Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Moderate 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 $360.33/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +18.99 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$360.33

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.45

vs SC average

−49.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	368.89	1,992	22
Medium and Large 2	549	328.95	1,804	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

360.33

—

SC average5 barns · 151 hd

348.88

+11.45

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−49.77

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+18.99

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	1,449	185.19	2,682	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	171.49	2,581	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	166.46	1,994	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	147.51	1,473	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,340	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	768	$1,706	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,704	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,543	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,365	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	2,061.00/head	2,061.00–2,061.00	2,061	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	387.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,419.00/head	1,419.00–1,419.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	339.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	448.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	383.72/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	368.59/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,976	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	434.31/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	596	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,429	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	393.87/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	412.13/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	447.41/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	491.63/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,988.00/head	1,988.00–1,988.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	392.48/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	486.48/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	403.64/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	469.54/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	473.94/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	322.41/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,380	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	164.28/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,966	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	150.14/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	166.24/cwt	158.00–176.00	2,643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	205.66/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,243	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	164.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	404.78/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	770	1,186.00/head	1,186.00–1,186.00	1,186	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	750	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,443.00/head	1,443.00–1,443.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	360.16/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.92/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	583	345.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	628	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	376.28/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	323.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	348.72/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,859	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,695.20/head	1,644.00–1,723.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	356.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	323.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,578	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 108Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	210.00	210.00
20	—	1,197	150.00–177.50	164.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	144.00–155.00	150.14
1	—	1,050	137.00	137.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	158.00–176.00	166.24
1	—	1,335	182.00	182.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	195.00–210.00	205.66
3	—	1,320	160.00–170.00	164.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	400.00–440.00	412.13
2	300–350	325	420.00–450.00	434.31
3	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	404.98
5	400–450	429	387.50–400.00	392.48
4	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	383.72
2	500–550	523	360.00–365.00	362.51
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	390.00–415.00	403.64
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	536	355.00–370.00	368.59
2	550–600	568	380.00–395.00	387.27
10	600–650	645	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	307.50–337.50	322.41
2	600–650	625	330.00–335.00	332.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	463	350.00–370.00	360.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	356.93
4	450–500	469	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	533	347.50–350.00	348.72
3	550–600	565	300.00–350.00	322.92
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	488	320.00–330.00	323.28
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	415	330.00–350.00	339.76
2	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	280	500.00–550.00	525.00
3	300–350	330	450.00–500.00	473.94
6	350–400	385	430.00–470.00	448.33
2	400–450	420	440.00–455.00	447.41
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	566	375.00–380.00	377.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	390.00–420.00	404.78
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	540	372.50–380.00	376.28
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	682	315.00–330.00	323.37
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	424.95
2	550–600	583	330.00–360.00	345.19
2	600–650	628	335.00–345.00	339.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	439	460.00–475.00	469.54
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
15	550–600	596	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	490.00–500.00	491.63
3	350–400	365	480.00–500.00	486.48
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	509	390.00–405.00	393.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,061.00	2,061.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,419.00	1,419.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,365.00	1,365.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	1,644.00–1,723.00	1,695.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,988.00	1,988.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,186.00	1,186.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,443.00	1,443.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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