Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

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 $305.51/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −35.84 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$305.51

10 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$52.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs SC average

−27.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	312.51	1,590	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	295.00	1,637	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	260.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.51/cwt here — about $277 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 sale10 hd

305.51

—

SC average5 barns · 82 hd

315.26

−9.76

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−27.19

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−35.84

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	1,676	181.83	3,048	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	166.00	2,930	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	152.24	1,897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	131.09	1,409	5thin

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)	1,367	$2,486	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,069	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	849	$1,687	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,520	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	394.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,511.00/head	2,511.00–2,511.00	2,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,625.55/head	1,467.00–1,751.00	1,626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	2,453.66/head	2,175.00–2,675.00	2,454	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,876.93/head	1,570.00–2,195.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	1,991.50/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,992	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	1,317.36/head	1,232.00–1,418.00	1,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	747	1,591.06/head	1,511.00–1,705.00	1,591	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	1,381.99/head	1,304.00–1,482.00	1,382	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	158.05/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	207.89/cwt	201.00–215.00	4,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	121.82/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,245	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	174.76/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	139.17/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	261.66/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,434	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,771.00/head	1,771.00–1,771.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	494	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	343.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	444	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	313.60/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	353.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	572	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 112Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 7

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	394.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	572	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	502	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	353.21
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	520	305.00–310.00	308.35
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	415	250.00–272.50	261.66
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	433	295.00–330.00	313.60
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	332.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	305.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	463	330.00–355.00	343.65
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,125.00	3,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,175.00–2,675.00	2,453.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,991.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,511.00	2,511.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,771.00	1,771.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,570.00–2,195.00	1,876.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,520.00	1,520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,232.00–1,418.00	1,317.36
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	1,511.00–1,705.00	1,591.06
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	1,304.00–1,482.00	1,381.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	923	1,467.00–1,751.00	1,625.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	140.00–149.00	144.99
3	—	1,022	110.00–135.00	121.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	148.00–164.00	158.05
4	—	1,276	135.00–141.00	139.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,840	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,990	201.00–215.00	207.89
4	—	1,491	165.00–187.00	174.76

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

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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