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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 231▼ 203 vs year ago 279 · −72.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 58▲ 6 vs year ago 52 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 20▲ 60 vs year ago 7 · +857.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales due to extremely wet conditions in the area. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.03 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$236.50

2 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.55

vs SC average

−60.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	236.50	1,324	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

236.50

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

241.05

−4.55

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−60.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−79.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $374.43, low $261.44, median $315.53 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,502	157.97	2,373	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	144.70	2,139	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	139.59	1,543	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	117.71	1,091	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$1,846	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,626	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,569	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$2,218	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$1,882	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,329	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$1,182	7

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	913	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	209.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	252.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	967	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	226.10/cwt	220.00–232.50	938	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	205.99/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,267	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	760	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,206	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	272.34/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,250	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,604	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	570	197.75/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,127	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,451	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	112.94/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,007	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	125.49/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,284	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,795	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	141.25/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,627	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	144.70/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,139	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	655	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	725	1,267.93/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,597.82/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,598	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,043	1,573.83/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,574	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,828.73/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,829	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,115	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,724.83/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,450.31/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	670	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	699	2,146.17/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,146	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	708	1,784.10/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	730	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,828.43/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,828	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	855	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	856	2,382.34/head	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,382	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	918	1,853.34/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,853	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	655	721.00/head	721.00–721.00	721	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	766	1,120.74/head	1,019.00–1,287.00	1,121	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,329.23/head	1,312.00–1,343.00	1,329	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,948.00/head	1,948.00–1,948.00	1,948	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 231Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 20Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	314.90
4	450–500	459	260.00–290.00	272.34
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	620	250.00–267.50	258.75
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–232.50	226.10
3	600–650	615	200.00–211.00	205.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	252.45
4	400–450	418	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	200.00–215.00	209.95
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	280.00–290.00	285.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	192.50–203.00	197.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	580	147.50	147.50
1	650–700	670	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,828.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,573.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	990	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,597.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,267.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,724.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,853.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	856	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,382.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,828.43

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	—	670	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	699	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,146.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,312.00–1,343.00	1,329.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	766	1,019.00–1,287.00	1,120.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	721.00	721.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,948.00	1,948.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,532	155.00–165.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	132.00	132.00
3	—	892	107.50–120.00	112.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	138.00–152.00	144.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,152	134.00–146.00	141.25
4	—	1,023	110.00–131.00	125.49
2	—	1,108	161.00–163.00	161.98

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.