Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

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.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $295.87/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −62.94 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$295.87

6 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.65

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	345.00	1,932	1thin
Medium and Large 2	566	286.05	1,619	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.95/cwt here — about $313 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

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 sale6 hd

295.87

—

SC average5 barns · 89 hd

326.52

−30.65

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−62.94

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	1,528	185.08	2,828	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	147.89	2,134	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	138.89	1,684	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	118.17	1,285	6thin

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)	1,312	$1,985	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,735	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,945	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,631	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,378	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	820	1,041.00/head	1,041.00–1,041.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,626.79/head	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,627	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	1,597.00/head	1,597.00–1,597.00	1,597	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	133.47/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	185.08/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	108.52/cwt	84.00–127.00	1,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	153.66/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	1,984.67/head	1,850.00–2,065.00	1,985	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	151.42/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,521.00/head	1,521.00–1,521.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	267.58/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	371.48/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	324.08/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	309.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,588	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,139.00/head	2,139.00–2,139.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	875	1,015.00/head	1,015.00–1,015.00	1,015	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,041.00	1,041.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,015.00	1,015.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,597.00	1,597.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,139.00	2,139.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,220.00	2,220.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,521.00	1,521.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,626.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	1,850.00–2,065.00	1,984.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	427.47
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	580	250.00–290.00	267.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	313	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	317.50–330.00	324.08
2	400–450	408	300.00–320.00	309.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	427.50	427.50
3	500–550	526	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	710	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	350.00–385.00	371.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	128.00–140.00	133.47
5	—	1,529	146.00–164.00	153.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	133.00–142.00	137.48
4	—	1,106	84.00–127.00	108.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	125.00–127.00	126.35
3	—	1,200	148.00–155.00	151.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	184.00–186.00	185.08

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle