Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 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 $243.77/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −97.58 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$243.77

10 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$68.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs SC average

−63.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	270.77	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	526	244.07	1,284	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	202.50	1,099	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.27/cwt here — about $301 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 sale10 hd

243.77

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

244.71

−0.94

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−63.24

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−97.58

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	1,401	160.85	2,254	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	144.32	1,757	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	135.47	2,030	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	125.19	1,182	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,666	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,376	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,099	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$1,825	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	782	$1,294	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	733	$1,249	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	690	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	839.00/head	839.00–839.00	839	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	670	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	1,472.70/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,473	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	695	1,154.54/head	1,121.00–1,184.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,120	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,135.63/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,823.65/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	604	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,651.00/head	1,651.00–1,651.00	1,651	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,518.80/head	1,479.00–1,568.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	244.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	279.96/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	295.81/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	278.31/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	333	240.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	235.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	288.70/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	760	1,468.97/head	1,468.00–1,470.00	1,469	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	865	1,099.00/head	1,099.00–1,099.00	1,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	625	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,094.00/head	1,094.00–1,094.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	610	1,037.00/head	1,037.00–1,037.00	1,037	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	120.18/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,064	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	131.86/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,349	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	129.30/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,396	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	142.62/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,118	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	153.13/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,069	13
Bulls	—	—	1,095	133.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,359	160.43/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,180	8
Bulls	—	—	1,652	177.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	273.77/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,651.47/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	376.58/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	383.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	372.61/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	303.40/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,274	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	242.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	345.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	271.25/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	302.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	953	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	365.19/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	284.19/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	376.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	310.89/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	309.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	270.77/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,542	6

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 88Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 17Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–385.00	372.61
3	300–350	332	380.00–385.00	383.29
2	350–400	375	370.00–382.50	376.58
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	500	313.00	313.00
2	600–650	633	272.50–275.00	273.77
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	270.00–290.00	279.85
2	350–400	370	287.50–290.00	288.70
3	400–450	432	270.00–292.50	284.19
4	450–500	471	265.00–285.00	279.96
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
3	600–650	620	240.00–255.00	244.96
2	650–700	690	225.00–235.00	229.96
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	240.08
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	235.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	227.50–230.00	228.77
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	300.00–320.00	309.90
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	302.42
3	350–400	368	310.00–312.50	310.89
14	400–450	420	292.50–310.00	303.40
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	517	267.50–275.00	270.77
6	600–650	632	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	393	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	382	340.00–355.00	345.08
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	532	287.50–300.00	295.81
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	625	277.50–280.00	278.31
2	650–700	655	267.50–275.00	271.25
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	570	257.50–260.00	258.75
2	600–650	635	230.00–255.00	242.70
1	650–700	695	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	377.50	377.50
4	300–350	326	360.00–375.00	365.19
4	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	376.34
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	322.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	858	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,472.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	835	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,823.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,135.63
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,099.00	1,099.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,651.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	839.00	839.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,121.00–1,184.00	1,154.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,651.00	1,651.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,479.00–1,568.00	1,518.80
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,468.00–1,470.00	1,468.97
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,094.00	1,094.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,037.00	1,037.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	114.00–125.00	120.18
3	—	1,023	127.00–136.00	131.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,485	141.00–144.00	142.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	119.00–136.00	129.30
1	—	860	180.00	180.00
13	—	1,351	143.00–166.00	153.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	126.00–139.00	133.61
8	—	1,359	151.00–170.00	160.43
5	—	1,652	175.00–190.00	177.86

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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