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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 25

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 132▼ 76 vs year ago 203 · −37.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 33▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.74/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +83.21 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$398.74

14 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$53.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.71

vs SC average

−31.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	410.21	2,086	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	356.67	1,938	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.55/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

398.74

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

377.03

+21.71

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−31.67

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+83.21

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $374.43, low $261.44, median $315.53 across 14 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	1,709	204.21	3,490	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	168.04	2,084	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	163.37	2,723	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	144.37	1,469	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,912	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,340	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,235	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$3,962	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$3,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,989	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	919	$1,389	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,242	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,127	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,047	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,390	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,465	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,265	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	451.70/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,087	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,484	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,759	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	458.64/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,229	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	493.64/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,831	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,477	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	462.57/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,128	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	405.10/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,944	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,088	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	405.39/cwt	392.50–408.00	2,084	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,846	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,310	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,425	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	539.18/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,483	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	619.89/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,095	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,227	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,345	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	410.94/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,314	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	346.25/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,251	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	835	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,192	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	838	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	201.25/cwt	181.00–216.00	3,367	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	4,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	136.16/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,317	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	152.57/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,629	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	216.33/cwt	212.50–220.00	2,354	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	168.69/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,100	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	134.11/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,781	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	167.24/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,803	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,876	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,078	2,235.42/head	2,224.00–2,247.00	2,235	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	670	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,912.00/head	1,912.00–1,912.00	1,912	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	955	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	3,773.69/head	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,774	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	745	1,118.00/head	1,118.00–1,118.00	1,118	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,989.00/head	1,989.00–1,989.00	1,989	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	780	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,013	1,533.45/head	1,519.00–1,547.00	1,533	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 132Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 33Year ago 31

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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,912.00	1,912.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,340.00	1,340.00

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	—	1,000	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	—	1,193	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,773.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,989.00	1,989.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,519.00–1,547.00	1,533.45

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	—	780	1,365.00	1,365.00

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	—	745	1,118.00	1,118.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,078	2,224.00–2,247.00	2,235.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	275	525.00–555.00	539.18
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	563	397.50–425.00	410.94
2	650–700	650	340.00–352.50	346.25
1	900–950	900	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	780	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	605.00–635.00	619.89
2	350–400	365	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	415	565.00	565.00
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	640	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	440.00–475.00	458.64
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	480	395.00–415.00	405.10
2	500–550	520	342.50–367.50	355.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	805	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	413	355.00–360.00	357.55
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
9	350–400	371	485.00–500.00	493.64
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	460	452.50–467.50	462.57
6	500–550	514	392.50–408.00	405.39
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	416.00	416.00
4	600–650	620	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	650	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	435.00–460.00	451.70
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	635.00	635.00
1	400–450	405	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	580.00	580.00
2	450–500	453	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	523	475.00	475.00
3	700–750	712	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	565	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	838	180.00–185.00	182.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	164.00–179.00	168.69
3	—	1,328	122.50–142.00	134.11
2	—	1,088	212.50–220.00	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	165.00–170.00	167.24
2	—	1,803	159.00–160.00	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	127.00–143.00	136.16
3	—	1,068	147.00–161.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	181.00–216.00	201.25
1	—	1,925	222.00	222.00

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.