Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.48/cwt on 33 head, up $11.04 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −12.86 against this barn's trailing median of $341.35.

Average price

$328.48

▲ 11.04 vs prior sale

33 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$41.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.62

vs SC average

−47.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	331.55	1,863	29
Medium and Large 2	533	311.63	1,662	3thin
Medium and Large 3	510	290.00	1,479	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.55/cwt here — about $384 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 sale33 hd

328.48

—

SC average6 barns · 150 hd

372.10

−43.62

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−47.33

This barn, trailing median12 sales

341.35

−12.86

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	1,910	210.61	4,022	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	178.30	2,655	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	177.23	2,049	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	159.64	1,634	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,626	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$3,657	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,824	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	655	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	862	$1,908	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,720	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,661	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	691	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	274.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	315.20/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	332.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	377.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	259.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	264.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	331.55/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,863	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	424.88/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	382.02/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	304.85/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	384.32/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	308	432.55/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	426	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	639	318.16/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,033	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	373.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	783	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	163.96/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,454	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,831	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	179.85/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,622	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	181.19/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,080	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	164.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,941	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	212.01/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,642	3
Bulls	—	—	2,285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	4,113	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	5,001	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	815	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,661.00/head	1,661.00–1,661.00	1,661	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,197.00/head	2,197.00–2,197.00	2,197	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,042.00/head	2,042.00–2,042.00	2,042	1
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	1,626.00/head	1,626.00–1,626.00	1,626	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	655	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,823.60/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	3,657.00/head	3,657.00–3,657.00	3,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	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 216Last week 114Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 61Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 40

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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	275	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	380	300.00–330.00	315.20
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	372.50	372.50
29	550–600	562	330.00–334.00	331.55
4	650–700	691	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	408	350.00–360.00	355.09
5	450–500	476	310.00–350.00	332.35
2	500–550	515	310.00–315.00	312.45
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	612	270.00–280.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	264.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	675	281.00	281.00
6	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
5	300–350	346	350.00–390.00	382.02
2	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	377.37
2	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	624	290.00–320.00	304.85
1	650–700	655	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	720	250.00–270.00	259.86
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	405	415.00–435.00	424.88
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	310.00–330.00	319.86
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	695	255.00–270.00	262.50
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	430.00–440.00	432.55
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	485	381.00–390.00	384.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	426	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	580	351.00	351.00
25	600–650	639	318.00–320.00	318.16
5	750–800	783	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	529	370.00–380.00	373.34
1	550–600	565	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	159.00–170.00	163.96
2	—	963	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	169.00	169.00
6	—	1,458	176.00–184.00	179.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	175.00–191.00	181.19
3	—	1,183	160.00–167.00	164.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	210.00–214.00	212.01
1	—	2,285	180.00	180.00
1	—	2,110	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,626.00	1,626.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,720.00	1,720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,661.00	1,661.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,042.00	2,042.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,197.00	2,197.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	2,450.00	2,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,823.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,670	3,657.00	3,657.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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