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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 26

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 88▼ 59 vs year ago 262 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 17▼ 20 vs year ago 70 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 24 · +29.2%

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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 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average 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 $243.77/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −71.76 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$243.77

10 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$68.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs SC average

−63.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	270.77	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	526	244.07	1,284	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	202.50	1,099	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.27/cwt here — about $301 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

243.77

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

244.71

−0.94

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−63.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−71.76

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	1,401	160.85	2,254	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	144.32	1,757	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	135.47	2,030	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	125.19	1,182	7thin

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)	1,040	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,666	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,376	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,099	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$1,825	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	782	$1,294	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	733	$1,249	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	372.61/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,036	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	383.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,273	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	376.58/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,412	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,565	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	273.77/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,733	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	309.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	753	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	302.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	953	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	744	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	333	240.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	799	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	951	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	310.89/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,144	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	288.70/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,068	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	303.40/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,274	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	284.19/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,228	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	279.96/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,319	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	270.77/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,400	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	235.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,227	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	244.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,519	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,542	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,587	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	604	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,095	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	365.19/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,191	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	345.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,318	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	376.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,445	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,120	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,516	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	295.81/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,574	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,475	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	278.31/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,739	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	242.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,541	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	271.25/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,777	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	133.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,359	160.43/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,180	8
Bulls	—	—	1,652	177.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,938	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	120.18/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,064	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	131.86/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,349	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	129.30/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,396	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	153.13/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,069	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	142.62/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,118	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,756	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	670	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	690	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,823.65/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	858	1,472.70/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,473	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	865	1,099.00/head	1,099.00–1,099.00	1,099	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	900	1,135.63/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,136	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	1,651.47/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,651	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	610	1,037.00/head	1,037.00–1,037.00	1,037	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	610	839.00/head	839.00–839.00	839	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	695	1,154.54/head	1,121.00–1,184.00	1,155	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	760	1,468.97/head	1,468.00–1,470.00	1,469	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	765	1,094.00/head	1,094.00–1,094.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	1,518.80/head	1,479.00–1,568.00	1,519	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,651.00/head	1,651.00–1,651.00	1,651	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	625	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 88Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 17Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–385.00	372.61
3	300–350	332	380.00–385.00	383.29
2	350–400	375	370.00–382.50	376.58
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	500	313.00	313.00
2	600–650	633	272.50–275.00	273.77
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	270.00–290.00	279.85
2	350–400	370	287.50–290.00	288.70
3	400–450	432	270.00–292.50	284.19
4	450–500	471	265.00–285.00	279.96
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
3	600–650	620	240.00–255.00	244.96
2	650–700	690	225.00–235.00	229.96
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	240.08
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	235.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	227.50–230.00	228.77
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	300.00–320.00	309.90
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	302.42
3	350–400	368	310.00–312.50	310.89
14	400–450	420	292.50–310.00	303.40
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	517	267.50–275.00	270.77
6	600–650	632	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	393	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	382	340.00–355.00	345.08
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	532	287.50–300.00	295.81
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	625	277.50–280.00	278.31
2	650–700	655	267.50–275.00	271.25
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	570	257.50–260.00	258.75
2	600–650	635	230.00–255.00	242.70
1	650–700	695	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	377.50	377.50
4	300–350	326	360.00–375.00	365.19
4	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	376.34
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	322.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	858	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,472.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	835	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,823.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,135.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,099.00	1,099.00

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	—	1,188	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,651.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	610	839.00	839.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,121.00–1,184.00	1,154.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,651.00	1,651.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,479.00–1,568.00	1,518.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,468.00–1,470.00	1,468.97

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	—	765	1,094.00	1,094.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,037.00	1,037.00

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	—	625	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,135	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
4	—	885	114.00–125.00	120.18
3	—	1,023	127.00–136.00	131.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,485	141.00–144.00	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	119.00–136.00	129.30
1	—	860	180.00	180.00
13	—	1,351	143.00–166.00	153.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	126.00–139.00	133.61
8	—	1,359	151.00–170.00	160.43
5	—	1,652	175.00–190.00	177.86

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.