Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.71/cwt on 7 head, down $1.04 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −38.10 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$320.71

▼ 1.04 vs prior sale

7 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$0.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.00

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	510	321.25	1,638	2thin
Medium and Large 2	527	320.50	1,689	5thin

One grade step is worth $0.75/cwt here — about −$51 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale7 hd

320.71

—

SC average6 barns · 123 hd

378.71

−58.00

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−38.10

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	1,585	213.23	3,380	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	181.49	2,818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	180.17	2,359	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	153.46	1,699	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,726	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,550	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$2,190	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,875	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,856	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,658	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,182	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	301.10/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	312.00/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	321.25/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	284.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	497.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	452.50/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.17/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,057	2,189.64/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	328.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	359.79/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	379.90/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	373.71/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	298.33/cwt	293.00–307.50	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	443.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	499	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	339.87/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	364.74/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	148.13/cwt	137.50–157.00	1,498	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	180.56/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,851	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	184.81/cwt	177.00–194.00	2,541	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	163.58/cwt	137.50–174.00	1,757	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	166.80/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	173.41/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,177	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	208.64/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,726.00/head	1,726.00–1,726.00	1,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,855.89/head	1,744.00–1,966.00	1,856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,868.00/head	1,868.00–1,868.00	1,868	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,447.00/head	1,447.00–1,447.00	1,447	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	775	1,182.00/head	1,182.00–1,182.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	755	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 170Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 42Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	320.00–340.00	329.97
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	292.50–310.00	301.10
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	375.00–390.00	379.90
2	350–400	378	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	359.79
9	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	328.65
2	550–600	575	309.00–315.00	312.00
3	650–700	677	293.00–307.50	298.33
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	450.00–455.00	452.50
3	350–400	382	435.00–450.00	443.43
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	684	280.00–290.00	284.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	499	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	317.50–325.00	321.25
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.40
2	350–400	375	470.00–495.00	482.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	364.74
3	450–500	458	325.00–350.00	339.87
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	568	372.50–375.00	373.71
3	600–650	628	340.00–360.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	778	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00

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	3	—	1,057	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,189.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,726.00	1,726.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,744.00–1,966.00	1,855.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,868.00	1,868.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,447.00	1,447.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,182.00	1,182.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	137.50–157.00	148.13
2	—	1,348	165.00–170.00	166.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	206.00	206.00
9	—	1,579	177.00–185.00	180.56
2	—	1,500	173.00–174.00	173.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,375	177.00–194.00	184.81
7	—	1,074	137.50–174.00	163.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	227.00	227.00
3	—	1,500	205.00–212.00	208.64

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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