Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −64.68 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$276.67

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.52

vs SC average

−64.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	310.00	1,783	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	260.00	1,424	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $359 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 sale3 hd

276.67

—

SC average6 barns · 131 hd

310.19

−33.52

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−64.25

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−64.68

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	1,217	167.90	2,044	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	143.74	2,365	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	141.65	1,695	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	115.01	1,337	10

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)	1,089	$2,313	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$1,980	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,852	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,691	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$2,669	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,646	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,088	155.48/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	111.46/cwt	68.00–137.00	1,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	134.87/cwt	114.00–144.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	670	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	2,345.14/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,691.00/head	1,691.00–1,691.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,851.60/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,646.00/head	1,646.00–1,646.00	1,646	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	150.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,930	6
Bulls	—	—	1,314	177.22/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,329	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	139.57/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,322	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	149.31/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	367	271.07/cwt	240.00–282.50	995	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	260.36/cwt	250.00–270.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	286.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	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 Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 104Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 62Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 28

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	618	270.00–300.00	286.50
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	370	310.00–330.00	320.00
2	450–500	493	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	410	300.00–310.00	305.06
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	636	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	583	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	250.00–270.00	260.36
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	367	240.00–282.50	271.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	146.00–168.00	155.48
4	—	1,314	174.00–180.00	177.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	68.00–137.00	111.46
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,133	114.00–144.00	134.87
6	—	1,281	145.00–155.00	150.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	134.00–143.00	139.57
3	—	1,620	147.00–154.00	149.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,345.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,851.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,675	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,691.00	1,691.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,646.00	1,646.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle