Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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 $374.43/cwt on 10 head, up $74.36 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +33.08 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$374.43

▲ 74.36 vs prior sale

10 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$72.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs SC average

−53.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	403.84	2,104	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	378.08	2,010	3thin
Medium and Large 3	510	331.55	1,691	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.29/cwt here — about $413 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

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 sale10 hd

374.43

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

366.03

+8.40

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−53.94

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+33.08

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	—	Low	1,686	209.20	3,528	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	190.82	2,893	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	180.43	2,321	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	144.51	1,291	9thin

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)	1,055	$2,107	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,043	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,575	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$1,982	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$3,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$2,073	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,824	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,460	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	331.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	499.73/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	476.68/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	396.82/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	326.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	425.21/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	453.28/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	424.48/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	399.62/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	359	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	521.76/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	403.84/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	469.94/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	396.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,710	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	507.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	577	396.55/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	167.56/cwt	140.00–177.00	2,292	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	185.25/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,327	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	132.49/cwt	107.50–148.00	1,171	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	159.54/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,444	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	190.82/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,893	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	189.48/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	230.43/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	208.44/cwt	199.00–224.00	3,702	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,043.00/head	2,043.00–2,043.00	2,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,388.53/head	2,280.00–2,500.00	2,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,824.75/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,915.00/head	1,915.00–1,915.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,048.00/head	2,048.00–2,048.00	2,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	815	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	620	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	2,073.20/head	1,869.00–2,258.00	2,073	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,824.00/head	1,824.00–1,824.00	1,824	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	883	1,170.86/head	1,109.00–1,231.00	1,171	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	893	1,748.94/head	1,737.00–1,763.00	1,749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 129Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 37Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	320.00–345.00	331.55
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	333	490.00–535.00	521.76
3	350–400	365	490.00–510.00	499.73
4	500–550	521	370.00–420.00	403.84
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	453.28
2	350–400	358	400.00–450.00	424.48
2	450–500	460	410.00–420.00	414.95
2	500–550	520	380.00–420.00	399.62
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	372	380.00–430.00	396.82
2	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.21
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	507	310.00–340.00	326.64
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	723	250.00–270.00	260.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	433	450.00–470.00	460.06
3	450–500	482	470.00–480.00	476.68
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	505.00–510.00	507.46
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	380.00–405.00	396.55
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	575.00	575.00
7	400–450	433	520.00	520.00
12	550–600	553	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00–420.00	409.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	460.00–480.00	469.94
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	395.00–400.00	396.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	140.00–177.00	167.56
16	—	1,256	178.00–196.00	185.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	107.50–148.00	132.49
4	—	905	152.50–167.00	159.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	186.00–195.00	190.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	186.00–193.00	189.48
2	—	1,725	228.00–233.00	230.43
4	—	1,776	199.00–224.00	208.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,280.00–2,500.00	2,388.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,043.00	2,043.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,824.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,915.00	1,915.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	2,048.00	2,048.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	3,150.00	3,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	982	1,869.00–2,258.00	2,073.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,824.00	1,824.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,737.00–1,763.00	1,748.94
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,109.00–1,231.00	1,170.86

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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