Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −90.24 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$268.58

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.39

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	268.58	1,499	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale8 hd

268.58

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

321.97

−53.39

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−90.24

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	1,487	177.39	2,637	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	148.55	1,775	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	147.67	2,109	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	131.48	1,494	18

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)	1,375	$2,358	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$2,239	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,705	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,298	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	786	$1,282	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	141.70/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,560	11
Bulls	—	—	1,080	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	141.91/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	122.63/cwt	96.00–134.00	1,358	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	142.55/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,671	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	156.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,054	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	1,036.00/head	1,036.00–1,036.00	1,036	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	1,328.00/head	1,328.00–1,328.00	1,328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	2,099.78/head	2,026.00–2,166.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,262.18/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	151.51/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	188.99/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	2,358.36/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,298.00/head	1,298.00–1,298.00	1,298	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,113.45/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,113	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,637.00/head	1,637.00–1,637.00	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	2,215.89/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	2,768.21/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	365.91/cwt	350.00–380.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	318.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	264.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	323.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	278.61/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	274.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 109Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 33Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 26

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,101	128.00–147.00	141.70
9	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	156.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	140.00–144.00	141.91
3	—	1,405	148.00–158.00	151.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,107	96.00–134.00	122.63
8	—	1,172	139.00–147.00	142.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	165.00–170.00	167.57
2	—	1,990	187.00–191.00	188.99
2	—	1,390	175.00–176.00	175.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,036.00	1,036.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,328.00	1,328.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,298.00	1,298.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,637.00	1,637.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,113.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,158	2,026.00–2,166.00	2,099.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,358.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,215.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	250.00–280.00	264.64
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	325.07
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	287.38
5	550–600	570	270.00–295.00	274.87
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	272	350.00–380.00	365.91
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	289.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	310.00–340.00	323.59
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
7	500–550	533	310.00–320.00	318.65
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	429	270.00–300.00	278.61
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	267.50–270.00	268.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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