Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls 4.50 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.96/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −86.86 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$271.96

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$96.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	311.85	1,632	8thin
Medium and Large 2	552	255.51	1,410	9thin
Medium and Large 3	558	214.94	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $96.91/cwt here — about $432 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale20 hd

271.96

—

SC average6 barns · 111 hd

284.17

−12.21

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−86.86

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	—	Average	1,427	129.91	1,854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	132.77	1,603	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	125.49	1,822	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	107.10	1,333	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,845	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$1,148	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$1,163	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	833	$1,524	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,437	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	620	$1,767	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,205	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	665	998.00/head	998.00–998.00	998	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	668	1,093.46/head	1,046.00–1,134.00	1,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	1,148.12/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	833	1,524.07/head	1,505.00–1,539.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	248.15/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	319.61/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,436.54/head	1,425.00–1,449.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	229.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	233.12/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	225.88/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	242.84/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	213.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	292.32/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	258.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	419	262.18/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	253.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	275.16/cwt	260.00–290.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	240.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	154.96/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,772	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	99.47/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,169	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	138.79/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,684	14
Bulls	—	—	1,246	117.39/cwt	103.00–130.00	1,463	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	118.21/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	350	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	310.80/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	239.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	263.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	360.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,195	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	242.67/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	412.58/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	374.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	250.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	262.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	678	201.67/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	260.83/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	729	208.19/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,634.00/head	1,634.00–1,634.00	1,634	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	620	1,767.00/head	1,767.00–1,767.00	1,767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	713	204.18/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	368.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	1,163.00/head	1,163.00–1,163.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	284.73/cwt	280.00–290.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,952.11/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	355.89/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	362.33/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,558	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 214Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 26

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	—	665	998.00	998.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	1,046.00–1,134.00	1,093.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,634.00	1,634.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,767.00	1,767.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,148.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,952.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	833	1,505.00–1,539.00	1,524.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	988	1,425.00–1,449.00	1,436.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	1,163.00	1,163.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	335.00–340.00	337.62
4	450–500	484	300.00–335.00	319.61
2	500–550	533	280.00–305.00	292.32
4	550–600	585	225.00–240.00	233.12
5	600–650	612	220.00–240.00	225.88
3	650–700	663	225.00–235.00	229.99
3	700–750	703	215.00–220.00	217.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	260.00–290.00	275.16
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	378	230.00–250.00	240.20
2	400–450	428	230.00–250.00	239.94
1	450–500	475	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	204.91
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	419	260.00–275.00	262.18
3	500–550	520	255.00–267.50	260.83
4	700–750	729	200.00–211.00	208.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	305.00–320.00	310.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	410.00–415.00	412.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	332	350.00–370.00	360.05
2	350–400	378	360.00–390.00	374.50
5	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	368.76
5	450–500	463	345.00–370.00	355.89
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	255.00–265.00	260.00
3	250–300	282	250.00–265.00	258.22
2	300–350	330	260.00–265.00	262.39
3	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	253.39
9	400–450	417	237.50–260.00	248.15
3	450–500	470	234.00–250.00	242.84
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	568	210.00–225.00	213.14
3	600–650	623	220.00–225.00	223.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	280.00–290.00	284.73
2	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	423	260.00–265.00	263.25
1	450–500	480	262.50	262.50
3	550–600	565	240.00–248.00	242.67
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	678	200.00–202.50	201.67
3	700–750	713	202.50–205.00	204.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	695	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	355.00–370.00	362.33
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	240.00–260.00	250.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	143.00–158.00	154.96
10	—	1,246	103.00–130.00	117.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,175	95.00–103.00	99.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	165.00	165.00
14	—	1,213	129.00–149.00	138.79
8	—	1,188	102.00–128.00	118.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,397	125.00–129.00	126.99

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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How this sale compares

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