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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 6

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 254▲ 32 vs year ago 110 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 49▲ 9 vs year ago 35 · +25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 12▲ 28 vs year ago 15 · +186.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $331.50/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +15.97 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$331.50

12 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$37.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs SC average

−19.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	337.80	1,881	10thin
Medium and Large 2	568	300.00	1,703	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.80/cwt here — about $178 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 sale12 hd

331.50

—

SC average6 barns · 266 hd

335.07

−3.57

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−19.07

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+15.97

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	2,310	183.00	4,227	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	165.68	2,408	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	163.81	1,871	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	138.23	1,420	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,888	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,839	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$2,391	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$2,300	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,475	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,082	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,477	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	675	$575	1thin

Every lot

80 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	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,866	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,205	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	393.01/cwt	380.00–405.00	837	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,165	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	363	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,263	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,561	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	295.49/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,427	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,658	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,897	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	325.30/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,073	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	360.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,495	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	327.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,850	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,613	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	278.52/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,003	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,310	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	4,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	132.92/cwt	104.00–144.00	1,331	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	148.85/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,608	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,666	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	188.64/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,179	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	165.05/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,966	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	173.34/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,437	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	150.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,328	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	945	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	675	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	690	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	902	1,587.23/head	1,463.00–1,690.00	1,587	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	2,082.30/head	1,800.00–2,177.00	2,082	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	956	2,838.83/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,839	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	2,390.75/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,391	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,933.67/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,934	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	948	3,649.87/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	975	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	988	3,249.75/head	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 254Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 12Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	161.00–172.00	165.05
6	—	1,081	150.00–158.00	154.09
2	—	1,155	183.00–194.00	188.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	146.00–155.00	148.85
6	—	1,001	104.00–144.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	169.00–177.00	173.34
2	—	1,548	145.00–156.00	150.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,310	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	902	1,463.00–1,690.00	1,587.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	923	1,800.00–2,177.00	2,082.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	575.00	575.00

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)	2	—	958	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,933.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	956	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,838.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,390.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	945	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	4	—	988	2,650.00–3,800.00	3,249.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,649.87

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	2	—	1,230	2,450.00	2,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	380.00	380.00
13	600–650	623	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	380.00–405.00	393.01
2	250–300	293	395.00–400.00	397.48
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	373.33
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	483	295.00–297.50	295.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	484	342.50	342.50
9	550–600	563	337.00	337.00
12	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	350.00–370.00	360.24
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	565	315.00–335.00	327.39
4	700–750	719	260.00–285.00	278.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	315.00–335.00	325.30
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	571	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00

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.