Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of 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 $328.33/cwt on 9 head, up $14.12 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −13.01 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$328.33

▲ 14.12 vs prior sale

9 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.85

vs SC average

−83.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	390.00	2,028	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	328.00	1,862	5thin
Medium and Large 3	528	308.33	1,629	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

328.33

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

362.18

−33.85

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−83.17

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−13.01

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	1,758	213.76	3,758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	174.28	1,994	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	169.93	2,283	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	161.50	1,470	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,614	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$3,117	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,647	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,497	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,394	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$1,322	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.19/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	365.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	443.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,548.00/head	1,548.00–1,548.00	1,548	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,322.16/head	1,269.00–1,373.00	1,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,614.00/head	1,614.00–1,614.00	1,614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	825	1,609.00/head	1,609.00–1,609.00	1,609	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,647.00/head	1,647.00–1,647.00	1,647	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	1,179.00/head	1,179.00–1,179.00	1,179	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	233.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	4,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	205.83/cwt	192.00–215.00	3,468	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	168.86/cwt	153.00–173.00	2,036	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	178.24/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	179.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,950	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,842	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 93Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,614.00	1,614.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	4,450.00	4,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,548.00	1,548.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,647.00	1,647.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,269.00–1,373.00	1,322.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,445.00	1,445.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,609.00	1,609.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,179.00	1,179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	515	315.00–330.00	322.50
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	576	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	320.19
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	365.08
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	473	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	513	440.00–450.00	443.51
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	230.00–237.00	233.58
5	—	1,685	192.00–215.00	205.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	153.00–173.00	168.86
9	—	1,089	175.00–185.00	179.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	176.00–181.00	178.24
1	—	1,270	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	168.00	168.00
1	—	985	155.00	155.00

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.

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Laurens Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

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