Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.22/cwt on 10 head, down $2.62 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −27.13 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$314.22

▼ 2.62 vs prior sale

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$673

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

$115.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.22

vs SC average

−104.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	310.90	1,671	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	270.00	1,445	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.00/cwt here — about $673 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $300.06, median $341.35 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

314.22

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

371.43

−57.22

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−104.04

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−27.13

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

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	1,735	218.78	3,796	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	187.69	2,177	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	177.19	2,337	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	162.00	1,401	1thin

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)	1,048	$2,245	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,036	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,972	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,656	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	435.12/cwt	430.00–440.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	344.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	360.24/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	262.77/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	399.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	2,036.00/head	2,036.00–2,036.00	2,036	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,514.73/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	855	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	795	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,862.00/head	1,862.00–1,862.00	1,862	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,044.00/head	2,044.00–2,044.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	284.97/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	326.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	429.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	301.50/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	642	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	317.62/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	177.19/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,337	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	187.69/cwt	173.00–197.00	2,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	229.49/cwt	224.00–234.00	4,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	211.64/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,460	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

How this sale compares

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 154Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 10

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	430.00–440.00	435.12
2	300–350	338	380.00–420.00	399.85
2	400–450	415	340.00–380.00	360.24
2	450–500	468	330.00–360.00	344.92
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	312.50–322.50	317.62
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	240.00–285.00	262.77
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	642	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	326.56
5	550–600	552	300.00–307.50	301.50
1	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	905	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	477	260.00–300.00	284.97
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	429.52
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	573	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	2,036.00	2,036.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,514.73
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,862.00	1,862.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,044.00	2,044.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	162.00	162.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	170.00–186.00	177.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	173.00–197.00	187.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	224.00–234.00	229.49
3	—	1,635	208.00–215.00	211.64

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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