Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.37/cwt on 7 head, up $31.15 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +4.02 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$345.37

▲ 31.15 vs prior sale

7 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.84

vs SC average

−62.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	356.51	2,051	5thin
Medium and Large 3	533	317.50	1,691	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $360 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 sale7 hd

345.37

—

SC average4 barns · 65 hd

376.21

−30.84

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−62.07

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

+4.02

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	—	High	1,625	239.00	3,884	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,174	196.35	2,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	176.39	2,048	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	137.50	1,451	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,850	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$2,602	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,740	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,418	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Value Added	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	356.89/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	279.94/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	353.80/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,367.00/head	3,367.00–3,367.00	3,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	2,219.21/head	2,108.00–2,332.00	2,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	755	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	610	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,279.00/head	2,279.00–2,279.00	2,279	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,646.00/head	1,646.00–1,646.00	1,646	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	176.39/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,048	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,040	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,012	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 30

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	589	355.00–357.50	356.89
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	670	272.50–287.50	279.94
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	352.50–355.00	353.80
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	430.00	430.00
13	600–650	601	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	422.50	422.50
1	650–700	680	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	720	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	3,367.00	3,367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,063	2,108.00–2,332.00	2,219.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,279.00	2,279.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,646.00	1,646.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	170.00–184.00	176.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	190.00–197.50	193.44
1	—	1,710	208.00	208.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,145	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	239.00	239.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle