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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 28

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 112▲ 34 vs year ago 75 · +45.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 23 vs year ago 7 · +328.6%

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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 $305.51/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −10.02 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$305.51

10 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs SC average

−27.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	312.51	1,590	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	295.00	1,637	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	260.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.51/cwt here — about $277 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

305.51

—

SC average5 barns · 82 hd

315.26

−9.76

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−27.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−10.02

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	—	Low	1,676	181.83	3,048	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	166.00	2,930	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	152.24	1,897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	131.09	1,409	5thin

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)	1,367	$2,486	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,069	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	849	$1,687	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,520	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,469	3thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	394.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,262	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	444	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,887	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	494	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,778	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	572	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,031	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	353.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,317	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	261.66/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,086	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	313.60/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,358	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,581	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,603	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	343.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,591	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,434	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,039	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,491	174.76/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	207.89/cwt	201.00–215.00	4,137	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	121.82/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,245	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,675	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	158.05/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,949	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	139.17/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,776	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,704	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,165	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	923	1,625.55/head	1,467.00–1,751.00	1,626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	1,991.50/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,992	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,453.66/head	2,175.00–2,675.00	2,454	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	735	1,381.99/head	1,304.00–1,482.00	1,382	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	747	1,591.06/head	1,511.00–1,705.00	1,591	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	883	1,317.36/head	1,232.00–1,418.00	1,317	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	1,876.93/head	1,570.00–2,195.00	1,877	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,771.00/head	1,771.00–1,771.00	1,771	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,511.00/head	2,511.00–2,511.00	2,511	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 112Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 7

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	394.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	572	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	502	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	353.21
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	520	305.00–310.00	308.35
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	415	250.00–272.50	261.66
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	433	295.00–330.00	313.60
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	332.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	305.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	463	330.00–355.00	343.65
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,125	3,125.00	3,125.00

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	—	1,570	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,175.00–2,675.00	2,453.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,991.50

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	—	1,225	2,511.00	2,511.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,771.00	1,771.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,570.00–2,195.00	1,876.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,520.00	1,520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,232.00–1,418.00	1,317.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	1,511.00–1,705.00	1,591.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	1,304.00–1,482.00	1,381.99

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	2	—	923	1,467.00–1,751.00	1,625.55

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	—	1,135	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	140.00–149.00	144.99
3	—	1,022	110.00–135.00	121.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	148.00–164.00	158.05
4	—	1,276	135.00–141.00	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,840	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,990	201.00–215.00	207.89
4	—	1,491	165.00–187.00	174.76

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.