Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

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 $357.78/cwt on 9 head, up $57.72 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +16.43 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$357.78

▲ 57.72 vs prior sale

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.34

vs SC average

−65.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	362.50	1,968	8thin
Medium and Large 3	510	320.00	1,632	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $336 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 sale9 hd

357.78

—

SC average6 barns · 155 hd

380.12

−22.34

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−65.41

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+16.43

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	1,618	208.51	3,373	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	188.91	2,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,017	171.72	1,746	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	131.93	1,200	7thin

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)	1,103	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,078	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,539	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$3,244	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	755	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	789	$1,693	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	803	$1,489	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,480	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	500–550	518	367.42/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	345.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	430.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	371.67/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	466.48/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	445.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	426.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	432.04/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	483.28/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	470.38/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	377	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	668	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	474.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	517.82/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	518.22/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	397.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	159.28/cwt	148.00–170.00	1,553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	159.08/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	111.57/cwt	60.00–146.00	952	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	188.91/cwt	183.00–197.00	2,718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	186.65/cwt	178.00–196.00	1,992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	204.41/cwt	188.00–217.00	3,262	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,966.95/head	1,740.00–2,200.00	1,967	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,968.00/head	1,968.00–1,968.00	1,968	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	795	1,789.00/head	1,789.00–1,789.00	1,789	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,496.00/head	1,496.00–1,496.00	1,496	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	1,801.00/head	1,801.00–1,801.00	1,801	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	665	1,214.00/head	1,214.00–1,214.00	1,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,075	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	610	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,002	3,154.16/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,539.00/head	1,539.00–1,539.00	1,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 163Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 18

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
4	250–300	293	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–440.00	430.13
2	450–500	450	450.00–470.00	460.00
2	500–550	518	350.00–385.00	367.42
4	550–600	589	390.00–400.00	397.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	369	500.00–540.00	518.22
1	400–450	400	510.00	510.00
3	550–600	567	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	410.00–420.00	415.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.21
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	378	440.00–450.00	445.17
3	400–450	427	410.00–440.00	426.80
2	450–500	495	355.00–360.00	357.50
3	500–550	524	370.00–375.00	371.67
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	328	460.00–480.00	470.38
4	350–400	368	465.00–490.00	483.28
3	400–450	412	460.00–480.00	466.48
4	450–500	479	420.00–460.00	432.04
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	460.00–490.00	474.29
1	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	608	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	535.00	535.00
9	450–500	467	510.00–520.00	517.82
14	550–600	575	467.50	467.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	148.00–170.00	159.28
5	—	1,067	178.00–196.00	186.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	154.00–163.00	159.08
4	—	853	60.00–146.00	111.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	183.00–197.00	188.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	229.00	229.00
5	—	1,596	188.00–217.00	204.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,740.00–2,200.00	1,966.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,539.00	1,539.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,968.00	1,968.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,496.00	1,496.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,789.00	1,789.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,481.00	1,481.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,801.00	1,801.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,214.00	1,214.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,154.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle