Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.44/cwt on 11 head, down $22.62 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −56.00 against this barn's trailing median of $317.44.

Average price

$261.44

▼ 22.62 vs prior sale

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.71

vs SC average

−70.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	267.32	1,464	9thin
Medium and Large 3	555	235.00	1,304	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $159 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $261.44, median $317.44 across 13 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 sale11 hd

261.44

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

288.15

−26.71

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−70.08

This barn, trailing median13 sales

317.44

−56.00

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	1,736	186.69	3,241	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	155.88	2,454	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	145.47	1,636	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	130.19	1,446	7thin

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)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,624	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$3,250	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	754	$1,824	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,482	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	952	$1,470	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.84/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	248.85/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	313.55/cwt	270.00–360.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	277.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	321.25/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	257.59/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	288.75/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	294.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	287.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	314.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	266.43/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	272.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	276.44/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	139.44/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	126.49/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,442	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	155.88/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,454	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	135.42/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,480	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	192.59/cwt	185.00–207.00	3,386	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,157.00/head	2,157.00–2,157.00	2,157	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	1,544.00/head	1,544.00–1,544.00	1,544	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,505.00/head	1,505.00–1,505.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,482.00/head	1,482.00–1,482.00	1,482	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	763	1,963.72/head	1,638.00–2,193.00	1,964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	820	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,595	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,624.00/head	1,624.00–1,624.00	1,624	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 109Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 25

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
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	270.00–360.00	313.55
1	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	225.12
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.46
2	350–400	370	312.50–330.00	321.25
6	400–450	423	270.00–317.50	297.84
2	450–500	460	277.50–300.00	288.75
2	500–550	525	275.00–280.00	277.60
2	550–600	590	237.50–260.00	248.85
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	265.00–270.00	267.50
2	550–600	565	270.00–283.00	276.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	438	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–265.00	257.50
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–330.00	314.08
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	294.70
4	450–500	461	270.00–300.00	287.67
4	500–550	536	270.00–280.00	272.54
4	550–600	566	250.00–275.00	266.43
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	680	245.00–270.00	257.59
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	300.00–305.00	301.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	139.00–140.00	139.44
5	—	1,140	118.00–137.00	126.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	150.00–159.00	155.52
6	—	1,093	120.00–146.00	135.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	150.00–161.00	155.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,758	185.00–207.00	192.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	748.00	748.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,157.00	2,157.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,638.00–2,193.00	1,963.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,544.00	1,544.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,505.00	1,505.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,482.00	1,482.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,481.00	1,481.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	4,350.00	4,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,624.00	1,624.00

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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