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Laurens Livestock Auction

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

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 69▼ 31 vs year ago 166 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 9▼ 20 vs year ago 39 · −51.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no compassions made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average to plain quality livestock 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 $269.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −45.75 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$269.78

16 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs SC average

−45.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	295.35	1,622	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	254.44	1,425	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $198 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 sale16 hd

269.78

—

SC average6 barns · 94 hd

269.42

+0.36

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−45.18

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−45.75

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	1,300	164.00	2,132	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	150.41	2,011	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	147.59	1,725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	126.00	1,383	2thin

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)	1,253	$2,032	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,766	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,658	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,499	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,629	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,521	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,344	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,025	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	392.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,679	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fancy	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	347.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,655	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,818	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	961	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3Value Added	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	264.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	959	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	316.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,158	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	233.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	892	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	220.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	913	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	241.40/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,038	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,190	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,311	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	265.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,426	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	299.28/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,673	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	242.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,419	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	325.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,508	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	289.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,498	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,612	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	271.17/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,689	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,791	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	132.42/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,536	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	151.38/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,773	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	150.41/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,011	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,499.02/head	1,392.00–1,596.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,658.00/head	1,658.00–1,658.00	1,658	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	745	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	720	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	1,521.12/head	1,355.00–1,600.00	1,521	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	994	1,629.21/head	1,494.00–1,897.00	1,629	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,043	1,344.03/head	1,293.00–1,388.00	1,344	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,765.87/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,766	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	2,031.50/head	1,821.00–2,222.00	2,032	2

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 69Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00
1	—	995	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	146.00–162.00	151.38
2	—	1,160	125.00–139.00	132.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	144.00–164.00	150.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	330	222.50	222.50
3	350–400	382	230.00–235.00	233.45
2	400–450	415	210.00–230.00	220.12
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	363	255.00–270.00	264.29
2	400–450	433	270.00–280.00	274.86
9	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.08
5	500–550	536	250.00–270.00	265.97
5	550–600	584	240.00–250.00	242.90
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00–320.00	314.92
5	350–400	366	310.00–320.00	316.46
3	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	254.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	559	290.00–302.50	299.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	235.00–247.50	241.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	284.91
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	464	320.00–335.00	325.01
3	500–550	517	270.00–300.00	289.84
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	265.00–277.50	271.17
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	518	310.00–312.50	311.29
5	600–650	633	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	400.00–410.00	404.95
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	428	390.00–395.00	392.40
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	313.39
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	346.61
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	335.00–350.00	347.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	1,494.00–1,897.00	1,629.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,293.00–1,388.00	1,344.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	1,355.00–1,600.00	1,521.12

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)	1	—	950	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,765.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,821.00–2,222.00	2,031.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	1,392.00–1,596.00	1,499.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	1,658.00	1,658.00

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.