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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 24

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 191▲ 12 vs year ago 159 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 20▼ 53 vs year ago 85 · −62.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

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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.

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 $295.36/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −20.17 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$295.36

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.72

vs SC average

−70.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	295.36	1,613	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

295.36

—

SC average6 barns · 162 hd

323.08

−27.72

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−70.49

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−20.17

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	1,340	190.17	2,548	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	158.00	2,355	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	150.02	1,921	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	122.06	1,261	2thin

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)	1,165	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,786	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,839	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$2,632	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	929	$1,368	4thin

Every lot

74 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,982	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	573	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,757	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	343.05/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,117	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	323.50/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,054	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	772	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,524	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	423.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,071	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	327.50/cwt	310.00–345.00	966	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	402.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,248	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	367.31/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,194	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	334.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	306.53/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,294	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,506	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	306.59/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,466	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	508	274.07/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,392	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	308.37/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,597	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,578	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	286.03/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,630	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	579	305.85/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,771	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	291.24/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,806	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	292.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,975	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	434.93/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,501	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	373.70/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,345	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	322.59/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,187	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,494	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	311.05/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,446	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	354.89/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,686	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	308.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,659	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	292.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,697	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	284.30/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,800	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	122.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,261	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	142.26/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,821	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	155.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,996	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	148.95/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,114	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	164.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,523	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,839.12/head	1,772.00–1,896.00	1,839	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	888	2,720.64/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	965	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	985	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,598.00/head	1,598.00–1,598.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,973.00/head	1,973.00–1,973.00	1,973	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	843	1,176.38/head	1,069.00–1,287.00	1,176	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,559.36/head	1,500.00–1,617.00	1,559	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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 191Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 26

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–335.00	322.59
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	305.00–317.50	311.05
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	360	360.00–390.00	373.70
5	400–450	424	345.00–360.00	352.45
3	450–500	475	340.00–375.00	354.89
3	500–550	538	305.00–310.00	308.33
2	550–600	580	280.00–305.00	292.61
4	600–650	633	275.00–295.00	284.30
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	430.00–455.00	434.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	617	340.00–345.00	343.05
23	750–800	772	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	306.63
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	635	320.00–327.00	323.50
1	650–700	695	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	253	410.00–430.00	423.16
2	300–350	310	390.00–415.00	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	508	255.00–287.50	274.07
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	310.00–345.00	327.50
2	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	334.67
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–317.50	306.53
3	450–500	478	305.00–310.00	306.59
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	296.69
5	550–600	579	285.00–320.00	305.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	355.00–380.00	367.31
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	460	325.00–330.00	327.45
2	500–550	518	297.50–320.00	308.37
2	550–600	570	280.00–292.50	286.03
4	600–650	620	280.00–305.00	291.24
2	650–700	675	285.00–300.00	292.61
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	115.00–127.00	122.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	153.00–160.00	155.84
3	—	1,280	135.00–148.00	142.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	159.00–169.00	164.03
4	—	1,419	146.00–151.00	148.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	185.00–195.00	190.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,720.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,973.00	1,973.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,598.00	1,598.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,069.00–1,287.00	1,176.38

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	2	—	1,015	1,500.00–1,617.00	1,559.36

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	—	1,030	1,772.00–1,896.00	1,839.12

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.