Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.13/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −77.22 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$264.13

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.34

vs SC average

−110.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	264.13	1,420	6thin

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 sale6 hd

264.13

—

SC average5 barns · 87 hd

291.46

−27.34

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−110.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−77.22

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	—	Low	1,529	163.34	2,497	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	147.83	2,155	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	147.72	1,844	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	122.72	1,377	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,398	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,254	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$966	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$735	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,214	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$2,829	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$2,295	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$1,538	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$1,130	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	660	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,357.42/head	1,276.00–1,420.00	1,357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,254.00/head	1,254.00–1,254.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,398.35/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,398	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	978.69/head	974.00–987.00	979	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	966.00/head	966.00–966.00	966	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	775	1,628.00/head	1,628.00–1,628.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	640	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	733	1,074.08/head	1,018.00–1,124.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	163.34/cwt	140.00–179.00	2,497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	116.63/cwt	80.00–131.00	1,285	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	135.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,611	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	815	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,946.52/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,947	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.83/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,155	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	151.76/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,924	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,214.00/head	2,214.00–2,214.00	2,214	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	660	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	287.57/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	329.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	257.28/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	317.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	356.18/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	954	2,873.85/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,874	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	948	2,093.01/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,957.94/head	1,950.00–1,967.00	1,958	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 144Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 44Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 28

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,276.00–1,420.00	1,357.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,950.00–1,967.00	1,957.94
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	705	974.00–987.00	978.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	1,018.00–1,124.00	1,074.08
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,628.00	1,628.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,254.00	1,254.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,398.35
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	966.00	966.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,946.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	954	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,873.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,093.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	2,214.00	2,214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	140.00–179.00	163.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	80.00–131.00	116.63
4	—	1,173	135.00–141.00	137.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	125.00–140.00	135.61
15	—	1,268	144.00–166.00	151.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,458	144.00–156.00	147.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	347.50–365.00	356.18
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	513	310.00–325.00	317.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–340.00	329.54
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	425	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	275.10
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	367	280.00–295.00	287.57
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	257.28
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00

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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