Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with lighter buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.81/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −109.53 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$231.81

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$48.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.89

vs SC average

−72.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	255.00	1,492	1thin
Medium and Large 2	551	233.92	1,288	25
Medium and Large 3	528	206.54	1,091	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.46/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

231.81

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

259.70

−27.89

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−72.83

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−109.53

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	1,827	147.49	2,695	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	136.28	1,686	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	123.50	1,859	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	120.93	1,329	7thin

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)	1,140	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,570	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	610	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,869	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$2,225	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,270	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	350–400	378	373.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,411	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,761	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	728	946.01/head	819.00–1,050.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	890	1,015.00/head	1,015.00–1,015.00	1,015	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,313.54/head	1,106.00–1,495.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	610	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	235.92/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	276.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	286.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,868.83/head	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	260.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	281.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	263.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	243.81/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	120.93/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,329	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	156.57/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,860	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	138.09/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	120.08/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,440	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	150.55/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	137.25/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	213.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	220.05/cwt	210.00–235.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	240.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	372.19/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,603	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,829.00/head	1,829.00–1,829.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	362.70/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	261.60/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	337.08/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	252.33/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	293.25/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	234.61/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	313.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	243.94/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	241.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	256.91/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.91/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	218.85/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	287.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	244.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	216.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.49/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,249	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	472	257.54/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	228.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	512	228.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	337.57/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,424	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 282Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 56Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with lighter buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	373.30
3	400–450	428	320.00–350.00	337.08
2	450–500	463	325.00–350.00	337.57
2	500–550	508	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	584	259.00–270.00	261.60
2	600–650	605	250.00–260.00	254.96
2	650–700	673	247.50–257.50	252.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	420	280.00–310.00	297.49
7	450–500	473	270.00–300.00	287.05
4	500–550	521	260.00–285.00	276.15
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	460	230.00–250.00	240.07
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	250.00–262.50	257.54
2	500–550	513	240.00–250.00	245.12
2	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	234.61
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	250.00–270.00	263.08
4	350–400	388	270.00–290.00	281.27
5	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	286.12
5	450–500	466	240.00–250.00	244.43
6	500–550	523	235.00–255.00	242.91
8	550–600	579	230.00–255.00	243.81
3	600–650	618	225.00–245.00	235.92
2	650–700	683	210.00–227.50	218.85
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	313.10
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	210.00–235.00	220.05
4	400–450	431	210.00–220.00	213.41
2	500–550	520	200.00–210.00	204.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	224.94
5	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	228.06
5	500–550	512	220.00–230.00	228.03
6	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	216.65
2	600–650	630	210.00–220.00	215.12
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	241.60
2	500–550	528	250.00–270.00	260.33
1	550–600	570	267.50	267.50
4	600–650	623	250.00–267.50	256.91
1	650–700	695	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	710	240.00–248.00	243.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	390	350.00–380.00	365.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.19
2	450–500	463	355.00–370.00	362.70
3	500–550	533	290.00–300.00	293.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,530	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	115.00–126.00	120.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	150.00–167.50	156.57
11	—	1,303	127.00–145.00	138.09
10	—	1,199	110.00–125.00	120.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,901	145.00–159.00	150.55
3	—	1,755	125.00–141.00	137.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	819.00–1,050.00	946.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,106.00–1,495.00	1,313.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,829.00	1,829.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,015.00	1,015.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,135	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,868.83

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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Replacement Cattle