Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no compassions made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average to plain quality livestock with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −71.57 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$269.78

16 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs SC average

−45.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	295.35	1,622	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	254.44	1,425	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $198 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 sale16 hd

269.78

—

SC average6 barns · 94 hd

269.42

+0.36

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−45.18

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−71.57

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	1,300	164.00	2,132	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	150.41	2,011	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	147.59	1,725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	126.00	1,383	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$2,032	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,766	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,658	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,499	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,629	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,521	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,344	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	151.38/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,773	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	745	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	720	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	994	1,629.21/head	1,494.00–1,897.00	1,629	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,344.03/head	1,293.00–1,388.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,499.02/head	1,392.00–1,596.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	277.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,311	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	132.42/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	220.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	150.41/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	233.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,031.50/head	1,821.00–2,222.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	316.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,658.00/head	1,658.00–1,658.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	289.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,521.12/head	1,355.00–1,600.00	1,521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,765.87/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	242.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	325.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	477	347.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	271.17/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	392.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	241.40/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	264.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	265.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	299.28/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 69Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00
1	—	995	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	146.00–162.00	151.38
2	—	1,160	125.00–139.00	132.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	144.00–164.00	150.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	330	222.50	222.50
3	350–400	382	230.00–235.00	233.45
2	400–450	415	210.00–230.00	220.12
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	363	255.00–270.00	264.29
2	400–450	433	270.00–280.00	274.86
9	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.08
5	500–550	536	250.00–270.00	265.97
5	550–600	584	240.00–250.00	242.90
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00–320.00	314.92
5	350–400	366	310.00–320.00	316.46
3	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	254.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	559	290.00–302.50	299.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	235.00–247.50	241.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	284.91
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	464	320.00–335.00	325.01
3	500–550	517	270.00–300.00	289.84
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	265.00–277.50	271.17
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	518	310.00–312.50	311.29
5	600–650	633	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	400.00–410.00	404.95
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	428	390.00–395.00	392.40
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	313.39
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	346.61
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	335.00–350.00	347.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	1,494.00–1,897.00	1,629.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,293.00–1,388.00	1,344.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	1,355.00–1,600.00	1,521.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,765.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,821.00–2,222.00	2,031.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	1,392.00–1,596.00	1,499.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	1,658.00	1,658.00

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

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How this sale compares

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