Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.84/cwt on 11 head, down $51.29 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits −24.51 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$316.84

▼ 51.29 vs prior sale

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$95.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.54

vs SC average

−111.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	361.64	1,936	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	333.72	1,811	4thin
Medium and Large 3	549	266.36	1,462	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.29/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

316.84

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

367.38

−50.54

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−111.06

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−24.51

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	1,655	206.26	3,413	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	172.40	2,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	158.97	1,729	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	143.89	1,292	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,747	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$2,109	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Lean 85-90%	—	967	134.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	157.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	770	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	319.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	262.84/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	344.89/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	332.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	300.33/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,804	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	215.06/cwt	209.00–221.00	3,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	940	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	172.40/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	262.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	463.39/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	422.10/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,747.00/head	2,747.00–2,747.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	483.40/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	466.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	474.73/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	270	406.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,613.99/head	1,609.00–1,619.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 69Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 15

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	129.00–139.00	134.78
2	—	795	150.00–162.00	157.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,080	160.00–169.00	164.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,285	163.00–179.00	172.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,425	186.00	186.00
6	—	1,647	209.00–221.00	215.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	408	310.00–330.00	319.94
2	500–550	515	245.00–280.00	262.84
2	550–600	583	260.00–280.00	269.87
4	600–650	628	250.00–280.00	262.73
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	485	360.00–380.00	369.79
2	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	364.93
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	835	297.50	297.50
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	466.65
3	600–650	632	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.46
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	624	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	940	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	400.00–420.00	406.17
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	300.33
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	487	320.00–345.00	332.67
3	500–550	508	330.00–355.00	344.89
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	318	480.00–490.00	483.40
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	403	440.00–480.00	463.39
2	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	459.84
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	520	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	620	410.00–435.00	422.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	470.00–480.00	474.73
2	350–400	365	470.00–510.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,747.00	2,747.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	928	1,609.00–1,619.00	1,613.99

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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