Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.00/cwt on 1 head, up $79.94 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +38.65 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$380.00

▲ 79.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.68

vs SC average

−36.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

380.00

—

SC average6 barns · 71 hd

372.32

+7.68

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−36.12

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+38.65

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	1,663	207.90	3,457	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	178.23	2,046	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	169.46	2,355	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	148.76	1,494	4thin

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)	970	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,610	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,046	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,012	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,848	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,767	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$4,280	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,676	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,566	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,456	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	600–650	630	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	361.63/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	4,519.61/head	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	483.29/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	363	474.48/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	379.94/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	460.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	436.60/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	496	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	481.90/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	529.38/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	374.25/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	4,448.42/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,925.00/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,925	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,802.71/head	1,750.00–1,860.00	1,803	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,456.00/head	1,456.00–1,456.00	1,456	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	1,073.00/head	1,073.00–1,073.00	1,073	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	920	1,587.00/head	1,587.00–1,587.00	1,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	885	1,283.00/head	1,283.00–1,283.00	1,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,012.09/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,012	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	2,515.60/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,071.51/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,918.69/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,919	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,986.29/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,986	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	3,803.17/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	207.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,305	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	177.77/cwt	164.00–188.00	2,123	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	169.46/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,355	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	163.03/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,692	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 →

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Wed Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 186Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 7

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	408	370.00–390.00	379.94
1	600–650	630	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–470.00	460.77
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	323	410.00–450.00	436.60
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	630	312.50–315.00	313.76
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	450.00–500.00	474.48
7	450–500	484	437.50	437.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	368	470.00–495.00	481.90
3	400–450	406	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	633	335.00–370.00	361.63
2	700–750	745	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	490.00–550.00	529.38
4	350–400	383	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	483.29
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	335	350.00–400.00	374.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	668	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	480.00	480.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,519.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,986.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,448.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,950.00	4,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,803.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,012.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,515.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,071.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,918.69
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,283.00	1,283.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,750.00–1,860.00	1,802.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,456.00	1,456.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,073.00	1,073.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,587.00	1,587.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	157.00	157.00
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
12	—	1,194	164.00–188.00	177.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	1,038	159.00–168.00	163.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	160.00–180.00	169.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	200.00–220.00	207.90

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle