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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 203▼ 162 vs year ago 231 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 50▼ 15 vs year ago 38 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 31▼ 11 vs year ago 20 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle.

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 $248.18/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.35 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$248.18

4 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs SC average

−56.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	265.00	1,444	1thin
Medium and Large 2	573	242.57	1,390	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale4 hd

248.18

—

SC average6 barns · 48 hd

262.64

−14.46

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−56.84

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−67.35

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	—	Average	1,803	172.91	3,118	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	152.32	1,732	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	140.44	1,984	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	122.41	1,131	5thin

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)	950	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	693	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,338	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$1,648	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,737	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,173	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,141	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,390	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,854	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	272.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	758	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	389.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,635	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	367.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,624	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,623	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	271.50/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,556	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	265	240.28/cwt	235.00–245.00	637	2
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	172.91/cwt	169.00–177.00	3,118	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	113.28/cwt	106.00–119.00	972	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	128.49/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,244	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	135.39/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,408	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	155.83/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,627	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	140.44/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,984	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,985	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,613	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	615	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	735	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	770	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	818	1,647.98/head	1,550.00–1,743.00	1,648	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 203Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 50Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	408	285.00–290.00	287.55
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.57
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	763	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	350.00–370.00	367.32
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	260.00–282.50	271.50
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	375.00–405.00	389.29
2	550–600	555	290.00–295.00	292.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	270.00–275.00	272.66
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	235.00–245.00	240.28
1	300–350	300	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	182.00	182.00
6	—	1,044	147.50–165.00	155.83
3	—	1,040	129.00–139.00	135.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	106.00–119.00	113.28
3	—	968	122.00–141.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	140.00–141.00	140.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	169.00–177.00	172.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	770	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,550.00–1,743.00	1,647.98

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	—	1,025	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.