Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.76/cwt on 8 head, up $24.54 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits −2.59 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$338.76

▲ 24.54 vs prior sale

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$47.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.01

vs SC average

−66.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	362.50	1,957	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	315.01	1,722	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.49/cwt here — about $235 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 sale8 hd

338.76

—

SC average6 barns · 146 hd

353.77

−15.01

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−66.01

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−2.59

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	1,734	216.95	3,762	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	180.31	2,013	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	177.42	2,741	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	149.43	1,374	10

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)	912	$2,082	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,470	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,343	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,364	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,111	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	363.13/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	360.66/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	333.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	305.06/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	320.32/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	390.08/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	347.67/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	425.08/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	469.52/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	563	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	391.63/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,598	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	233	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	466	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	715	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	342.16/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	337.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	165.12/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,641	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	166.77/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	179.93/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	167.05/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,851	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	133.73/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,130	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	185.61/cwt	177.00–197.00	2,051	15
Bulls	—	—	1,734	216.95/cwt	209.00–226.00	3,762	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	1,221.00/head	1,221.00–1,221.00	1,221	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,364.00/head	1,364.00–1,364.00	1,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,497.78/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,498	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,343.00/head	2,343.00–2,343.00	2,343	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,310.00/head	2,310.00–2,310.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	318.26/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	377.24/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 76Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 18Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 22

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	378	340.00–380.00	360.66
2	400–450	420	345.00–380.00	363.13
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	315.02
1	600–650	630	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	808	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	325.00–370.00	347.67
3	350–400	362	320.00–340.00	333.55
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	476	280.00–310.00	305.06
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	475	300.00–330.00	320.32
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	413	370.00–400.00	390.08
10	450–500	476	397.50	397.50
3	550–600	553	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	384	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	420	430.00–480.00	469.52
8	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	463	410.00–440.00	425.08
2	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	408	390.00–395.00	391.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	410.00–420.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	370.00–385.00	377.24
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	557	312.50–330.00	318.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	330.00–345.00	337.41
2	450–500	463	330.00–355.00	342.16
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	265	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	159.00–170.00	165.12
5	—	845	125.00–139.00	133.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	156.00–173.00	166.77
1	—	1,240	207.50	207.50
5	—	1,578	175.00–191.00	179.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,108	155.00–176.00	167.05
2	—	1,250	210.00–217.50	213.48
15	—	1,105	177.00–197.00	185.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,734	209.00–226.00	216.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,221.00	1,221.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,364.00	1,364.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,343.00	2,343.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,470.00	1,470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,497.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,310.00	2,310.00

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

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