Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to wet conditions in the area. Light 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 $305.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −103.25 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$305.00

2 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.56

vs SC average

−79.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	305.00	1,693	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

305.00

—

SC average6 barns · 44 hd

338.56

−33.56

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−79.60

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−103.25

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	1,562	179.35	2,801	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,372	148.21	2,034	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	145.90	2,086	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	125.00	1,250	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)	820	$1,579	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,834	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	763	$1,721	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	450–500	475	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	382.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	401.49/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	675	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	135.22/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	152.80/cwt	144.00–161.00	2,051	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	172.53/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	145.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,579.00/head	1,579.00–1,579.00	1,579	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	763	1,721.00/head	1,721.00–1,721.00	1,721	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,693.00/head	1,693.00–1,693.00	1,693	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,315.74/head	2,138.00–2,481.00	2,316	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	750	1,013.00/head	1,013.00–1,013.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	299.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	643	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	327.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	243.64/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	299.56/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	284.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 155Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to wet conditions in the area. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	382.59
2	400–450	428	360.00–370.00	364.97
2	450–500	475	340.00–345.00	342.53
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	538	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	285	320.00–335.00	327.24
2	300–350	320	295.00–305.00	299.84
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	488	360.00–370.00	364.97
4	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	280.00–320.00	299.56
2	650–700	680	270.00–300.00	284.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	380.00–420.00	401.49
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	420.00–435.00	427.50
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	230.00–257.50	243.64
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–390.00	380.12
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	643	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,579.00	1,579.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	763	1,721.00	1,721.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,693.00	1,693.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,138.00–2,481.00	2,315.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,013.00	1,013.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	129.00–140.00	135.22
7	—	1,342	144.00–161.00	152.80
1	—	1,455	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	133.00	133.00
2	—	953	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	143.00–150.00	145.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,425	169.00–175.00	172.53

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

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

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle