Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made o feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable sales , feeder bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.59/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −55.66 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$352.59

11 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs SC average

−16.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	354.35	2,015	10thin
Medium and Large 2	505	335.00	1,692	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $380.47, median $408.25 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

352.59

—

SC average5 barns · 89 hd

343.94

+8.65

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−16.42

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−55.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,020	175.18	3,539	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	146.40	1,777	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	143.62	2,048	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	119.89	1,356	14

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)	1,165	$1,830	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,106	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$2,450	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	901	$1,407	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,403	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,108	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	262.20/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	305.58/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,164	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,403.00/head	1,403.00–1,403.00	1,403	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,108.00/head	1,108.00–1,108.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	283.69/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	710	1,129.00/head	1,129.00–1,129.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	885	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,993	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	175.18/cwt	169.00–183.00	3,539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	132.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,361	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	151.21/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,724	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,007	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	135.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	114.98/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,348	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,808.17/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,811.00/head	1,811.00–1,811.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	319.38/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	329.60/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,205	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,105.60/head	1,917.00–2,375.00	2,106	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	297.66/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,365.70/head	1,329.00–1,392.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	266.29/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	356.87/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,031	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	328.82/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1

How this sale compares

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 147Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,808.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,403.00	1,403.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,108.00	1,108.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	1,329.00–1,392.00	1,365.70
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,129.00	1,129.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,811.00	1,811.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,190	1,917.00–2,375.00	2,105.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,850.00	2,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	535	277.50–290.00	283.69
2	550–600	573	285.00–310.00	297.66
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	381	297.50–315.00	305.58
2	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	292.35
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
11	500–550	531	250.00–272.50	262.20
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	396	317.50–320.00	319.38
2	400–450	440	322.50–335.00	328.82
2	450–500	465	325.00–334.00	329.60
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	638	262.50–270.00	266.29
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	356.00	356.00
1	600–650	600	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	667	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	569	347.50–362.50	356.87
24	700–750	709	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	162.00	162.00
11	—	1,140	144.00–159.00	151.21
8	—	1,311	130.00–139.00	135.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	129.00–136.00	132.16
10	—	1,172	102.00–125.00	114.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	142.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	1,450	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,470	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,020	169.00–183.00	175.18

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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