Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 $280.20/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −61.14 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$280.20

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.21

vs SC average

−49.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	315.00	1,678	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	271.84	1,461	16thin
Medium and Large 3	580	240.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $286 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.

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 sale22 hd

280.20

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

294.41

−14.21

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−49.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−61.14

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	—	Low	1,510	169.41	2,558	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	144.78	1,552	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,265	142.42	1,801	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	129.07	1,229	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,594	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	963	$2,000	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,656	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	833	$1,136	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	500–550	518	331.67/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,607	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	895	1,137.00/head	1,137.00–1,137.00	1,137	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	660	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	371.50/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	341.86/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	320.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	258	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	240.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	173.01/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	138.10/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	153.23/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	144.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,421	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,566	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,656.00/head	1,656.00–1,656.00	1,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	963	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	668	272.45/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	315.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	277.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,594.07/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	319.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	276.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	329.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	276.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	368.19/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	330.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	251.41/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	546	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	300.14/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	304.86/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	334.48/cwt	320.00–350.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	579	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 126Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	323	335.00–350.00	341.86
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–340.00	330.17
3	500–550	518	330.00–332.50	331.67
2	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	485	257.50	257.50
5	500–550	546	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	405	250.00–255.00	252.49
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	270.00–300.00	276.07
4	500–550	518	295.00–320.00	304.86
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	320.00–350.00	334.48
2	300–350	335	295.00–300.00	297.57
3	350–400	357	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	520	270.00–290.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	613	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	510	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	550–600	568	310.00–330.00	320.31
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	230.00–250.00	240.26
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	364	330.00–380.00	368.19
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	300.14
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	300.00–330.00	315.15
4	550–600	579	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	329.66
2	400–450	415	280.00–300.00	290.00
3	500–550	532	270.00–280.00	276.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	370.00–380.00	371.50
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	668	260.00–285.00	272.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	453	270.00–285.00	277.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	310.00–330.00	319.65
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	715	240.00–262.50	251.41
1	750–800	760	242.50	242.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,137.00	1,137.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,135.00	1,135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,594.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,656.00	1,656.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	963	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	163.00	163.00
4	—	986	140.00–151.00	144.12
2	—	1,143	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	137.00–139.00	138.10
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,318	146.00–159.00	153.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,570	170.00–176.00	173.01

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle