Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.00/cwt on 2 head, down $17.17 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −18.82 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$340.00

▼ 17.17 vs prior sale

2 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	340.00	1,887	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

340.00

—

SC average2 barns · 4 hd

340.00

+0.00

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−18.82

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	1,596	199.90	3,190	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	188.83	2,596	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	166.07	1,769	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	145.29	1,623	18

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	940	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	940	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	715	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	441.72/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	469.56/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,587	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	613	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	139.80/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	191.37/cwt	188.00–199.00	2,909	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	125.36/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	171.14/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,807	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	182.51/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	190.42/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,525	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,063	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,578	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	169.33/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,587	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	152.96/cwt	142.50–162.00	1,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	588	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	766	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,298	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	469.72/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 139Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 49Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	453	390.00–400.00	394.97
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	313	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	411	460.00–490.00	469.72
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	450.00–490.00	469.56
6	350–400	378	440.00–450.00	441.72
4	400–450	421	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	588	375.00–380.00	377.53
2	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	613	323.00	323.00
26	750–800	766	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	130.00–150.00	139.80
11	—	1,056	165.00–178.00	171.14
3	—	1,030	180.00–184.00	182.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	100.00–135.00	125.36
13	—	1,194	142.50–162.00	152.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	181.00–198.00	190.42
2	—	1,063	240.00–245.00	242.56
6	—	1,528	164.00–178.00	169.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	234.00	234.00
4	—	1,520	188.00–199.00	191.37

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle