Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

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. 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 $285.01/cwt on 6 head, down $43.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −56.34 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$285.01

▼ 43.47 vs prior sale

6 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.00

vs SC average

−75.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	287.01	1,556	5thin
Medium and Large 3	505	275.00	1,389	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $167 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 sale6 hd

285.01

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

313.01

−28.00

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−75.51

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−56.34

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	1,882	204.86	3,855	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	186.00	2,788	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	185.76	2,329	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	172.04	2,043	5thin

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)	770	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,014	$2,320	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	869	$1,797	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	680	$708	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	341.56/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	368.75/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	327.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	376.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	306.27/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	328.72/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	188.99/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,362	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	174.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,140	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	194.67/cwt	189.00–204.00	2,778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	207.82/cwt	199.00–225.00	3,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,686	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	708.13/head	615.00–785.00	708	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,182.00/head	2,182.00–2,182.00	2,182	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	2,152.12/head	2,120.00–2,181.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,377.74/head	1,915.00–2,700.00	2,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,090.00/head	2,090.00–2,090.00	2,090	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 216Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	337.50–345.00	341.56
4	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	327.47
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	612	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	275.02
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	367.50–370.00	368.75
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	700	280.00–282.50	281.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	327.50–330.00	328.72
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	570	305.00–307.50	306.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00–390.00	376.46
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	345.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	180.00–202.50	188.99
2	—	1,265	174.00–178.00	176.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	170.00–178.00	174.30
1	—	1,025	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,427	189.00–204.00	194.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	199.00–225.00	207.82
1	—	1,910	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	615.00–785.00	708.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,182.00	2,182.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,120.00–2,181.00	2,152.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	993	1,915.00–2,700.00	2,377.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,090.00	2,090.00

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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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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