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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 30

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 94▼ 62 vs year ago 316 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 51▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.44/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −44.84 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$357.44

43 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$44.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs SC average

−24.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	359.51	2,124	41
Medium and Large 2	525	315.00	1,654	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.51/cwt here — about $470 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 sale43 hd

357.44

—

SC average6 barns · 108 hd

354.74

+2.70

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−24.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

−44.84

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $324.36, median $402.29 across 8 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	1,433	169.04	2,423	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	158.75	2,124	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	145.15	2,338	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	137.89	1,541	10

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)	1,325	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$2,488	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,201	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,595	$2,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,793	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,698	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	768	$1,050	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	324.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,033	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,457	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	402.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,622	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,690	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,488	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,132	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,812	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	704	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,154	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	299.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	312.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,296	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	468	277.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,300	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	295.15/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,399	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	285.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,494	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,377	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	341.25/cwt	341.25–341.25	1,870	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,866	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	279.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,890	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	773	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,933	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,309	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	444.93/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,526	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	433.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,569	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,449	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,682	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	264.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,801	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	158.62/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,019	6
Bulls	—	—	1,706	175.34/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,991	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,863	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	157.55/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,594	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	129.46/cwt	119.00–147.00	1,506	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	165.67/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,104	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	166.70/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,317	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,604	135.33/cwt	129.00–144.00	2,171	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,776	128.99/cwt	105.00–159.00	2,291	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,595	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	768	1,049.79/head	1,028.00–1,072.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	1,852.00/head	1,852.00–1,852.00	1,852	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	820	1,886.00/head	1,886.00–1,886.00	1,886	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,065	1,544.00/head	1,544.00–1,544.00	1,544	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	790	1,201.00/head	1,201.00–1,201.00	1,201	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,370	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 94Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 17

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	625	285.00–295.00	289.96
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	713	290.00–310.00	299.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	430.00–440.00	434.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	403	395.00–410.00	402.55
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	452	374.00	374.00
40	550–600	593	359.50	359.50
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
7	700–750	704	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	320.00–330.00	324.80
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	310.00–330.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	460.00–475.00	467.50
2	300–350	343	435.00–455.00	444.93
3	350–400	362	420.00–440.00	433.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	305.11
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	585	287.50	287.50
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–280.00	264.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	300.00–330.00	312.35
4	450–500	474	280.00–320.00	295.15
3	500–550	523	270.00–300.00	285.69
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	675	270.00–290.00	279.95
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	468	270.00–285.00	277.78
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	245.00–255.00	250.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
37	500–550	548	341.25	341.25
6	600–650	649	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.03
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	540	250.00–260.00	255.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	151.00–165.00	157.55
7	—	1,163	119.00–147.00	129.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	105.00–159.00	128.99
3	—	1,390	166.00–168.00	166.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	180.00–190.00	184.84
4	—	1,604	129.00–144.00	135.33
6	—	1,270	154.00–169.00	165.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	171.00–184.00	175.34
1	—	1,030	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,273	145.00–164.00	158.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	768	1,028.00–1,072.00	1,049.79

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	1	—	805	1,852.00	1,852.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,544.00	1,544.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,886.00	1,886.00

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	—	790	1,201.00	1,201.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,675.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,595	2,875.00	2,875.00

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.