Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons on feeder cattle 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 and flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.83/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −85.42 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$322.83

9 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs SC average

−46.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	325.37	1,803	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	302.50	1,588	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale9 hd

322.83

—

SC average6 barns · 59 hd

324.10

−1.27

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−46.75

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−85.42

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	1,358	177.45	2,410	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	152.74	2,215	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	145.83	1,768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	131.31	1,271	4thin

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)	864	$1,694	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,594	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,995	$4,289	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,636	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	824	$1,578	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	337.24/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	273.46/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	325.37/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,803	8
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,636.00/head	2,350.00–2,925.00	2,636	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	650	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	700	1,202.86/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,203	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,113	167.59/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	164.19/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,038	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	129.08/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	152.56/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,330	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,995	4,289.00/head	4,289.00–4,289.00	4,289	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	133.59/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	187.30/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	275.50/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,593.50/head	1,575.00–1,612.00	1,594	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	1,952.44/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,958.82/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,959	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	325.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	302.64/cwt	285.00–320.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	283.44/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	256.74/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	414.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	283.69/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 161Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	1,575.00–1,612.00	1,593.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	935	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,958.82
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,350.00–2,925.00	2,636.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,202.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,952.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,995	4,289.00	4,289.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	308	327.50–355.00	337.24
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00–320.00	302.64
2	350–400	378	260.00–290.00	275.50
2	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	299.70
2	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	267.50–282.50	273.46
3	600–650	618	240.00–270.00	256.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	554	324.00–335.00	325.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	342.50	342.50
6	350–400	367	315.00–330.00	325.78
2	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	620	280.00–290.00	285.16
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	400.00–430.00	414.20
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	470	320.00–330.00	325.05
2	500–550	538	270.00–297.50	283.69
2	550–600	563	270.00–297.50	283.44
3	600–650	635	265.00–270.00	268.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	172.50	172.50
1	300–350	315	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	163.00–175.00	167.59
4	—	1,603	184.00–192.00	187.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	158.00–169.00	164.19
6	—	1,193	122.00–139.00	133.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	127.00–130.00	129.08
1	—	1,030	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	149.00–159.00	152.56
1	—	1,465	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,205	131.00	131.00

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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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

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