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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 20

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 191▼ 48 vs year ago 188 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▼ 28 vs year ago 58 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $317.07/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.54 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$317.07

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs SC average

−42.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	332.50	1,679	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	313.98	1,680	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale6 hd

317.07

—

SC average6 barns · 161 hd

327.07

−10.00

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−42.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+1.54

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	1,668	199.79	3,332	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	162.56	1,898	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	157.68	2,476	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	130.09	1,640	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$3,757	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,790	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$1,672	5

Every lot

66 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	332.17/cwt	325.00–340.00	940	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	356.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,213	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,341	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	339.00/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,356	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,529	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	513	307.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,577	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	315.22/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,948	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,201	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	950	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	323.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	771	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,106	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,345	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	406.70/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,493	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,630	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,591	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	359.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,701	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	336.28/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,792	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	583	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,662	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	287.60/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,812	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,896	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	273.67/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,957	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	19
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	362.32/cwt	305.00–366.00	1,540	17
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	199.79/cwt	194.00–209.00	3,332	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	148.01/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,559	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	146.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	169.84/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,081	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	118.91/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,655	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,528	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	720	1,637.31/head	1,624.00–1,651.00	1,637	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	805	1,288.00/head	1,288.00–1,288.00	1,288	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,789.72/head	1,760.00–1,816.00	1,790	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,898.46/head	1,817.00–1,970.00	1,898	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	3,756.94/head	3,575.00–3,900.00	3,757	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 191Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 11

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	144.00–150.00	146.85
3	—	1,392	110.00–129.00	118.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	138.00–158.00	148.01
8	—	1,225	160.00–178.00	169.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,575	160.00–161.00	160.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	194.00–209.00	199.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	328	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	367	405.00–410.00	406.70
1	400–450	400	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00–365.00	362.46
2	400–450	430	365.00–375.00	370.00
4	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	359.60
2	500–550	533	335.00–337.50	336.28
2	600–650	630	275.00–300.00	287.60
2	650–700	683	275.00–280.00	277.55
2	700–750	715	262.50–285.00	273.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–327.50	323.79
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	583	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	340	350.00–365.00	356.72
2	350–400	375	355.00–360.00	357.47
2	400–450	440	345.00–350.00	347.50
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	618	305.00–325.00	315.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–340.00	332.17
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	400	335.00–343.00	339.00
2	450–500	465	335.00–345.00	340.05
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–315.00	307.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	718	300.00–310.00	306.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	425	305.00–366.00	362.32
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	425	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,624.00–1,651.00	1,637.31

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	2	—	925	1,817.00–1,970.00	1,898.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,760.00–1,816.00	1,789.72

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	—	805	1,288.00	1,288.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,335	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	3	—	1,045	3,575.00–3,900.00	3,756.94

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.