Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits −9.69 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$331.66

6 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs SC average

−39.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	344.95	1,776	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.01	1,772	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

331.66

—

SC average6 barns · 155 hd

345.43

−13.77

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−39.85

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−9.69

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	1,484	182.18	2,704	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	167.96	2,477	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	153.88	2,059	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	138.32	1,439	9thin

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)	1,295	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,897	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$3,267	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	849	$2,080	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,842	5

Every lot, as filed

60 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	320	397.38/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,009.08/head	1,992.00–2,025.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,465	2,241.00/head	2,241.00–2,241.00	2,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	745	1,751.00/head	1,751.00–1,751.00	1,751	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	1,388.00/head	1,388.00–1,388.00	1,388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	131.62/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,338	201.27/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,477	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	165.87/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,946	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	140.54/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,131	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,897.46/head	1,711.00–2,071.00	1,897	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,458	6
Bulls	—	—	1,526	176.72/cwt	158.00–184.00	2,697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	2,104.14/head	1,898.00–2,350.00	2,104	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,914.61/head	1,909.00–1,919.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	325.42/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	444.96/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	278.73/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 121Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 34Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.38
2	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	402.62
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	340.00–350.00	344.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.02
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	715	277.50–280.00	278.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	315.00–335.00	325.42
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	417	430.00–455.00	444.96
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	611	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,992.00–2,025.00	2,009.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	2,241.00	2,241.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,751.00	1,751.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,388.00	1,388.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	845	1,898.00–2,350.00	2,104.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,909.00–1,919.00	1,914.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	895	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,711.00–2,071.00	1,897.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	182.00	182.00
11	—	1,173	159.00–173.00	165.87
12	—	1,516	130.00–155.00	140.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	121.00–137.00	131.62
6	—	1,029	140.00–142.00	141.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	165.00–170.00	167.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	199.00–205.00	201.27
7	—	1,526	158.00–184.00	176.72

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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