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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 162▼ 13 vs year ago 204 · −6.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 26 vs year ago 46 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 26 vs year ago 36 · −72.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher based on a light test. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $325.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +10.34 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$325.87

9 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs SC average

−33.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	345.00	1,846	1thin
Medium and Large 2	561	326.83	1,833	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

325.87

—

SC average6 barns · 302 hd

347.53

−21.67

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−33.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+10.34

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	1,408	184.78	2,602	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	159.00	1,833	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	157.49	2,115	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	127.59	1,346	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)	1,315	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,673	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,840	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,771	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,030	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,204	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	374.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,210	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	372.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	354.26/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,467	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,610	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	345.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,648	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,469	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	320.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,626	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	329.50/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,918	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	309.62/cwt	307.50–313.00	1,932	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,907	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,035	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	427.92/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,613	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	407.81/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,705	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	384.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,632	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	364.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,686	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	338.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,597	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,592	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	303.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,752	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	298.51/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,842	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	189.67/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,921	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	104.85/cwt	84.00–120.00	997	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	142.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,605	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	152.14/cwt	140.00–167.50	1,750	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	163.58/cwt	154.00–177.00	1,889	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	157.49/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,115	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	958	198.67/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,903	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	725	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,185	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	212.24/cwt	198.00–227.50	2,585	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 162Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	155.00–161.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	136.00–145.00	142.75
4	—	951	84.00–120.00	104.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	140.00–167.50	152.14
3	—	1,155	154.00–177.00	163.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	187.00–193.00	189.67
1	—	1,145	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	377	410.00–445.00	427.92
2	400–450	418	400.00–415.00	407.81
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	375.00–390.00	384.87
3	450–500	462	350.00–375.00	364.95
3	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	303.17
3	600–650	617	285.00–310.00	298.51
2	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–345.00	338.43
1	500–550	535	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	576	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	620	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	397.50	397.50
2	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.36
4	650–700	678	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	418	380.00–390.00	385.09
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	498	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	775	260.00–265.00	262.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	374.73
2	350–400	380	360.00–385.00	372.66
5	400–450	414	330.00–365.00	354.26
14	450–500	477	320.00–350.00	345.52
2	500–550	508	310.00–330.00	320.15
5	550–600	582	322.50–350.00	329.50
9	600–650	624	307.50–313.00	309.62
2	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	160.00–167.50	163.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	198.00–227.50	212.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	958	197.50–200.00	198.67

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	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	1,315	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.