Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

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 $268.20/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −73.15 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$268.20

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.20

vs SC average

−61.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	273.73	1,524	6thin
Medium and Large 3	510	235.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd

268.20

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

287.40

−19.20

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−61.75

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−73.15

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	1,920	169.00	3,245	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	140.53	1,927	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	137.00	2,082	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	131.40	1,455	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,185	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	600–650	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	300–350	318	313.68/cwt	312.50–315.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	268.75/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	2,005.00/head	2,005.00–2,005.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	289.74/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	715	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	377.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	715	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.85/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	135.10/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	141.85/cwt	132.00–152.00	2,072	13
Bulls	—	—	1,905	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	128.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,631	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	414	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,391	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,082	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,688	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	840	2
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	341.39/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	353.63/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	417.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,369.49/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	280.22/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	349.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 207Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 41

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
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	289.74
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	570	250.00–275.00	266.85
4	600–650	618	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	312.50–315.00	313.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	260.08
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	337.50–345.00	341.39
2	350–400	358	340.00–360.00	349.79
2	400–450	413	330.00–335.00	332.55
2	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	365.00–390.00	377.65
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	280.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	538	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–420.00	417.08
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	720	255.00–282.50	268.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	265.03
11	750–800	775	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	379.00	379.00
2	550–600	585	340.00–367.50	353.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
13	400–450	414	336.00	336.00
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	810	2,005.00	2,005.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,815.00	1,815.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,369.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	133.00–138.00	135.10
1	—	915	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,461	132.00–152.00	141.85
5	—	1,272	125.00–129.00	128.24
2	—	1,038	160.00–165.00	162.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,905	148.00	148.00

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.

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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

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