Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales due to extremely wet conditions in the area. Light 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 $236.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −104.85 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$236.50

2 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.55

vs SC average

−60.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	236.50	1,324	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

236.50

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

241.05

−4.55

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−60.50

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−104.85

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	1,502	157.97	2,373	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	144.70	2,139	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	139.59	1,543	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	117.71	1,091	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$1,846	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,626	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,569	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$2,218	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$1,882	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,329	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$1,182	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	450–500	459	272.34/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	226.10/cwt	220.00–232.50	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,828.73/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	918	1,853.34/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,573.83/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,574	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,597.82/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	252.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	967	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,329.23/head	1,312.00–1,343.00	1,329	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	766	1,120.74/head	1,019.00–1,287.00	1,121	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	655	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	1,267.93/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,268	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	721.00/head	721.00–721.00	721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	856	2,382.34/head	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,382	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	670	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	699	2,146.17/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,146	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	708	1,784.10/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	730	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	112.94/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,007	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	144.70/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,451	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	197.75/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,127	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	141.25/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,627	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	125.49/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,284	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	209.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,948.00/head	1,948.00–1,948.00	1,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,450.31/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,206	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	205.99/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,724.83/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,828.43/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,620	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 231Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 20Year ago 7

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	270	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	314.90
4	450–500	459	260.00–290.00	272.34
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	620	250.00–267.50	258.75
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–232.50	226.10
3	600–650	615	200.00–211.00	205.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	252.45
4	400–450	418	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	200.00–215.00	209.95
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	280.00–290.00	285.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	192.50–203.00	197.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	580	147.50	147.50
1	650–700	670	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,828.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,573.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	990	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,597.82
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,267.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,724.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,853.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	856	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,382.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,828.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	699	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,146.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,312.00–1,343.00	1,329.23
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	766	1,019.00–1,287.00	1,120.74
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	721.00	721.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,948.00	1,948.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,532	155.00–165.00	159.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	132.00	132.00
3	—	892	107.50–120.00	112.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	138.00–152.00	144.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,152	134.00–146.00	141.25
4	—	1,023	110.00–131.00	125.49
2	—	1,108	161.00–163.00	161.98

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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