Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.36/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −45.99 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$295.36

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.72

vs SC average

−70.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	295.36	1,613	15thin

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 sale15 hd

295.36

—

SC average6 barns · 162 hd

323.08

−27.72

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−70.49

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−45.99

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	1,340	190.17	2,548	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	158.00	2,355	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	150.02	1,921	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	122.06	1,261	2thin

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)	1,165	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,786	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,839	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$2,632	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	929	$1,368	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	122.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	155.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,524	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	985	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	423.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,071	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,973.00/head	1,973.00–1,973.00	1,973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	965	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	402.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	343.05/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	373.70/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	434.93/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	308.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	274.07/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,392	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	142.26/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,821	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	164.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,523	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	148.95/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,114	4
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 2	—	888	2,720.64/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,721	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	843	1,176.38/head	1,069.00–1,287.00	1,176	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,559.36/head	1,500.00–1,617.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,598.00/head	1,598.00–1,598.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,839.12/head	1,772.00–1,896.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	311.05/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	327.50/cwt	310.00–345.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	306.59/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	334.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	306.53/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	532	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	322.59/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	308.37/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	291.24/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	292.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	284.30/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	367.31/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	579	305.85/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	286.03/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	292.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	323.50/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.89/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 191Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 26

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–335.00	322.59
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	305.00–317.50	311.05
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	360	360.00–390.00	373.70
5	400–450	424	345.00–360.00	352.45
3	450–500	475	340.00–375.00	354.89
3	500–550	538	305.00–310.00	308.33
2	550–600	580	280.00–305.00	292.61
4	600–650	633	275.00–295.00	284.30
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	430.00–455.00	434.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	617	340.00–345.00	343.05
23	750–800	772	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	306.63
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	635	320.00–327.00	323.50
1	650–700	695	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	253	410.00–430.00	423.16
2	300–350	310	390.00–415.00	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	508	255.00–287.50	274.07
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	310.00–345.00	327.50
2	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	334.67
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–317.50	306.53
3	450–500	478	305.00–310.00	306.59
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	296.69
5	550–600	579	285.00–320.00	305.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	355.00–380.00	367.31
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	460	325.00–330.00	327.45
2	500–550	518	297.50–320.00	308.37
2	550–600	570	280.00–292.50	286.03
4	600–650	620	280.00–305.00	291.24
2	650–700	675	285.00–300.00	292.61
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	115.00–127.00	122.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	153.00–160.00	155.84
3	—	1,280	135.00–148.00	142.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	159.00–169.00	164.03
4	—	1,419	146.00–151.00	148.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	185.00–195.00	190.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,720.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,973.00	1,973.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,598.00	1,598.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,069.00–1,287.00	1,176.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,500.00–1,617.00	1,559.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,030	1,772.00–1,896.00	1,839.12

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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Replacement Cattle