Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

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 $312.86/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −28.48 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$312.86

13 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs SC average

−85.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	325.00	1,856	7thin
Medium and Large 2	551	309.30	1,705	4thin
Medium and Large 3	535	277.50	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $371 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 sale13 hd

312.86

—

SC average5 barns · 88 hd

318.98

−6.12

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−85.00

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−28.48

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	1,625	177.10	2,877	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	158.04	2,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	153.54	1,865	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	109.00	1,188	1thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	887	$1,911	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,262	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,247	4thin

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	158.55/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,953	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,494	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	161.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	424.05/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,713	13
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	865	908.00/head	908.00–908.00	908	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	1,046.00/head	1,046.00–1,046.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	414.84/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	459.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	307.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	414.81/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	181.95/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,100	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,246	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,658.49/head	1,650.00–1,665.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	1,373.69/head	1,367.00–1,380.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,478.00/head	1,478.00–1,478.00	1,478	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	2,080.05/head	1,659.00–2,600.00	2,080	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,332.00/head	1,332.00–1,332.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	439.95/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	377.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	362.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	329.68/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	336.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	275.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.71/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	308.60/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	294.57/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	332.60/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,214	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 172Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 46Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	153.00–164.00	158.55
2	—	1,155	135.00–137.00	135.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,430	160.00–165.00	161.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	170.00–194.00	181.95
1	—	1,100	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	308	465.00	465.00
5	350–400	384	420.00–425.00	424.05
8	500–550	513	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	367.00	367.00
10	600–650	635	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	320.00–340.00	329.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	410.00–420.00	414.81
5	350–400	354	395.00	395.00
13	450–500	493	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	265	450.00–470.00	459.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	413	350.00–375.00	362.58
4	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	323.71
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–317.50	308.60
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	374	370.00–380.00	377.39
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	517	320.00–350.00	336.90
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	628	300.00–320.00	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	430.00–460.00	439.95
3	350–400	365	410.00–420.00	414.84
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	365	330.00–335.00	332.60
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	450	290.00–295.00	292.50
5	500–550	526	285.00–305.00	294.57
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	633	265.00–285.00	275.12
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	908.00	908.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,046.00	1,046.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,650.00–1,665.00	1,658.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,367.00–1,380.00	1,373.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,478.00	1,478.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	1,659.00–2,600.00	2,080.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,332.00	1,332.00

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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