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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 155▼ 63 vs year ago 181 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.05/cwt on 3 head, down $81.19 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −117.24 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$285.05

▼ 81.19 vs prior sale

3 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−61.89

vs SC average

−147.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	285.05	1,578	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

285.05

—

SC average6 barns · 45 hd

346.94

−61.89

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−147.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

−117.24

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.38, low $324.36, median $402.29 across 8 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	1,961	171.55	3,364	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	146.16	1,786	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	136.69	1,921	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	127.52	1,345	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,402	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,316	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	315.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,711	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	346.22/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,108	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,273	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,446	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,580	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,646	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	343.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,763	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,765	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,278	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	412.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,745	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	276.22/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,726	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,943	161.40/cwt	154.00–169.00	3,136	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	113.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,468	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	148.50/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,763	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	134.12/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,725	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	141.68/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,958	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	130.45/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,872	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,729.00/head	1,729.00–1,729.00	1,729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,397.00/head	2,397.00–2,397.00	2,397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,130	2,006.00/head	2,006.00–2,006.00	2,006	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	873.00/head	873.00–873.00	873	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,759.00/head	1,759.00–1,759.00	1,759	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,105	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	750	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 155Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 11

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	272.50–280.00	276.22
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	412.43
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00–360.00	355.07
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	380.00–385.00	382.48
6	400–450	439	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	490	330.00–345.00	335.87
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	631	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	343.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	609	340.00–347.50	346.22
22	700–750	708	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	300.00–330.00	315.07
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	135.00–139.00	136.84
2	—	1,028	110.00–116.00	113.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	135.00–148.00	141.68
4	—	1,435	128.00–132.00	130.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,187	141.00–160.00	148.50
5	—	1,286	129.00–139.00	134.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	202.00	202.00
3	—	1,943	154.00–169.00	161.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,005	1,759.00	1,759.00

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	—	635	873.00	873.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,950.00	2,950.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	2,397.00	2,397.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,729.00	1,729.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	2,006.00	2,006.00

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.