Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

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 $343.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −15.48 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$343.33

6 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$110.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	390.00	1,989	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	347.50	1,841	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	280.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about $589 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

343.33

—

SC average5 barns · 52 hd

359.78

−16.44

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−15.48

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	1,307	159.76	2,088	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	166.00	2,623	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	141.11	1,584	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	118.41	1,103	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,379	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,137	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$2,525	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,326	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	833	$1,167	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	304.52/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	453.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	377.45/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	388.77/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	387.58/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	304.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.54/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	389.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.91/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	494.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	152.08/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	132.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	107.53/cwt	62.00–130.00	984	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	140.16/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	176.54/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	148.58/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	2,379.00/head	2,379.00–2,379.00	2,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,302.00/head	1,302.00–1,302.00	1,302	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,326.00/head	1,326.00–1,326.00	1,326	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	825	1,031.00/head	1,031.00–1,031.00	1,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	620	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	610	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	2,137.00/head	2,137.00–2,137.00	2,137	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 135Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	467	280.00–320.00	304.52
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	377.45
3	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	630	285.00–295.00	290.01
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	453.45
2	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.91
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	332.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	393	490.00–500.00	494.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	567	295.00–310.00	304.03
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	315	385.00–390.00	387.58
2	350–400	370	380.00–400.00	389.73
4	400–450	415	385.00–390.00	388.77
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	520	327.50–350.00	340.54
2	600–650	642	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	145.00–169.00	152.08
5	—	1,145	128.00–138.00	132.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	62.00–130.00	107.53
3	—	965	134.00–149.00	140.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	176.00–177.00	176.54
3	—	1,290	138.00–156.00	148.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,379.00	2,379.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,302.00	1,302.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,326.00	1,326.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,031.00	1,031.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	2,137.00	2,137.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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