Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 lower slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −88.25 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$320.00

9 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

vs SC average

−43.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	325.00	1,706	1thin
Medium and Large 1	564	319.38	1,801	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about −$95 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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $380.47, median $408.25 across 7 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 sale9 hd

320.00

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

323.34

−3.34

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−43.98

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−88.25

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	1,400	168.05	2,353	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	152.93	1,823	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	138.68	2,015	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	126.91	1,223	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)	1,050	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,408	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	620	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,896	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,925	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	844	$1,441	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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%	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	167.57/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	301.10/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,099	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	620	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	177.55/cwt	167.50–197.50	2,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	134.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,340	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	675	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	242.69/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	783	1,160.86/head	1,070.00–1,250.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	307.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	150.88/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,821	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	139.91/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,828	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	132.82/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	315.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,934	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	309.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	329.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	424.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	316.74/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	288.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	282.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	299.85/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	262.78/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,599.04/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	314.48/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	283.59/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	319.82/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,896.00/head	1,896.00–1,896.00	1,896	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 90Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 28Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
3	—	998	129.00–139.00	134.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	167.50–197.50	177.55
17	—	1,207	140.00–164.00	150.88
3	—	1,102	138.00–143.00	139.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	142.00–147.00	144.53
2	—	1,483	129.00–137.00	132.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	165.00–169.00	167.57
1	—	1,195	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,765	185.00	185.00

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	315.00–320.00	317.46
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	365	290.00–312.50	301.10
2	400–450	418	295.00–305.00	299.85
4	450–500	464	280.00–300.00	288.65
5	500–550	529	270.00–290.00	282.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	625	255.00–275.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–270.00	264.89
2	450–500	483	230.00–255.00	242.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–350.00	344.93
3	350–400	383	320.00–340.00	329.91
2	400–450	415	315.00–325.00	319.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	468	255.00–270.00	262.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	388	300.00–330.00	316.74
4	450–500	484	300.00–320.00	307.67
2	500–550	520	300.00–305.00	302.57
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	275	420.00–430.00	424.91
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	529	308.00–320.00	314.48
6	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	309.99
3	600–650	617	300.00–305.00	301.65
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–287.50	283.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	653	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	310.00–320.00	315.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	356.00	356.00
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	581	315.00	315.00
12	600–650	634	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00

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	—	735	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,599.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	1,070.00–1,250.00	1,160.86
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,896.00	1,896.00

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

Steers · 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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