Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

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 $251.88/cwt on 4 head, down $9.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −65.57 against this barn's trailing median of $317.44.

Average price

$251.88

▼ 9.57 vs prior sale

4 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.64

vs SC average

−102.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	300.00	1,770	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	248.75	1,381	2thin
Medium and Large 3	585	210.00	1,229	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $542 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 sale4 hd

251.88

—

SC average6 barns · 124 hd

310.52

−58.64

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−102.44

This barn, trailing median13 sales

317.44

−65.57

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	1,528	187.46	2,865	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	141.71	1,810	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	130.00	2,106	2thin

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)	975	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$1,523	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,328	5

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2Fleshy	450–500	468	315.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	416.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	354.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	294.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	325.83/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	378.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,415	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	175.69/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	135.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,666	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	149.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,997	4
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,287.00/head	1,287.00–1,287.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	710	1,314.00/head	1,314.00–1,314.00	1,314	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,458.00/head	1,458.00–1,458.00	1,458	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	822	1,592.74/head	1,573.00–1,607.00	1,593	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	842	1,297.88/head	1,205.00–1,386.00	1,298	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	306.98/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	344.97/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	366.30/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	358.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,493	7

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 54Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 10

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 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	468	305.00–325.00	315.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	416	340.00–370.00	358.88
5	450–500	458	335.00–352.50	344.97
5	500–550	513	290.00–317.50	306.98
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	304.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	416.12
2	550–600	552	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	610	320.00–337.50	325.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	360.00–370.00	365.24
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	587	290.00–310.00	294.73
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	354.89
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
5	350–400	387	370.00–380.00	378.01
3	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	366.30
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
8	750–800	769	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,825	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	130.00–142.00	135.47
4	—	1,336	146.00–155.00	149.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	174.00–177.00	175.69
1	—	1,725	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,287.00	1,287.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,314.00	1,314.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,458.00	1,458.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	1,573.00–1,607.00	1,592.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	1,205.00–1,386.00	1,297.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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