Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.99/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −106.36 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$234.99

4 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.64

vs SC average

−121.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	567	239.98	1,361	3thin
Medium and Large 3	585	220.00	1,287	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.98/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale4 hd

234.99

—

SC average5 barns · 91 hd

302.63

−67.64

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−121.90

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−106.36

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	1,429	162.24	2,319	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	149.34	2,337	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	135.80	1,600	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	116.20	1,092	4thin

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)	898	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,489	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,420	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	798	$1,450	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,100	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,295	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	748	$899	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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%	—	1,254	152.24/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,909	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	129.22/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,483	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	962	1,409.97/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,410	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	775	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	734.01/head	641.00–832.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,568.40/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,568	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,724.79/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	234.97/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,247	144.83/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,806	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	116.20/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	182.13/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,983	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	150.78/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,064.50/head	1,019.00–1,115.00	1,065	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	858	1,295.31/head	1,258.00–1,337.00	1,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	295.32/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	219.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	228.72/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	253.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	311.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	231.25/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.65/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,409	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 70Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 23

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	148.00–160.00	152.24
15	—	1,148	110.00–145.00	129.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,592	149.00–153.00	150.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	90.00–125.00	116.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,247	130.00–159.00	144.83
7	—	1,638	175.00–193.00	182.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,409.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,568.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,724.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	655	641.00–832.00	734.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	1,019.00–1,115.00	1,064.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,258.00–1,337.00	1,295.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	400.00–420.00	410.06
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	343	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	680	227.50–230.00	228.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.15
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	533	282.50–300.00	295.65
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	490	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	355	390.00–400.00	395.00
2	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	578	227.50–242.50	234.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	300.00–330.00	311.19
4	450–500	470	260.00–310.00	295.32
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	331	250.00–265.00	253.85
2	400–450	433	210.00–230.00	219.83
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	640	220.00–242.50	231.25
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	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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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

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How this sale compares

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