Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.08/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −102.26 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$239.08

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$53.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs SC average

−66.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	257.87	1,396	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	250.00	1,338	1thin
Medium and Large 3	552	204.14	1,127	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.73/cwt here — about $269 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $300.06, median $341.35 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

239.08

—

SC average6 barns · 83 hd

240.82

−1.73

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−66.16

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−102.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,478	136.69	2,020	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	129.88	1,578	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	125.34	1,967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	104.22	1,199	13

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)	1,440	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,235	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,373	$2,128	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,361	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,310	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	620	$868	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	838	1,027.80/head	978.00–1,075.00	1,028	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	620	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	830	1,136.23/head	1,053.00–1,210.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	253.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	302.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	323.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.32/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,176	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	151.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	93.07/cwt	70.00–105.00	1,072	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	113.78/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,307	7
Bulls	—	—	1,478	136.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	130.13/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,580	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	125.34/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	217.51/cwt	210.00–232.50	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	233	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	411.68/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	308.47/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.22/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	306.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	271.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	286.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	317.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	287.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	377.94/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,407	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,361.00/head	1,361.00–1,361.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	2,128.12/head	1,930.00–2,295.00	2,128	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,703.00/head	1,703.00–1,703.00	1,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,523.32/head	1,519.00–1,528.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	487	226.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	265.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	300.70/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,373	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	322.86/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	240.64/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	259.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,611	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 198Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 39Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	730	840.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	868.00	868.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,053.00–1,210.00	1,136.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,361.00	1,361.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,703.00	1,703.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,519.00–1,528.00	1,523.32
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	978.00–1,075.00	1,027.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,373	1,930.00–2,295.00	2,128.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	285	270.00–275.00	272.54
1	400–450	425	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	204.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	335.00	335.00
7	300–350	332	312.50–350.00	322.86
3	350–400	360	320.00–330.00	323.47
5	400–450	447	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	302.98
2	500–550	530	270.00–280.00	275.05
7	550–600	555	265.00–270.00	265.71
4	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.64
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	312	405.00–415.00	411.68
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	365.00–390.00	377.94
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	383	365.00–370.00	367.42
2	400–450	423	360.00–365.00	362.54
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
6	300–350	330	250.00–270.00	253.14
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	416	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	467	290.00–315.00	300.70
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	250.00–270.00	259.76
3	650–700	658	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	240.00–250.00	246.63
6	350–400	371	210.00–232.50	217.51
2	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	480	200.00–210.00	205.05
2	500–550	533	200.00–205.00	202.46
1	550–600	590	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	395	240.00–260.00	245.00
4	400–450	435	250.00–300.00	270.32
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	365.00–370.00	367.53
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	315.00–320.00	317.64
3	250–300	260	290.00–320.00	306.67
4	300–350	331	295.00–320.00	308.47
5	350–400	372	280.00–300.00	287.85
4	400–450	412	285.00–290.00	286.29
4	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	271.25
3	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	258.22
2	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.34
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	487	220.00–230.00	226.68
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	150.00–153.00	151.33
3	—	1,255	110.00–118.00	114.00
19	—	1,214	120.00–141.00	130.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	70.00–105.00	93.07
7	—	1,149	109.00–120.00	113.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	120.00–132.00	125.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	135.00–139.00	136.69

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.

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