Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

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 $301.10/cwt on 11 head, up $39.66 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −16.34 against this barn's trailing median of $317.44.

Average price

$301.10

▲ 39.66 vs prior sale

11 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$53.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.64

vs SC average

−55.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	321.47	1,807	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	302.12	1,688	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	267.50	1,478	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.97/cwt here — about $329 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

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

301.10

—

SC average5 barns · 145 hd

325.74

−24.64

National average175 barns · 11,689 hd

356.67

−55.57

This barn, trailing median13 sales

317.44

−16.34

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	1,841	179.86	3,310	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	153.66	2,092	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	138.50	1,646	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	123.16	1,430	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,883	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,871	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	931	$1,852	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,378	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,716	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$2,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	793	$1,775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	862	$2,120	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,572	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,402	3thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,716.44/head	1,687.00–1,750.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	343.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	417.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	475.66/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	364.75/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.94/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	386.90/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	352.51/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	321.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	474.45/cwt	469.00–480.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	285.50/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	297.00/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	410.24/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	312.36/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	284.44/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	330.32/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,263	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	358.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.27/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	119.79/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,305	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,128	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	670	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	853	1,439.72/head	1,373.00–1,517.00	1,440	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,648.00/head	2,648.00–2,648.00	2,648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,442.00/head	1,442.00–1,442.00	1,442	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	775	1,124.00/head	1,124.00–1,124.00	1,124	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	773	1,658.83/head	1,580.00–1,751.00	1,659	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,903.00/head	1,903.00–1,903.00	1,903	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	785	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,639.00/head	1,639.00–1,639.00	1,639	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,228.00/head	2,228.00–2,228.00	2,228	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	645	1,484.00/head	1,484.00–1,484.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	938	1,403.60/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	2,588.73/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,589	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	947	1,269.19/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,269	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	710	1,704.00/head	1,704.00–1,704.00	1,704	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	972	1,828.13/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	170.71/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	129.65/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,514	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,823	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,236	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 95Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 12Year ago 16

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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,070	1,687.00–1,750.00	1,716.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,373.00–1,517.00	1,439.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,648.00	2,648.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,639.00	1,639.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,442.00	1,442.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,903.00	1,903.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,228.00	2,228.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,124.00	1,124.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,481.00	1,481.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,484.00	1,484.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	1,580.00–1,751.00	1,658.83
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,335.00	1,335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,588.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	972	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,828.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,403.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	947	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,269.19
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,704.00	1,704.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	435	370.00–390.00	386.90
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	510	337.50–380.00	352.51
2	550–600	570	305.00–330.00	317.94
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	720	257.50–260.00	258.75
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	450.00–500.00	475.66
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	412	400.00–440.00	417.32
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	523	355.00–380.00	364.75
5	550–600	562	330.00–360.00	343.89
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	278	469.00–480.00	474.45
4	300–350	318	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	562	310.00–330.00	321.47
8	650–700	661	297.50	297.50
6	800–850	834	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	473	270.00–300.00	284.44
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	313	400.00–420.00	410.24
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	335.13
2	500–550	530	305.00–320.00	312.36
4	550–600	573	287.50–300.00	297.00
4	600–650	624	270.00–295.00	285.50
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	573	350.00–365.00	358.73
3	600–650	607	327.50	327.50
15	650–700	685	325.00–333.00	330.32
16	800–850	825	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.27
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	145.00–146.00	145.49
1	—	1,315	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	109.00–130.00	119.79
1	—	1,520	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,168	120.00–141.00	129.65
10	—	1,215	144.00–156.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,723	163.00–179.00	170.71

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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Laurens Livestock Auction

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

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Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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