Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

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 $368.13/cwt on 19 head, down $6.29 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +26.79 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$368.13

▼ 6.29 vs prior sale

19 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs SC average

−59.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	373.50	2,093	10thin
Medium and Large 2	552	362.17	2,000	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $93 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 sale19 hd

368.13

—

SC average6 barns · 133 hd

384.28

−16.15

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−59.26

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+26.79

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	1,588	218.37	3,467	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	189.85	2,631	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	183.25	2,180	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	159.79	1,562	6thin

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)	1,090	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,373	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,181	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,071	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,413	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,101	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	789	$2,086	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,541	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	400.11/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	445.30/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	446.49/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	326.41/cwt	290.00–350.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	419.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	435.73/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	453.91/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	405.18/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	405.19/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	448.46/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	436.78/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	360.05/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	363.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	480.65/cwt	480.00–482.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	805	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	481.54/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,228	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	505.70/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	555.14/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	495.20/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	191.96/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,747	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	187.29/cwt	176.00–200.00	2,291	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	169.71/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	149.87/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,064	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	169.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,894	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	213.91/cwt	197.00–226.00	3,316	7
Bulls	—	—	1,720	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,181.08/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,181	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,896.71/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,897	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,924.00/head	1,924.00–1,924.00	1,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	2,023.26/head	1,800.00–2,270.00	2,023	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	835	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	965	1,641.00/head	1,641.00–1,641.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	426.73/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	454.09/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,428.00/head	2,428.00–2,428.00	2,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,713.00/head	1,713.00–1,713.00	1,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	780	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	880	3,126.99/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,127	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	799	2,117.85/head	1,719.00–2,403.00	2,118	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	2,100.82/head	1,833.00–2,412.00	2,101	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 143Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 17

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
2	200–250	238	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	268	410.00–430.00	419.72
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	313	430.00–455.00	446.49
2	350–400	373	430.00–460.00	445.30
7	400–450	436	435.00–440.00	435.73
4	450–500	473	380.00–420.00	400.11
3	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	363.08
5	550–600	567	330.00–380.00	360.05
5	600–650	626	290.00–350.00	326.41
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	265	480.00–482.00	480.65
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	510	385.00–390.00	387.50
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	380.00–410.00	395.00
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	463	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	285	430.00–450.00	436.78
2	300–350	335	400.00–440.00	420.60
2	350–400	385	390.00–420.00	405.19
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	370.00–460.00	426.73
2	350–400	373	440.00–470.00	454.09
2	400–450	423	415.00–480.00	448.46
6	450–500	480	430.00–470.00	453.91
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	560	395.00–415.00	405.18
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	795	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	268	540.00–570.00	555.14
2	300–350	320	490.00–520.00	505.70
2	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	495.20
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	460.00–485.00	481.54
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	405.00	405.00
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	805	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
14	600–650	619	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	702	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	187.00–199.00	191.96
2	—	1,248	175.00–179.00	177.05
1	—	1,480	207.00	207.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,223	176.00–200.00	187.29
1	—	1,080	207.00	207.00
8	—	1,116	160.00–175.00	169.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	160.00–186.00	169.71
3	—	947	143.00–157.00	149.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,550	197.00–226.00	213.91
2	—	1,720	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,181.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,800.00–2,270.00	2,023.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,896.71
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,924.00	1,924.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,641.00	1,641.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,440.00	1,440.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	799	1,719.00–2,403.00	2,117.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	1,833.00–2,412.00	2,100.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,126.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	2,428.00	2,428.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	1,713.00	1,713.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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