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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 118▲ 13 vs year ago 144 · +9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 40▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%

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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 $363.25/cwt on 27 head, down $2.99 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −39.04 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$363.25

▼ 2.99 vs prior sale

27 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$43.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs SC average

−76.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	369.66	2,036	23
Medium and Large 2	568	326.38	1,852	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $184 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

363.25

—

SC average6 barns · 126 hd

360.21

+3.04

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−76.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

−39.04

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	—	Low	1,598	163.38	2,610	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	137.31	2,073	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	125.27	1,458	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	93.83	942	9thin

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)	798	$1,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,239	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,926	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,962	4thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,032	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$966	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Value Added	420	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,427	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,838	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	406.65/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,911	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,028	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	365.37/cwt	357.50–367.00	2,072	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	325.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,902	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	346.25/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,129	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	692	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,318	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	402.74/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,490	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	340.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	332.43/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,539	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	314.98/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,628	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	307.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,751	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	237.26/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,483	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	407.42/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,581	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,733	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	382.44/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,752	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	305.32/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,420	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	340.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,797	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	532	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,596	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,797	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,667	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	302.58/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,846	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	323.68/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,033	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	286.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,905	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,011	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	157.40/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	175.34/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,933	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	87.32/cwt	65.00–108.00	777	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	138.54/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,923	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,403	116.61/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,636	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	137.31/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,073	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	1,602.00/head	1,602.00–1,602.00	1,602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,410	2,238.81/head	2,137.00–2,335.00	2,239	2
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Small 2	765	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	755	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	690	966.00/head	966.00–966.00	966	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	820	861.00/head	861.00–861.00	861	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	895	1,202.00/head	1,202.00–1,202.00	1,202	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	765	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,660.94/head	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 3	1,295	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 118Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 21

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	975.00	975.00

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	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	861.00	861.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	966.00	966.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,202.00	1,202.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,660.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	1,602.00	1,602.00

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	2	—	1,410	2,137.00–2,335.00	2,238.81
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	146.00–165.00	157.40
2	—	1,673	170.00–181.00	175.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,388	138.00–139.00	138.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	136.00–139.00	137.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	116.00–117.00	116.61
7	—	890	65.00–108.00	87.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	295.00–305.00	299.97
1	550–600	590	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	290.00–320.00	305.32
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	395.00–420.00	407.42
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	458	375.00–395.00	382.44
5	500–550	527	320.00–350.00	340.92
2	550–600	553	320.00–330.00	325.02
3	600–650	610	300.00–307.50	302.58
4	650–700	664	280.00–290.00	286.84
2	700–750	738	270.00–275.00	272.47
1	750–800	775	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	415.00–420.00	417.53
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	628	317.50–330.00	323.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	427.50	427.50
3	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	406.65
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	567	357.50–367.00	365.37
2	600–650	615	337.50–355.00	346.25
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	585	315.00–330.00	325.17
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	548	370.00	370.00
8	650–700	692	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	330.00–350.00	339.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	340.31
2	450–500	463	330.00–335.00	332.43
3	500–550	517	310.00–325.00	314.98
2	550–600	570	300.00–315.00	307.24
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	370	390.00–425.00	402.74
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	230.00–245.00	237.26

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.