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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 83▼ 217 vs year ago 311 · −69.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 7 vs year ago 44 · +15.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%

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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 with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $303.01/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −12.51 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$303.01

3 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.48

vs SC average

−37.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	303.01	1,631	3thin

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 sale3 hd

303.01

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

319.49

−16.48

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−37.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−12.51

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	—	High	1,622	181.11	2,937	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	156.50	1,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	143.88	1,599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	120.24	1,252	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,654	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$2,654	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,173	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,463	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$3,127	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,063	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,648	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,041	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	386.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,438	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,189	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	326.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,672	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,232	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	367.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,374	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	320.00/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,338	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	286.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,356	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	297.02/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,559	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	359.59/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,330	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,340	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	286.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,179	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	330.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,529	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	315.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,476	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	297.72/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,548	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	287.43/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,670	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	285.74/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,823	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	159.36/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	188.65/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,141	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	138.65/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,435	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	101.83/cwt	78.00–126.00	1,067	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	144.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,562	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	136.18/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,557	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,038	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,960	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,019	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	941	3,122.19/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,122	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	3,306.58/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,307	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	3,528.38/head	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,580	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	695	876.00/head	876.00–876.00	876	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,596.34/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,596	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	2,955.91/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,956	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,447.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	2,741.61/head	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,742	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	760	874.00/head	874.00–874.00	874	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,208.00/head	1,208.00–1,208.00	1,208	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,004	1,648.19/head	1,425.00–1,888.00	1,648	4

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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 83Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 45Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 5Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	333	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	374	360.00–370.00	367.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	286.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	418	310.00–340.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	285.00–310.00	297.02
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–390.00	386.64
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	410	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	512	315.00–335.00	326.56
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	359.59
2	400–450	400	320.00–350.00	335.00
2	450–500	463	320.00–340.00	330.16
2	500–550	520	290.00–305.00	297.72
5	550–600	581	270.00–297.50	287.43
3	600–650	638	277.50–295.00	285.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	280.00–295.00	286.98
2	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	315.40

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	941	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,122.19

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	—	1,340	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,306.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,528.38

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	—	785	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,596.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,955.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,741.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	876.00	876.00

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)	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,004	1,425.00–1,888.00	1,648.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,208.00	1,208.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	874.00	874.00

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	—	1,435	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,563	147.00–169.00	159.36
3	—	1,665	184.00–195.00	188.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,355	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,080	140.00–153.00	144.60
5	—	1,143	131.00–144.00	136.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	78.00–126.00	101.83
2	—	1,035	134.00–145.00	138.65

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.