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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

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

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 82▲ 36 vs year ago 99 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 35▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 30 vs year ago 41 · −73.2%

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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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.27/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +14.96 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$341.27

14 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	370.85	1,983	6thin
Medium and Large 2	571	319.09	1,821	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $162 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 sale14 hd

341.27

—

SC average5 barns · 82 hd

347.16

−5.89

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

+14.96

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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 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	171.00	2,535	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	148.01	1,841	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	139.76	2,058	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	129.15	1,360	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,522	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$2,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$1,112	2thin

Every lot

65 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,864	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	380.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,077	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	387.34/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,239	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	379.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,417	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,431	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	307.87/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,287	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	350.48/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,714	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,553	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	970	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	439.45/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,397	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	456.56/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,849	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	337.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,580	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	361.32/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,702	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,914	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,066	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	326.77/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,879	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,885	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,022	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	284.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,915	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	126.38/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,573	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	139.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,712	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	157.45/cwt	147.00–168.00	1,990	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	135.20/cwt	121.00–148.00	1,944	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,544	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	2,522.22/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,522	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	685	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	845	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	705	1,251.00/head	1,251.00–1,251.00	1,251	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	760	973.00/head	973.00–973.00	973	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 82Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 41

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales, Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	418	295.00–320.00	307.87
1	500–550	505	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	283	370.00–390.00	380.44
2	300–350	320	385.00–390.00	387.34
3	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	379.91
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	489	350.00–352.50	350.48
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	493.00	493.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	355.14
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	471	352.50–370.00	361.32
2	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	362.46
3	550–600	575	295.00–355.00	326.77
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.59
2	650–700	673	270.00–300.00	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	430.00–450.00	439.45
3	400–450	405	440.00–465.00	456.56
4	500–550	517	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	570	360.00–365.00	362.54
6	600–650	637	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	595	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	468	330.00–345.00	337.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,218	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,522.22

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	—	845	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	705	1,251.00	1,251.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	973.00	973.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	130.00–145.00	139.62
8	—	1,264	147.00–168.00	157.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	121.00–148.00	135.20
1	—	1,610	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	117.00–140.00	126.38
1	—	1,100	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,775	178.00	178.00

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.