Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with light buyer participation

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.15/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −103.20 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$238.15

4 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.23

vs SC average

−59.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	238.15	1,290	4thin

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 sale4 hd

238.15

—

SC average6 barns · 53 hd

238.38

−0.23

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−59.68

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−103.20

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	1,862	168.24	3,133	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	134.80	1,651	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,180	125.00	1,475	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	78.63	679	2thin

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)	988	$1,427	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	695	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,081	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	723	$989	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	243.80/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,263	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	830	1,411.00/head	1,411.00–1,411.00	1,411	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	695	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	956.00/head	956.00–956.00	956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,809.62/head	1,750.00–1,883.00	1,810	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	605	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	78.63/cwt	70.00–86.00	679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	140.90/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	168.24/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	126.20/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	284.58/cwt	275.00–295.00	783	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,081.00/head	2,081.00–2,081.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	351.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	294.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.46/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	364.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	243.99/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	262.41/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	216.47/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,426.90/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	239.99/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,507	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 Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 76Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 67Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area, with light buyer participation

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	260.00–270.00	264.94
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	518	240.00–247.50	243.80
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	628	239.00–241.00	239.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	275.00–295.00	284.58
2	300–350	318	290.00–300.00	294.72
4	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	297.38
2	400–450	435	290.00–300.00	294.94
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	235.00–240.00	237.45
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–380.00	364.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	240.00–245.00	242.54
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	360.00–370.00	364.91
4	300–350	328	340.00–360.00	351.05
2	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	347.57
2	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	297.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	255.00–270.00	262.41
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	565	230.00–257.50	243.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	560	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	720	214.00–219.00	216.47
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,411.00	1,411.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	956.00	956.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,081.00	2,081.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,305	1,750.00–1,883.00	1,809.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,426.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	70.00–86.00	78.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	138.00–143.00	140.90
1	—	1,370	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,156	121.00–133.00	126.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	160.00–175.00	168.24

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle