Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher based on a light test. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $325.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −15.48 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$325.87

9 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs SC average

−33.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	345.00	1,846	1thin
Medium and Large 2	561	326.83	1,833	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

325.87

—

SC average6 barns · 302 hd

347.53

−21.67

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−33.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−15.48

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	1,408	184.78	2,602	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	159.00	1,833	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	157.49	2,115	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	127.59	1,346	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	157.49/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	142.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	104.85/cwt	84.00–120.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	189.67/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	407.81/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	427.92/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	384.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	152.14/cwt	140.00–167.50	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	198.67/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,903	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	212.24/cwt	198.00–227.50	2,585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	163.58/cwt	154.00–177.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	338.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	364.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	354.26/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	309.62/cwt	307.50–313.00	1,932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	298.51/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	320.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	372.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	345.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	374.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	303.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	329.50/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	492	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,469	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 162Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	155.00–161.00	157.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	136.00–145.00	142.75
4	—	951	84.00–120.00	104.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	140.00–167.50	152.14
3	—	1,155	154.00–177.00	163.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	187.00–193.00	189.67
1	—	1,145	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	377	410.00–445.00	427.92
2	400–450	418	400.00–415.00	407.81
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	375.00–390.00	384.87
3	450–500	462	350.00–375.00	364.95
3	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	303.17
3	600–650	617	285.00–310.00	298.51
2	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–345.00	338.43
1	500–550	535	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	576	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	397.50	397.50
2	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.36
4	650–700	678	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	418	380.00–390.00	385.09
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	498	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	775	260.00–265.00	262.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	374.73
2	350–400	380	360.00–385.00	372.66
5	400–450	414	330.00–365.00	354.26
14	450–500	477	320.00–350.00	345.52
2	500–550	508	310.00–330.00	320.15
5	550–600	582	322.50–350.00	329.50
9	600–650	624	307.50–313.00	309.62
2	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	160.00–167.50	163.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	198.00–227.50	212.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	958	197.50–200.00	198.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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