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

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 $280.00/cwt on 2 head, up $18.56 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −37.44 against this barn's trailing median of $317.44.

Average price

$280.00

▲ 18.56 vs prior sale

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.90

vs SC average

−57.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	310.00	1,566	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale2 hd

280.00

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

304.90

−24.90

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−57.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

317.44

−37.44

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	1,650	162.47	2,681	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	148.28	2,141	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	140.55	1,538	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,831	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,657	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,722	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,958	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	951	$1,895	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,163	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,961	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	347.22/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	332.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,901	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	908	1,508.98/head	1,502.00–1,516.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,152.05/head	2,016.00–2,250.00	2,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,958.00/head	1,958.00–1,958.00	1,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,737.00/head	1,737.00–1,737.00	1,737	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	2,163.00/head	2,163.00–2,163.00	2,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	975	1,063.00/head	1,063.00–1,063.00	1,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,831.03/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,721.71/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	162.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	135.27/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,491	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	148.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,141	4

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 114Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 12

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	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	505	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	468	340.00–355.00	347.22
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	888	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	332.43
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00

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	2	—	908	1,502.00–1,516.00	1,508.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,958.00	1,958.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	980	2,016.00–2,250.00	2,152.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831.03
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,063.00	1,063.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,737.00	1,737.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,163.00	2,163.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,185.00	2,185.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,721.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	148.00–149.00	148.48
3	—	1,102	126.00–141.00	135.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	144.00–155.00	148.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	160.00–166.00	162.47

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle