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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 121▼ 140 vs year ago 229 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 34▼ 35 vs year ago 81 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $331.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +16.13 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$331.66

6 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs SC average

−39.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	344.95	1,776	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.01	1,772	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

331.66

—

SC average6 barns · 155 hd

345.43

−13.77

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−39.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+16.13

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	1,484	182.18	2,704	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	167.96	2,477	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	153.88	2,059	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	138.32	1,439	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,897	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$3,267	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	849	$2,080	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,842	5

Every lot

60 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	397.38/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	402.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,522	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,647	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	325.42/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,360	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,776	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	278.73/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,993	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,236	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	444.96/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,855	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,016	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	201.27/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	176.72/cwt	158.00–184.00	2,697	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,866	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,458	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	131.62/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,398	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	165.87/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,946	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,477	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	140.54/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,131	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,897.46/head	1,711.00–2,071.00	1,897	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	745	1,751.00/head	1,751.00–1,751.00	1,751	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	750	1,388.00/head	1,388.00–1,388.00	1,388	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	2,104.14/head	1,898.00–2,350.00	2,104	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	2,009.08/head	1,992.00–2,025.00	2,009	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,914.61/head	1,909.00–1,919.00	1,915	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,465	2,241.00/head	2,241.00–2,241.00	2,241	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 121Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 34Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.38
2	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	402.62
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	340.00–350.00	344.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.02
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	715	277.50–280.00	278.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	315.00–335.00	325.42
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	417	430.00–455.00	444.96
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	611	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,650.00	3,650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,992.00–2,025.00	2,009.08

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	—	1,465	2,241.00	2,241.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,751.00	1,751.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,388.00	1,388.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	845	1,898.00–2,350.00	2,104.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,909.00–1,919.00	1,914.61

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	—	895	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,711.00–2,071.00	1,897.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	182.00	182.00
11	—	1,173	159.00–173.00	165.87
12	—	1,516	130.00–155.00	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	121.00–137.00	131.62
6	—	1,029	140.00–142.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	165.00–170.00	167.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	199.00–205.00	201.27
7	—	1,526	158.00–184.00	176.72

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.