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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 7

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 166▼ 17 vs year ago 172 · −9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 49▼ 4 vs year ago 46 · −8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 40▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%

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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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.14/cwt on 32 head, down $31.83 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −16.17 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$310.14

▼ 31.83 vs prior sale

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$28.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.22

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	314.61	1,734	27
Medium and Large 3	561	286.05	1,606	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.56/cwt here — about $128 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

310.14

—

SC average5 barns · 100 hd

321.36

−11.22

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−16.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,260	161.66	2,038	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	145.01	2,159	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	139.21	1,701	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	101.48	1,076	8thin

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)	1,279	$1,908	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,650	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,512	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,692	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,500	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$2,202	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,592	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	367.59/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,934	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,121	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	356.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,153	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,730	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	358.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,458	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	336.09/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,620	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,664	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	288.73/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,501	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,586	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,931	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,718	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,962	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	359.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,044	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,436	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	324.70/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,244	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	389.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,649	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,662	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	287.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,364	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,772	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	507	286.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,453	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	322.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,709	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	551	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,543	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	568	337.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,916	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	287.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,648	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	296.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,780	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,184	157.47/cwt	125.00–175.00	1,864	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	81.93/cwt	77.00–92.50	808	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	121.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,372	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	142.18/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,720	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,645	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	145.01/cwt	137.00–157.00	2,159	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	2,512.00/head	2,512.00–2,512.00	2,512	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	2,201.92/head	1,980.00–2,427.00	2,202	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,592.00/head	1,592.00–1,592.00	1,592	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,811.68/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,470	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 2	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	600	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	750	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	1,240	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,425	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 166Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 49Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 40Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	389.88
5	450–500	479	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	357.50	357.50
4	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	322.48
3	600–650	600	290.00–300.00	296.67
2	800–850	845	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00–370.00	359.83
3	350–400	383	290.00–350.00	324.70
2	450–500	475	280.00–295.00	287.18
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	287.56
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	337.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	507	280.00–290.00	286.64
7	550–600	551	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	547	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	274.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	356.98
3	400–450	407	350.00–370.00	358.22
10	450–500	482	330.00–337.50	336.09
6	500–550	516	320.00–325.00	322.49
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.43
7	650–700	654	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	287.50–290.00	288.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	407	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	367.59
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	317.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	130.00–134.00	131.29
8	—	1,210	135.00–155.00	142.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	77.00–92.50	81.93
4	—	1,134	110.00–130.00	121.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,489	137.00–157.00	145.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,184	125.00–175.00	157.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,063	1,980.00–2,427.00	2,201.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,592.00	1,592.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,811.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	2,512.00	2,512.00

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.