Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −91.19 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$250.16

32 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$72.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs SC average

−53.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	262.19	1,414	20
Medium and Large 2	566	233.75	1,323	11thin
Medium and Large 3	595	190.00	1,131	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.19/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale32 hd

250.16

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

244.10

+6.05

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−53.87

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−91.19

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	—	High	1,564	146.30	2,288	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	141.00	2,228	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	129.63	1,526	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	109.06	1,021	10

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)	984	$1,743	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,713	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$1,279	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,186	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,235	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,985	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,607	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	665	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	752	$1,054	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	203.83/cwt	200.00–207.50	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	235.49/cwt	222.50–250.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	245.32/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	978	2,366.37/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,366	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,495	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	984	1,743.29/head	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,743	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,713.08/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,713	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,601.00/head	1,601.00–1,601.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	297.01/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	271.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	231.68/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	286.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	243.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	237.55/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	815	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	670	779.81/head	759.00–800.00	780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	169.55/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	135.51/cwt	124.00–147.00	1,651	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	99.90/cwt	86.00–110.00	902	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	127.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	122.80/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,210	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	150.59/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	209.14/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	231.43/cwt	220.00–265.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	154.98/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	110.62/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,985	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	232.14/cwt	220.00–245.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	264.89/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,380	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	276.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	276.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,304	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	392.12/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	364.30/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	238.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,383	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	301.60/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	204.18/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	256.64/cwt	250.00–270.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	233.43/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	226.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	256.64/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	313.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	678	211.15/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	206.26/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,185.80/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	286.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 246Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	318	222.50–250.00	235.49
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	471	230.00–257.50	245.32
1	500–550	505	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	608	225.00–250.00	237.55
3	650–700	673	207.50–210.00	209.14
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	418	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	301.60
3	500–550	510	280.00–290.00	286.70
12	550–600	564	260.00–280.00	271.23
3	600–650	603	240.00–245.00	243.33
2	650–700	658	226.00–237.50	231.68
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	380.00–405.00	392.12
2	350–400	378	350.00–380.00	364.30
2	400–450	425	325.00–330.00	327.50
3	450–500	453	315.00–325.00	319.96
1	500–550	520	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	468	260.00–270.00	265.13
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	678	205.00–217.00	211.15
2	700–750	710	205.00–207.50	206.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	220.00–245.00	232.14
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	423	220.00–265.00	231.43
2	450–500	470	200.00–207.50	203.83
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	680	190.00–195.00	192.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	377	250.00–270.00	256.64
2	400–450	418	245.00–250.00	247.49
4	450–500	486	250.00–255.00	252.53
2	500–550	525	222.50–245.00	233.43
8	550–600	581	220.00–245.00	238.05
2	600–650	610	220.00–225.00	222.50
3	650–700	657	225.00–230.00	227.51
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	220.00–230.00	224.97
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	226.58
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	690	200.00–207.50	204.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	310.00–320.00	313.50
2	300–350	318	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	286.48
4	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	276.40
16	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	276.18
13	500–550	521	255.00–280.00	264.89
7	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	257.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	310.00–320.00	314.97
7	450–500	488	290.00–320.00	297.01
2	500–550	535	300.00–315.00	307.50
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	637	255.00–260.00	256.64
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
12	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00

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	2	—	978	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,366.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,365.00	1,365.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	984	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,743.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,713.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,185.80
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,235.00	1,235.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,601.00	1,601.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	759.00–800.00	779.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,985	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	167.00–172.00	169.55
3	—	1,373	120.00–132.00	127.93
2	—	1,495	139.00–157.00	150.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,218	124.00–147.00	135.51
2	—	1,220	151.00–160.00	154.98
7	—	1,083	100.00–118.00	110.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	903	86.00–110.00	99.90
4	—	985	115.00–129.00	122.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,465	144.00	144.00

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

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