Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 67▲ 124 vs year ago 112 · +110.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 64▼ 50 vs year ago 91 · −54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.29/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −39.24 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$276.29
26 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$612
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$89.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−43.09
vs SC average
−89.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585345.002,0181thin
Medium and Large 2556275.971,53522
Medium and Large 3550255.771,4073thin
One grade step is worth $89.23/cwt here — about $612 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 sale26 hd
276.29
—
SC average5 barns · 145 hd
319.38
−43.09
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−89.32
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−39.24
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
388341294247median 315.5303/1105/0607/2209/2310/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,552172.262,6733thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465148.272,1726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,177143.371,68813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,297128.131,66210

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$1,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,6292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,6171thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$1,1072thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,5881thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$2,0662thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,7171thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$2,3132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$2,1502thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$1,2018
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)660$7751thin

Every lot

89 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337361.93/cwt345.00–380.001,2203
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428330.18/cwt320.00–340.001,4132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3586246.64/cwt245.00–255.001,4456
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235345.11/cwt340.00–350.008112
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277313.94/cwt300.00–330.008705
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280279.82/cwt270.00–290.007834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy413264.73/cwt250.00–280.001,0932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416299.97/cwt290.00–310.001,2487
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440238.65/cwt230.00–247.501,0502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470268.66/cwt260.00–277.501,2632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,2273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy513243.66/cwt240.00–247.501,2502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527286.61/cwt265.00–290.001,5107
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555258.65/cwt247.50–270.001,4362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580252.50/cwt250.00–255.001,4652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586280.77/cwt277.50–290.001,64510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616259.23/cwt250.00–280.001,5977
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007834
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273395.93/cwt390.00–400.001,0815
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273344.68/cwt340.00–350.009412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3321307.73/cwt300.00–320.009885
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340335.00/cwt330.00–340.001,1392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370338.27/cwt320.00–350.001,2525
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380283.21/cwt270.00–297.501,0762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413343.23/cwt330.00–360.001,4183
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417276.56/cwt270.00–280.001,1533
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy426317.57/cwt310.00–320.001,3534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462336.62/cwt320.00–355.001,5555
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468283.72/cwt265.00–295.001,3283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy508274.93/cwt270.00–280.001,3972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520290.10/cwt280.00–300.001,5092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624265.07/cwt250.00–280.001,6544
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455195.00/cwt195.00–195.008872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,7251
Bulls——1,595165.39/cwt155.00–174.002,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072133.40/cwt125.00–142.001,4307
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165118.35/cwt102.00–128.001,3795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300155.00/cwt149.00–162.002,0156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392147.32/cwt145.00–150.002,0513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,429137.91/cwt130.00–147.001,9715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585136.34/cwt130.00–142.002,1612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0101,717.00/head1,717.00–1,717.001,7171
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0751,881.00/head1,881.00–1,881.001,8811
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 28051,106.63/head1,058.00–1,148.001,1072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,617.00/head1,617.00–1,617.001,6171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,833.00/head1,833.00–1,833.001,8331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3660775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38731,102.38/head1,062.00–1,163.001,1024
Stock Cows—Small 29601,123.00/head1,123.00–1,123.001,1231
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0421,359.67/head1,280.00–1,425.001,3603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0801,588.00/head1,588.00–1,588.001,5881

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.