Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.39/cwt on 8 head, up $48.64 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +11.58 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$370.39

▲ 48.64 vs prior sale

8 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$89.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.06

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	415.10	2,179	4thin
Medium and Large 3	554	325.69	1,804	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.42/cwt here — about $375 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

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 sale8 hd

370.39

—

SC average6 barns · 81 hd

401.46

−31.06

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

+11.58

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	1,323	188.98	2,501	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	168.64	1,879	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	167.42	2,245	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	153.54	1,495	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,608	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,986	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,789	9

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	544.01/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	437.71/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	414.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	429.44/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	327.58/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	416.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	142.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,335	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	170.77/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,246	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	145.70/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,559	5
Bulls	—	—	973	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	201.63/cwt	187.00–210.00	3,139	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,662	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	176.97/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,097	7
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	795	1,868.00/head	1,868.00–1,868.00	1,868	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	896	1,928.21/head	1,653.00–2,075.00	1,928	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	1,748.00/head	1,748.00–1,748.00	1,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,608.15/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,608	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,257.41/head	2,130.00–2,380.00	2,257	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	937.00/head	937.00–937.00	937	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	1,068.00/head	1,068.00–1,068.00	1,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,223.00/head	2,223.00–2,223.00	2,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 150Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 72Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 13

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	410	420.00–455.00	437.71
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	567	310.00–342.50	327.58
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	400.00–430.00	416.80
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	610.00	610.00
8	300–350	323	540.00–560.00	544.01
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	400.00–430.00	414.83
2	450–500	475	350.00–380.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–450.00	429.44
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	473	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	875	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	373	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	138.00–147.00	142.07
3	—	1,007	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	164.00–178.00	170.77
1	—	1,445	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	135.00–152.00	145.70
1	—	840	225.00	225.00
7	—	1,185	170.00–185.00	176.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,557	187.00–210.00	201.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,868.00	1,868.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	896	1,653.00–2,075.00	1,928.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,130.00–2,380.00	2,257.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	937.00	937.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,068.00	1,068.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,748.00	1,748.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,608.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,223.00	2,223.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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

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