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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 147▲ 3 vs year ago 142 · +2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 46▼ 29 vs year ago 80 · −36.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made o feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable sales , feeder bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.59/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −49.70 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$352.59

11 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs SC average

−16.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	354.35	2,015	10thin
Medium and Large 2	505	335.00	1,692	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

352.59

—

SC average5 barns · 89 hd

343.94

+8.65

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−16.42

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

−49.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $324.36, median $402.29 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	2,020	175.18	3,539	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	146.40	1,777	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	143.62	2,048	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	119.89	1,356	14

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)	1,165	$1,830	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,106	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$2,450	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	901	$1,407	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,403	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,108	1thin

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	356.87/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,031	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,004	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	266.29/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,699	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,048	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,205	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	305.58/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,164	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	319.38/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,265	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	292.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,242	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	328.82/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,447	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	329.60/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,533	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	262.20/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,392	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,816	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	283.69/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,518	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	297.66/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,706	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,020	175.18/cwt	169.00–183.00	3,539	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	132.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,361	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	151.21/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,724	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	114.98/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,348	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,993	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	135.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,782	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,007	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,233	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,105.60/head	1,917.00–2,375.00	2,106	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	885	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	1,808.17/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,808	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	710	1,129.00/head	1,129.00–1,129.00	1,129	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,108.00/head	1,108.00–1,108.00	1,108	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,403.00/head	1,403.00–1,403.00	1,403	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,365.70/head	1,329.00–1,392.00	1,366	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,811.00/head	1,811.00–1,811.00	1,811	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 147Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,808.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,403.00	1,403.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,108.00	1,108.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	1,329.00–1,392.00	1,365.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,129.00	1,129.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,811.00	1,811.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,190	1,917.00–2,375.00	2,105.60

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	—	890	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,850.00	2,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	535	277.50–290.00	283.69
2	550–600	573	285.00–310.00	297.66
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	381	297.50–315.00	305.58
2	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	292.35
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
11	500–550	531	250.00–272.50	262.20
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	705	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	396	317.50–320.00	319.38
2	400–450	440	322.50–335.00	328.82
2	450–500	465	325.00–334.00	329.60
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	638	262.50–270.00	266.29
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	356.00	356.00
1	600–650	600	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	667	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	569	347.50–362.50	356.87
24	700–750	709	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	162.00	162.00
11	—	1,140	144.00–159.00	151.21
8	—	1,311	130.00–139.00	135.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	129.00–136.00	132.16
10	—	1,172	102.00–125.00	114.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	142.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	1,450	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,470	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,020	169.00–183.00	175.18

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.