Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

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.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.57/cwt on 9 head, down $1.60 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −3.25 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$355.57

▼ 1.60 vs prior sale

9 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$106.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.19

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	406.70	2,257	3thin
Medium and Large 2	572	360.00	2,059	3thin
Medium and Large 3	545	300.00	1,635	3thin

One grade step is worth $106.70/cwt here — about $622 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 sale9 hd

355.57

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

391.76

−36.19

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−3.25

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	1,506	191.02	2,876	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	183.85	2,234	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	157.99	1,877	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	139.00	1,314	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,492	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$3,000	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,240	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	200–250	223	459.93/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	433.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	458.91/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,491.51/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	451.26/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	448.17/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	351.62/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	442.14/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,239.50/head	1,239.50–1,239.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	338.67/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	563.66/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	375.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	329.00/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	379.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	378.63/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	337.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	276.31/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	160.99/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	321.31/cwt	300.00–340.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,092	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,181	170.53/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	980	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	180.23/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,871	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	197.49/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	210.48/cwt	207.50–214.00	2,700	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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 99Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 59Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 67

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	450.00–470.00	459.93
2	300–350	333	350.00–400.00	375.56
9	350–400	373	360.00–400.00	378.63
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	588	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	426	445.00–450.00	447.50
6	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	448.17
2	500–550	540	420.00–430.00	425.05
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	602	330.00–362.50	351.62
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–410.00	404.94
2	250–300	282	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	658	260.00–292.50	276.31
1	750–800	755	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	550.00–590.00	563.66
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	468	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	520	430.00–435.00	433.35
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
2	750–800	778	335.00–342.50	338.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	324.95
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	440.00–480.00	458.91
4	350–400	372	420.00–450.00	442.14
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	458	450.00–455.00	451.26
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	588	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	610	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	470	360.00–400.00	379.15
4	500–550	521	320.00–350.00	337.72
2	600–650	623	320.00–337.50	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–340.00	321.31
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	290.00–300.00	295.15

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,491.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,239.50	1,239.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	158.00–163.00	160.99
1	—	1,100	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	165.00–174.00	170.53
2	—	1,283	207.50–214.00	210.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	170.00–187.00	180.23
5	—	1,453	194.00–200.00	197.49

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

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