Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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 $309.98/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −48.84 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$309.98

5 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$66.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.42

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	350.00	1,866	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	283.30	1,517	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.70/cwt here — about $349 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

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 sale5 hd

309.98

—

SC average5 barns · 74 hd

334.40

−24.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−48.84

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	1,430	155.44	2,223	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	155.92	2,445	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	146.23	1,744	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	116.34	1,264	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,145	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	886	$1,790	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,770	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,580	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	414.74/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,921.00/head	1,921.00–1,921.00	1,921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.83/cwt	60.00–122.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	137.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,570	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	155.92/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	138.56/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	912	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,133.96/head	1,966.00–2,271.00	2,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,791.24/head	1,743.00–1,837.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	151.71/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,414	151.22/cwt	133.00–164.00	2,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	327.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	1,527.05/head	1,312.00–1,642.00	1,527	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	289.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	343.03/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	435.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	353.62/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,175	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,647.00/head	1,647.00–1,647.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	430.53/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,762	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	900	1,089.00/head	1,089.00–1,089.00	1,089	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 137Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 45

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	430.00–440.00	435.45
3	300–350	313	420.00–450.00	430.53
3	350–400	382	400.00–430.00	414.74
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	483	360.00–370.00	364.87
2	500–550	533	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	314.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	280.00–300.00	289.95
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	330.00–355.00	343.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	325.00
4	550–600	576	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	327.30
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	317.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	615	330.00–365.00	353.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	1,921.00	1,921.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	912	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,966.00–2,271.00	2,133.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,743.00–1,837.00	1,791.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	1,312.00–1,642.00	1,527.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,647.00	1,647.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,089.00	1,089.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,145.00	2,145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	60.00–122.00	80.83
5	—	1,141	130.00–142.00	137.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	148.00–163.00	155.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	132.00–142.00	138.56
7	—	1,236	144.00–166.00	151.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,414	133.00–164.00	151.22

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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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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