Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.57/cwt on 14 head, up $59.25 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +47.32 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$455.57

▲ 59.25 vs prior sale

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.77

vs SC average

−22.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	464.00	2,575	12thin
Medium and Large 2	570	405.00	2,309	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $267 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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $380.47, median $408.25 across 7 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 sale14 hd

455.57

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

432.80

+22.77

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−22.52

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

+47.32

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	1,526	211.03	3,220	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	184.00	3,110	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	178.18	2,145	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	137.92	1,572	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,105	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,468	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	889	$2,489	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,873	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,386	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	400–450	413	454.86/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,468.00/head	2,468.00–2,468.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	446.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	387.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	396.99/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	373.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,582	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	369.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	509.07/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,873.00/head	1,873.00–1,873.00	1,873	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,386.00/head	1,386.00–1,386.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	429.82/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,575	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	889	2,489.00/head	2,489.00–2,489.00	2,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.14/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	179.38/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,199	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	114.36/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,269	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	173.27/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	660	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	452.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	403.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	486.20/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,352	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	211.03/cwt	206.00–215.00	3,220	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	410.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	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 Mar 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 97Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 14

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
2	350–400	385	420.00–430.00	425.13
3	400–450	413	445.00–460.00	454.86
4	450–500	464	440.00–470.00	452.43
1	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	562	380.00–390.00	387.99
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	378	490.00–530.00	509.07
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	520	435.00–445.00	440.14
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	695	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	420.00–440.00	429.82
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	409	380.00–400.00	396.99
3	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	403.40
3	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	373.24
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	635	315.00–317.50	316.24
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	905	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	400.00–420.00	410.29
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	475.04
3	400–450	448	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	488	440.00–450.00	446.65
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	673	365.00–375.00	369.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	464	507.00	507.00
12	550–600	555	464.00	464.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	485.00–490.00	486.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,468.00	2,468.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,873.00	1,873.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,386.00	1,386.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	2,489.00	2,489.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	171.00–187.00	179.38
1	—	1,060	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,190	197.00	197.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	112.00–117.50	114.36
2	—	1,185	168.00–178.00	173.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	206.00–215.00	211.03

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

Steers · 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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