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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 4

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 109▼ 98 vs year ago 202 · −48.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 33▲ 13 vs year ago 49 · +26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 26 · −15.4%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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 $268.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −57.73 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$268.58

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.39

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	268.58	1,499	8thin

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 sale8 hd

268.58

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

321.97

−53.39

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−57.73

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	1,487	177.39	2,637	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	148.55	1,775	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	147.67	2,109	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	131.48	1,494	18

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)	1,375	$2,358	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$2,239	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,705	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,298	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	786	$1,282	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,937	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	323.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,035	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	278.61/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,195	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	528	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,419	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	318.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,698	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	365.91/cwt	350.00–380.00	995	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,187	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	287.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,359	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	518	264.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	274.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,567	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	188.99/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	141.70/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,560	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	122.63/cwt	96.00–134.00	1,358	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	142.55/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,671	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	156.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,054	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	151.51/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,129	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	141.91/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,076	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	2,099.78/head	2,026.00–2,166.00	2,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	1,036.00/head	1,036.00–1,036.00	1,036	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	770	1,328.00/head	1,328.00–1,328.00	1,328	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,637.00/head	1,637.00–1,637.00	1,637	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,298.00/head	1,298.00–1,298.00	1,298	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	2,768.21/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,113.45/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,113	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,262.18/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,228	2,215.89/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,216	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,375	2,358.36/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,358	2

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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 109Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 33Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 26

No comparisons made 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,101	128.00–147.00	141.70
9	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	156.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	140.00–144.00	141.91
3	—	1,405	148.00–158.00	151.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,107	96.00–134.00	122.63
8	—	1,172	139.00–147.00	142.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	165.00–170.00	167.57
2	—	1,990	187.00–191.00	188.99
2	—	1,390	175.00–176.00	175.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,036.00	1,036.00

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	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,328.00	1,328.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,298.00	1,298.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,637.00	1,637.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,113.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	2	—	1,133	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768.21

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	—	1,158	2,026.00–2,166.00	2,099.78

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)	2	—	1,180	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,358.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,215.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	250.00–280.00	264.64
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	325.07
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	287.38
5	550–600	570	270.00–295.00	274.87
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	272	350.00–380.00	365.91
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	289.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	310.00–340.00	323.59
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
7	500–550	533	310.00–320.00	318.65
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	429	270.00–300.00	278.61
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	267.50–270.00	268.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00

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.