Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.90/cwt on 8 head, up $24.68 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits −2.45 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$338.90

▲ 24.68 vs prior sale

8 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.15

vs SC average

−61.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	338.90	1,849	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

338.90

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

355.04

−16.15

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−61.62

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−2.45

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	1,713	202.89	3,475	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	179.22	2,565	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	170.22	1,913	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	150.56	1,528	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$3,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$1,743	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2Value Added	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	340.15/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	396.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	342.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	345.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	324.82/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	435.45/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	357.50/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	159.34/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,595	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	127.15/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,338	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	183.62/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	159.74/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	179.06/cwt	173.00–189.00	2,031	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,177	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	206.25/cwt	192.00–224.00	3,508	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,834.00/head	1,834.00–1,834.00	1,834	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	758	1,697.55/head	1,602.00–1,790.00	1,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	630	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	350.02/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 160Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 63Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	273	335.00–350.00	342.02
2	300–350	343	300.00–350.00	324.82
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	523	330.00–355.00	345.24
3	550–600	562	320.00–355.00	340.15
1	600–650	640	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	693	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	735	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	396.65
2	400–450	428	400.00–420.00	410.41
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	695	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	524	320.00–370.00	350.02
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	614	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	340.00–375.00	357.50
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	418	420.00–450.00	435.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	557	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	207.50	207.50
12	—	1,135	149.00–167.00	159.74
10	—	1,134	173.00–189.00	179.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	150.00–167.00	159.34
3	—	1,052	122.00–131.00	127.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	176.00–188.00	183.62
1	—	1,545	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	176.00	176.00
8	—	1,701	192.00–224.00	206.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,834.00	1,834.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	1,602.00–1,790.00	1,697.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

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