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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 89▼ 68 vs year ago 230 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 46▼ 40 vs year ago 66 · −60.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 41 vs year ago 53 · −77.4%

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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 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 $309.81/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −5.72 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$309.81

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.88

vs SC average

−58.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	313.54	1,686	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.54/cwt here — about $174 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 sale9 hd

309.81

—

SC average6 barns · 160 hd

332.69

−22.88

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−58.53

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−5.72

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	—	Low	1,483	177.01	2,625	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	161.43	2,486	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	157.29	1,949	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	127.75	1,186	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,320	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,006	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,301	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	863	$999	2thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,618	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	338.31/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,803	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	397.57/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,147	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,444	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,385	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	396.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,559	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,396	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	309.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,464	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,578	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	316.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,669	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	292.83/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,654	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,082	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.04/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,307	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	308.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,433	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	322.39/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,541	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,771	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	298.77/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,688	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	277.57/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,882	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	288.32/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,099	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	302	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,216	8
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	366	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,431	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,191	171.93/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,048	4
Bulls	—	—	1,872	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,440	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	127.75/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,186	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	166.23/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,985	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	144.77/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,886	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,486	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	2,080.00/head	2,080.00–2,080.00	2,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	710	781.00/head	781.00–781.00	781	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	850	1,381.00/head	1,381.00–1,381.00	1,381	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	863	999.45/head	904.00–1,082.00	999	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,474.60/head	1,462.00–1,490.00	1,475	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,493.00/head	2,493.00–2,493.00	2,493	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	805	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 89Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 53

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 hair and flesh.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	164.00–179.00	171.93
3	—	1,872	180.00–187.00	183.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	135.00–149.00	144.77
7	—	1,194	153.00–174.00	166.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	123.00–131.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	160.00–163.00	161.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	395.00–400.00	396.65
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
10	650–700	661	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	309.52
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	329.92
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	316.71
2	550–600	565	280.00–305.00	292.83
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	679	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	727	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	540	390.00–405.00	397.57
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00–390.00	385.18
3	500–550	533	325.00–345.00	338.31
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	317.50–330.00	322.39
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	315.04
3	450–500	465	300.00–320.00	308.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	545	310.00–340.00	325.00
2	550–600	565	297.50–300.00	298.77
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	678	270.00–292.50	277.57
3	700–750	728	287.50–290.00	288.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	275	220.00	220.00
8	300–350	302	402.50	402.50
17	350–400	366	391.00	391.00

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	1	—	710	781.00	781.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,493.00	2,493.00

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	—	850	1,381.00	1,381.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	904.00–1,082.00	999.45

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	—	1,300	2,145.00	2,145.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,462.00–1,490.00	1,474.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	2,080.00	2,080.00

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	1	—	805	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,320.00	1,320.00

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.