.09/cwt200.00–210.008982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440216.67/cwt210.00–230.009533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467197.71/cwt180.00–210.009233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478227.46/cwt225.00–230.001,0872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520223.83/cwt215.00–232.501,1642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2769
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2554
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,3302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added603225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333300.00/cwt300.00–300.009992
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372304.84/cwt290.00–315.001,1343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382270.04/cwt260.00–280.001,0323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467273.29/cwt261.00–280.001,2763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,4612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503128.96/cwt120.00–135.001,9383
Bulls——1,735149.53/cwt149.00–150.002,5942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948108.39/cwt103.00–114.001,0284
Cows—Lean 85-90%97690.65/cwt75.00–100.008858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151123.35/cwt115.00–139.001,42021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162104.83/cwt89.00–114.001,21823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483110.66/cwt110.00–112.001,6413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523119.67/cwt115.00–125.001,8234
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3730800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 2790909.00/head909.00–909.009091
Bred Cows—Small 2805950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 2810848.00/head848.00–848.008481
Bred Cows—Small 2863837.17/head825.00–849.008372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3885877.00/head877.00–877.008771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29951,303.20/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,269.70/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1331,585.40/head1,510.00–1,675.001,5852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1831,447.73/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2581,525.30/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,964.41/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29082,082.64/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1932,114.47/head2,075.00–2,150.002,1142
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3720560.61/head545.00–574.005612
Stock Cows—Small 3758788.15/head773.00–803.007882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27701,124.00/head1,124.00–1,124.001,1241
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29781,077.05/head994.00–1,158.001,0772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3995955.00/head955.00–955.009551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,3601,741.00/head1,741.00–1,741.001,7411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2665750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.