Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.76/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −46.58 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$294.76

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$80.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.20

vs SC average

−21.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	305.19	1,657	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	277.50	1,533	2thin
Medium and Large 3	595	225.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.19/cwt here — about $319 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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $300.06, median $341.35 across 12 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 sale13 hd

294.76

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

276.56

+18.20

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−21.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−46.58

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	—	High	1,831	172.45	3,158	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	141.74	1,723	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	141.66	2,080	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	117.34	1,074	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,303	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,778	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,565	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$1,395	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,118	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	315.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	123.78/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	313.29/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	300.28/cwt	295.00–305.00	796	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	795	954.00/head	954.00–954.00	954	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	775	1,279.00/head	1,163.00–1,395.00	1,279	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	745	1,565.00/head	1,565.00–1,565.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	306.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	168.89/cwt	159.00–177.00	3,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	144.70/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	142.72/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,705.00/head	1,705.00–1,705.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	493	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	1,271.00/head	1,271.00–1,271.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	294.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	339.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,117.91/head	1,024.00–1,197.00	1,118	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,879.00/head	1,879.00–1,879.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,778.00/head	1,778.00–1,778.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	342.30/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,303.00/head	1,303.00–1,303.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	369.73/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	336.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	336.54/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	326.11/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	293.39/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 145Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 51Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	295.00–305.00	300.28
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	469	305.00–320.00	315.51
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	450–500	493	320.00–322.50	321.24
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
4	250–300	265	320.00–350.00	336.63
2	350–400	385	325.00–347.50	336.54
2	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	339.70
2	450–500	478	322.50–330.00	326.11
6	500–550	525	307.50–320.00	313.29
3	550–600	572	290.00–300.00	294.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–350.00	342.30
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00–385.00	382.60
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	690	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	293.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	340.00–345.00	342.41
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	375.16
4	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	369.73
2	400–450	413	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	567	300.00–315.00	306.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,303.00	1,303.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	954.00	954.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,163.00–1,395.00	1,279.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,565.00	1,565.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,705.00	1,705.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,271.00	1,271.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,024.00–1,197.00	1,117.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,879.00	1,879.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,778.00	1,778.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	120.00–131.00	123.78
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,476	138.00–149.00	144.70
2	—	1,433	125.00–131.00	127.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	128.00	128.00
14	—	1,223	133.00–155.00	142.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,675	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,880	159.00–177.00	168.89

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle