Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $317.07/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits −24.28 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$317.07

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs SC average

−42.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	332.50	1,679	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	313.98	1,680	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale6 hd

317.07

—

SC average6 barns · 161 hd

327.07

−10.00

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−42.73

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−24.28

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	1,668	199.79	3,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	162.56	1,898	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	157.68	2,476	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	130.09	1,640	5thin

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)	1,335	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$3,757	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,790	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$1,672	5

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	1,063	146.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	148.01/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,559	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	199.79/cwt	194.00–209.00	3,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	406.70/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	720	1,637.31/head	1,624.00–1,651.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	362.32/cwt	305.00–366.00	1,540	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	118.91/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	169.84/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,081	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,898.46/head	1,817.00–1,970.00	1,898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,756.94/head	3,575.00–3,900.00	3,757	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	332.17/cwt	325.00–340.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	1,288.00/head	1,288.00–1,288.00	1,288	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,789.72/head	1,760.00–1,816.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	359.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	339.00/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	323.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.60/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	356.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	336.28/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	315.22/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	273.67/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	307.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,581	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 191Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 11

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	144.00–150.00	146.85
3	—	1,392	110.00–129.00	118.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	138.00–158.00	148.01
8	—	1,225	160.00–178.00	169.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,575	160.00–161.00	160.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	194.00–209.00	199.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	328	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	367	405.00–410.00	406.70
1	400–450	400	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00–365.00	362.46
2	400–450	430	365.00–375.00	370.00
4	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	359.60
2	500–550	533	335.00–337.50	336.28
2	600–650	630	275.00–300.00	287.60
2	650–700	683	275.00–280.00	277.55
2	700–750	715	262.50–285.00	273.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–327.50	323.79
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	583	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	340	350.00–365.00	356.72
2	350–400	375	355.00–360.00	357.47
2	400–450	440	345.00–350.00	347.50
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	618	305.00–325.00	315.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–340.00	332.17
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	400	335.00–343.00	339.00
2	450–500	465	335.00–345.00	340.05
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–315.00	307.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	718	300.00–310.00	306.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	425	305.00–366.00	362.32
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	425	403.00	403.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,624.00–1,651.00	1,637.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,817.00–1,970.00	1,898.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,760.00–1,816.00	1,789.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,288.00	1,288.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,045	3,575.00–3,900.00	3,756.94

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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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

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