Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.00/cwt on 5 head, down $127.38 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −55.25 against this barn's trailing median of $408.25.

Average price

$353.00

▼ 127.38 vs prior sale

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.12

vs SC average

−120.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	410.00	2,255	1thin
Medium and Large 2	542	340.00	1,842	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	335.00	1,809	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $446 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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $380.47, median $408.25 across 7 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 sale5 hd

353.00

—

SC average5 barns · 49 hd

429.12

−76.12

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−120.70

This barn, trailing median7 sales

408.25

−55.25

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	1,697	219.68	3,728	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	178.47	2,508	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	172.67	1,894	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	135.91	1,481	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,554	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,716	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,692	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	397.45/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	305.07/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	425.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	370.06/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	290.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	950–1000	988	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	349.32/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	355.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	179.40/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,007	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,185	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	184.32/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,584	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	172.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	216.14/cwt	209.00–224.00	3,687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	167.07/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	228.54/cwt	228.00–229.00	3,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	361.15/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,716.00/head	1,716.00–1,716.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	401.02/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	509.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	449.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,692.00/head	1,692.00–1,692.00	1,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,554.22/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	971	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,816	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	467.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	896	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,822	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	439.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,332	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.16/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	433.40/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	339.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,791	3

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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 131Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	321.67
2	500–550	518	290.00–320.00	305.07
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	390.00–405.00	397.45
2	400–450	408	360.00–380.00	370.06
2	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	355.47
3	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	339.87
2	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	290.08
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	280.00–282.50	281.28
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	449.59
3	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	439.76
4	450–500	472	392.50–420.00	401.02
10	650–700	694	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	318	410.00–440.00	425.59
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–370.00	349.32
2	700–750	733	250.00–255.00	252.46
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	303	630.00	630.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	509.73
3	400–450	417	420.00–450.00	433.40
3	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	435.16
2	550–600	575	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	820	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	370.05
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
3	950–1000	988	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	483	465.00–470.00	467.51
1	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	633	350.00–364.00	361.15
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	790	330.00	330.00
16	850–900	896	315.00	315.00
4	950–1000	971	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	177.00–183.00	179.40
6	—	1,078	160.00–173.00	167.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	120.00–125.00	122.84
3	—	1,215	148.00–150.00	148.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	182.00–187.00	184.32
5	—	1,409	165.00–177.00	172.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	209.00–224.00	216.14
2	—	1,675	228.00–229.00	228.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,716.00	1,716.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,692.00	1,692.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,554.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,495	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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Steers · 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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