Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.21/cwt on 3 head, down $35.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −48.13 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$293.21

▼ 35.27 vs prior sale

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$49.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.33

vs SC average

−57.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	309.82	1,766	2thin
Medium and Large 3	510	260.00	1,326	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.82/cwt here — about $440 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 sale3 hd

293.21

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

327.54

−34.33

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−57.97

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−48.13

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	—	Average	1,582	204.30	3,232	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	206.71	2,388	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	141.79	1,442	6thin

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)	1,315	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,017	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,753	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,074	$1,916	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,601	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	1,123	2,045.37/head	1,989.00–2,100.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,658.00/head	1,658.00–1,658.00	1,658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,108.00/head	2,108.00–2,108.00	2,108	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,122.00/head	2,122.00–2,122.00	2,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,294.22/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,294	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	700	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	730	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	204.30/cwt	186.00–220.00	3,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	231.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,786	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	159.58/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	139.55/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	717	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,040	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	346.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	293.69/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	367.98/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	490.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,632	2

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 12

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,123	1,989.00–2,100.00	2,045.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	1,658.00	1,658.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,108.00	2,108.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,294.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,122.00	2,122.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	186.00–220.00	204.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	220.00–240.00	231.20
2	—	1,103	159.00–160.00	159.58
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	153.00	153.00
5	—	1,011	126.00–149.00	139.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	480.00–500.00	490.10
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	145.00	145.00
3	700–750	717	140.00–150.00	145.07
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	328	355.00–380.00	367.98
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	435	340.00–355.00	346.98
2	450–500	473	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	309.82
1	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00–450.00	444.95
2	300–350	305	420.00–450.00	435.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	733	290.00–297.50	293.69
1	750–800	790	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	660	250.00–260.00	255.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	303	490.00–500.00	495.04

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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