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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 102▲ 12 vs year ago 100 · +12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 23▼ 6 vs year ago 54 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 14 vs year ago 24 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −3.81 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$322.50

4 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.09

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	322.50	1,821	4thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

322.50

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

334.59

−12.09

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−3.81

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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 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	—	Low	1,469	169.88	2,495	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	156.57	1,927	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	150.04	2,188	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	136.49	1,451	7thin

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)	1,510	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$1,871	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$3,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,121	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	485	$700	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	317.76/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,134	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,525	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,602	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,650	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	342.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,900	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,710	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	312.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	885	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	370.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,251	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	370.04/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,432	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	488	318.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,556	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,680	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,963	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	263.41/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,904	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,815	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	122.40/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,225	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	141.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,551	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	150.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,666	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,013	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	159.35/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,013	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,253	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,261	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	136.06/cwt	126.00–142.00	2,003	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,664	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	3,624.70/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	760	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	2,319.09/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,319	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	485	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	830	1,121.00/head	1,121.00–1,121.00	1,121	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 102Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 23Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 24

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	488	310.00–320.00	318.95
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	300.00–325.00	312.83
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	634	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00–380.00	370.07
3	350–400	387	350.00–380.00	370.04
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	695	275.00–290.00	282.50
3	700–750	723	250.00–285.00	263.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
7	350–400	357	310.00–355.00	317.76
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–315.00	312.44
2	550–600	580	290.00–300.00	294.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	415	365.00–370.00	367.50
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	555	335.00–350.00	342.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	372.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	975.00	975.00

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)	1	—	1,485	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,513	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,319.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,121.00	1,121.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	485	700.00	700.00

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	2	—	1,640	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,624.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,370	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,472	126.00–142.00	136.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	148.00–168.00	159.35
5	—	1,098	140.00–143.00	141.23
2	—	1,305	170.00–175.00	172.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	145.00–155.00	150.40
4	—	1,001	115.00–134.00	122.40
1	—	1,220	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,565	175.00–185.00	179.86

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.