Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for July 4th holiday. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.91/cwt on 10 head, up $37.69 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +10.56 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$351.91

▲ 37.69 vs prior sale

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.68

vs SC average

−64.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	367.37	2,044	4thin
Medium and Large 2	519	341.60	1,771	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

351.91

—

SC average6 barns · 127 hd

374.59

−22.68

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−64.20

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+10.56

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	—	Average	1,655	195.20	3,231	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	178.33	2,445	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	171.18	2,019	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	135.25	1,306	11

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)	1,083	$2,949	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,065	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,360	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	344.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	391.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	513	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	349.87/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	359.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,213	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	449	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	398.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.74/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	409.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	382.09/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	328.71/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	164.37/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,862	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	180.19/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,553	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	162.36/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,822	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	195.20/cwt	185.00–202.00	3,231	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	124.33/cwt	95.00–148.00	1,123	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	180.00/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,227	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	2,948.85/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	948	1,604.35/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 73Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 68Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	609	387.50	387.50
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	409.74
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	660	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	517	390.00–410.00	398.35
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	625	370.00–380.00	375.08
1	650–700	665	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	473	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	513	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00–420.00	410.18
2	300–350	340	380.00–400.00	390.00
6	400–450	425	390.00–415.00	410.74
3	450–500	462	380.00–400.00	391.61
3	500–550	515	330.00–370.00	349.87
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	340	440.00–460.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	528	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	585	330.00–360.00	344.74
2	600–650	610	345.00–350.00	347.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	330.00–350.00	340.05
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	449	420.00	420.00
20	600–650	616	345.00–360.00	359.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	610	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–395.00	382.09
2	600–650	613	320.00–337.50	328.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	163.00–165.00	164.37
8	—	903	95.00–148.00	124.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,417	175.00–186.00	180.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	146.00–168.00	162.36
5	—	1,237	178.00–184.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	185.00–202.00	195.20

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,948.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,604.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,850.00	2,850.00

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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

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