Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.75/cwt on 15 head, down $70.27 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −37.07 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$321.75

▼ 70.27 vs prior sale

15 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$74.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−85.59

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	348.67	1,941	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	337.78	1,790	3thin
Large 3	594	274.44	1,630	5thin

One grade step is worth $74.23/cwt here — about $311 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 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 sale15 hd

321.75

—

SC average6 barns · 126 hd

407.34

−85.59

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−37.07

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	1,535	197.51	3,033	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	174.24	2,649	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	170.31	2,036	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	157.77	1,624	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,361	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,832	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,794	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$1,680	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,456	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$2,932	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	827	$1,672	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$1,664	6

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	160.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,770	13
Bulls	—	—	1,428	171.12/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,444	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	175.80/cwt	169.00–189.00	2,660	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	122.78/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,105	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	760	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	720	1,103.81/head	1,088.00–1,121.00	1,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	720	2,602.78/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,603	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	965	1,713.00/head	1,713.00–1,713.00	1,713	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	845	1,352.00/head	1,352.00–1,352.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	414.83/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	369.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	429.53/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	426.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	409.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	594	274.44/cwt	265.00–312.50	1,630	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	202.31/cwt	193.00–218.00	3,146	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	178.45/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,281	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	167.77/cwt	154.00–184.00	1,788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	362.38/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	307.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	569	372.52/cwt	315.00–375.00	2,120	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	452	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,916	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	337.78/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,693.08/head	2,688.00–2,700.00	2,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,940.00/head	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	330.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,089	2,195.55/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,196	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	2,057.23/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,057	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,021.08/head	1,765.00–2,350.00	2,021	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	858	3,062.52/head	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,831.63/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,832	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,144.00/head	2,144.00–2,144.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,456.00/head	1,456.00–1,456.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,648.00/head	1,648.00–1,648.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	345.16/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 170Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 54Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 8

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,100	150.00–167.00	160.91
15	—	1,278	172.00–187.00	178.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,513	169.00–189.00	175.80
2	—	1,580	160.00–162.00	161.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	117.50–128.00	122.78
7	—	1,066	154.00–184.00	167.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	164.00–176.00	171.12
11	—	1,555	193.00–218.00	202.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,688.00–2,700.00	2,693.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,940.00	1,940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,195.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,057.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	880	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,831.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,456.00	1,456.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,648.00	1,648.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,520.00	1,520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,088.00–1,121.00	1,103.81
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,713.00	1,713.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,352.00	1,352.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,765.00–2,350.00	2,021.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,144.00	2,144.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,602.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,062.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	2,050.00	2,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	575	400.00–420.00	409.83
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	510.00	510.00
2	600–650	625	400.00–410.00	404.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	593	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	620	320.00–365.00	345.16
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	410.00–420.00	414.83
2	400–450	433	360.00–380.00	369.71
2	450–500	483	355.00–370.00	362.38
3	500–550	530	290.00–370.00	337.78
2	600–650	625	300.00–315.00	307.26
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	594	265.00–312.50	274.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	310.00–350.00	330.35
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	429.53
3	450–500	472	420.00–430.00	426.68
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	737	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	452	424.00	424.00
24	550–600	569	315.00–375.00	372.52

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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