Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.82/cwt on 6 head, down $9.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −15.40 against this barn's trailing median of $336.22.

Average price

$320.82

▼ 9.65 vs prior sale

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.27

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	322.98	1,722	5thin
Medium and Large 3	500	310.00	1,550	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $172 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $336.22 across 6 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 sale6 hd

320.82

—

SC average6 barns · 80 hd

340.09

−19.27

This barn, trailing median6 sales

336.22

−15.40

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	1,444	193.86	2,799	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	172.86	2,075	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	164.06	2,338	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	145.82	1,451	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,582	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,321	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	809	$2,738	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,966	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$1,189	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	760	$988	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	449.26/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	364.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	296.27/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	341.21/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	351.31/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	361.33/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	627	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	369.79/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	466.55/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	339.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	790	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	1,321.00/head	1,321.00–1,321.00	1,321	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	988.00/head	988.00–988.00	988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	1,582.00/head	1,582.00–1,582.00	1,582	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	1,189.00/head	1,189.00–1,189.00	1,189	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,079.60/head	2,055.00–2,105.00	2,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,417	202.15/cwt	184.00–210.00	2,864	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	164.06/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	207.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	181.71/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,259	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	160.84/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,879	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	139.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,348	2

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 39Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	440.00–460.00	449.26
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	382	460.00–480.00	466.55
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	633	325.00–335.00	329.98
2	750–800	758	290.00–302.50	296.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–375.00	364.95
2	500–550	528	332.50–350.00	341.21
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	362.50
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	339.68
2	500–550	520	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	434	345.00–355.00	351.31
1	700–750	740	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	492	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	627	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	350.00–390.00	369.79
2	500–550	525	352.50–370.00	361.33
1	750–800	785	292.50	292.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,321.00	1,321.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,582.00	1,582.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	988.00	988.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,189.00	1,189.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,740.00	1,740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	2,055.00–2,105.00	2,079.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,417	184.00–210.00	202.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	158.00–169.00	164.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	159.00	159.00
2	—	968	134.00–145.00	139.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	205.00–210.00	207.68
3	—	1,243	179.00–183.00	181.71
8	—	1,168	149.00–170.00	160.84

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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