Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.29/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −65.05 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$276.29

26 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

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

$89.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.09

vs SC average

−89.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	345.00	2,018	1thin
Medium and Large 2	556	275.97	1,535	22
Medium and Large 3	550	255.77	1,407	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.23/cwt here — about $612 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 sale26 hd

276.29

—

SC average5 barns · 145 hd

319.38

−43.09

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−89.32

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−65.05

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	1,552	172.26	2,673	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	148.27	2,172	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	143.37	1,688	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,297	128.13	1,662	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,629	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,617	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,107	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,588	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$2,066	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,717	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,313	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$2,150	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$1,201	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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%	—	1,072	133.40/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,430	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,051	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,529	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	765	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	650	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,833.00/head	1,833.00–1,833.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,042	1,359.67/head	1,280.00–1,425.00	1,360	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	805	1,106.63/head	1,058.00–1,148.00	1,107	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	960	1,123.00/head	1,123.00–1,123.00	1,123	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	660	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	873	1,102.38/head	1,062.00–1,163.00	1,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,617.00/head	1,617.00–1,617.00	1,617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	336.62/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	395.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	264.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	268.66/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	165.39/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	136.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	155.00/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,015	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,429	137.91/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,971	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	118.35/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,379	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,588.00/head	1,588.00–1,588.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,881.00/head	1,881.00–1,881.00	1,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,717.00/head	1,717.00–1,717.00	1,717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	276.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	283.21/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	279.82/cwt	270.00–290.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	246.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,445	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	258.65/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	238.65/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	307.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	330.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	259.23/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	426	317.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	286.61/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	344.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	283.72/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	299.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	243.66/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	338.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	265.07/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	280.77/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	343.23/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	313.94/cwt	300.00–330.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	361.93/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 67Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 64Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	125.00–142.00	133.40
6	—	1,300	149.00–162.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	145.00–150.00	147.32
1	—	1,445	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,585	130.00–142.00	136.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	130.00–147.00	137.91
5	—	1,165	102.00–128.00	118.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	155.00–174.00	165.39
1	—	1,465	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,833.00	1,833.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,617.00	1,617.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	1,058.00–1,148.00	1,106.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,881.00	1,881.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,717.00	1,717.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	1,280.00–1,425.00	1,359.67
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,123.00	1,123.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	1,062.00–1,163.00	1,102.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,588.00	1,588.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	250.00–280.00	264.73
2	450–500	470	260.00–277.50	268.66
2	500–550	513	240.00–247.50	243.66
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
4	250–300	280	270.00–290.00	279.82
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	440	230.00–247.50	238.65
3	450–500	472	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	555	247.50–270.00	258.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	340.00–350.00	345.11
5	250–300	277	300.00–330.00	313.94
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	416	290.00–310.00	299.97
1	450–500	480	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	527	265.00–290.00	286.61
10	550–600	586	277.50–290.00	280.77
7	600–650	616	250.00–280.00	259.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	273	340.00–350.00	344.68
2	300–350	340	330.00–340.00	335.00
5	350–400	370	320.00–350.00	338.27
3	400–450	413	330.00–360.00	343.23
5	450–500	462	320.00–355.00	336.62
2	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	290.10
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	624	250.00–280.00	265.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	390.00–400.00	395.93
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	310.00–320.00	317.57
3	450–500	468	265.00–295.00	283.72
2	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	274.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	321	300.00–320.00	307.73
2	350–400	380	270.00–297.50	283.21
3	400–450	417	270.00–280.00	276.56
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	586	245.00–255.00	246.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	345.00–380.00	361.93
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	428	320.00–340.00	330.18
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	382.50	382.50
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

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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