Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.23/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −35.58 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$323.23

3 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.43

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	323.23	1,876	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale3 hd

323.23

—

SC average5 barns · 77 hd

333.66

−10.43

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−35.58

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	1,740	179.58	3,124	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	158.61	2,260	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	149.18	1,676	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	119.83	1,188	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	781	$1,974	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$2,575	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	772	$2,675	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,148	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,635	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	929	$1,298	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	860	1,251.29/head	1,176.00–1,351.00	1,251	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	745	2,040.49/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,040	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,830.00/head	1,830.00–1,830.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,291.93/head	1,204.00–1,373.00	1,292	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	1,404.00/head	1,404.00–1,404.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	785	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	772	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	422.66/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	454.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	436.73/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,856	184.72/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,428	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	115.04/cwt	106.00–129.00	1,110	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	158.61/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,260	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	138.78/cwt	116.00–147.00	1,534	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	155.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,762	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,339	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,439.00/head	1,439.00–1,439.00	1,439	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,162.00/head	2,162.00–2,162.00	2,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	314.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	339.65/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	678	259.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	272.60/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	372.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	393.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	469.78/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,133.00/head	2,133.00–2,133.00	2,133	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 181Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 51

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,176.00–1,351.00	1,251.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,830.00	1,830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,133.00	2,133.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,204.00–1,373.00	1,291.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	772	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,439.00	1,439.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,162.00	2,162.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,404.00	1,404.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	745	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,040.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–490.00	469.78
2	250–300	275	450.00–460.00	454.82
3	300–350	327	430.00–440.00	436.73
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	410.00–420.00	415.05
2	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	393.39
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	334.85
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
4	650–700	669	260.00–280.00	272.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	365.00–380.00	372.50
1	350–400	355	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	425	330.00–350.00	339.65
2	450–500	463	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	314.56
3	550–600	577	315.00–317.50	315.85
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	678	250.00–270.00	259.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	420.00–430.00	422.66
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	304.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	182.00–187.00	184.72
1	—	1,275	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	106.00–129.00	115.04
1	—	1,095	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	147.00–164.00	158.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	116.00–147.00	138.78
9	—	1,134	150.00–164.00	155.41
1	—	1,235	207.50	207.50

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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