Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales, Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.01/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −38.33 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$303.01

3 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.48

vs SC average

−37.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	303.01	1,631	3thin

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 sale3 hd

303.01

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

319.49

−16.48

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−37.17

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−38.33

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	—	High	1,622	181.11	2,937	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	156.50	1,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	143.88	1,599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	120.24	1,252	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,654	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$2,654	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,173	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,463	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,127	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,063	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,648	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,041	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	300–350	333	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	386.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	297.72/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	941	3,122.19/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	367.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,374	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,596.34/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,596	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	1,648.19/head	1,425.00–1,888.00	1,648	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	3,306.58/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,307	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	874.00/head	874.00–874.00	874	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	695	876.00/head	876.00–876.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,955.91/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,956	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,208.00/head	1,208.00–1,208.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,252	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,038	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	144.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	136.18/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,557	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	101.83/cwt	78.00–126.00	1,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	138.65/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,447.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,741.61/head	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	159.36/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	188.65/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	286.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	3,528.38/head	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	326.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	286.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	315.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	285.74/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	359.59/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	287.43/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	320.00/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.02/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	330.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,340	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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 83Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 5Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	333	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	374	360.00–370.00	367.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	286.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	418	310.00–340.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	285.00–310.00	297.02
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–390.00	386.64
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	410	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	512	315.00–335.00	326.56
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	359.59
2	400–450	400	320.00–350.00	335.00
2	450–500	463	320.00–340.00	330.16
2	500–550	520	290.00–305.00	297.72
5	550–600	581	270.00–297.50	287.43
3	600–650	638	277.50–295.00	285.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	280.00–295.00	286.98
2	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	315.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	941	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,122.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,306.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,528.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,596.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,955.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,741.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	876.00	876.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,004	1,425.00–1,888.00	1,648.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,208.00	1,208.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	874.00	874.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,563	147.00–169.00	159.36
3	—	1,665	184.00–195.00	188.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,355	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,080	140.00–153.00	144.60
5	—	1,143	131.00–144.00	136.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	78.00–126.00	101.83
2	—	1,035	134.00–145.00	138.65

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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