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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 207▼ 50 vs year ago 176 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 15 vs year ago 46 · −32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 33 vs year ago 41 · −80.5%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.20/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −47.33 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$268.20

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.20

vs SC average

−61.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	273.73	1,524	6thin
Medium and Large 3	510	235.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd

268.20

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

287.40

−19.20

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−61.75

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−47.33

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $374.43, low $261.44, median $315.53 across 14 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	—	High	1,920	169.00	3,245	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	140.53	1,927	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	137.00	2,082	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	131.40	1,455	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,185	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,963	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	353.63/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,069	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,693	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	715	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,895	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	268.75/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,935	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fancy	318	313.68/cwt	312.50–315.00	998	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	840	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	341.39/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,137	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	349.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,252	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	289.74/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,101	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,373	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	266.85/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,521	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,790	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	417.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	951	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	377.65/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,567	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 3	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	280.22/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,592	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	414	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,391	13
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,688	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	135.10/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,625	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	128.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,631	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	141.85/cwt	132.00–152.00	2,072	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,082	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	2,005.00/head	2,005.00–2,005.00	2,005	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	715	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	2,369.49/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,369	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 207Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 41

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	289.74
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	570	250.00–275.00	266.85
4	600–650	618	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	312.50–315.00	313.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	260.08
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	440	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	337.50–345.00	341.39
2	350–400	358	340.00–360.00	349.79
2	400–450	413	330.00–335.00	332.55
2	450–500	478	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	365.00–390.00	377.65
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	280.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	538	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–420.00	417.08
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	720	255.00–282.50	268.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	265.03
11	750–800	775	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	379.00	379.00
2	550–600	585	340.00–367.50	353.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
13	400–450	414	336.00	336.00
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	2,005.00	2,005.00

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	1	—	955	1,815.00	1,815.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	1	—	715	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	—	825	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,369.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	133.00–138.00	135.10
1	—	915	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,461	132.00–152.00	141.85
5	—	1,272	125.00–129.00	128.24
2	—	1,038	160.00–165.00	162.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,905	148.00	148.00

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.