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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 127▲ 76 vs year ago 69 · +110.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 40▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering pf 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 $341.80/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +26.27 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$341.80

7 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.43

vs SC average

−79.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	341.80	1,827	7thin

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 sale7 hd

341.80

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

372.23

−30.43

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−79.16

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+26.27

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	—	High	1,907	202.68	3,864	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,210	159.00	1,924	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	149.63	1,669	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	134.78	1,281	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,722	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,318	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,083	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$2,191	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$3,450	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,522	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,558	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,478	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	827	$1,122	3thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	539.66/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,013	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	470.34/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,060	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	475.90/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,180	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	385.27/cwt	380.00–390.00	898	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	394.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	928	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	410.15/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,353	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	375.42/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,333	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	435.64/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,599	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	426.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,801	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	346.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,467	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	413.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,896	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	373.32/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,773	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,543	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	522	334.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,744	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	351.73/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,864	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,089	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	381.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,241	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	451.63/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,481	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	374.40/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,572	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	468.10/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,069	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	403.23/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,875	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	459.79/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,207	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	663	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,956	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	311.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,425	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	870	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	199.61/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,809	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	106.21/cwt	95.00–115.00	991	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	153.82/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	174.14/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,889	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	140.88/cwt	125.00–158.00	1,586	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,924	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,782.00/head	1,782.00–1,782.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	1,478.00/head	1,478.00–1,478.00	1,478	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	775	1,031.00/head	1,031.00–1,031.00	1,031	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	853	1,167.94/head	1,161.00–1,175.00	1,168	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,025	1,558.00/head	1,558.00–1,558.00	1,558	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,522.00/head	2,522.00–2,522.00	2,522	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	910	1,318.00/head	1,318.00–1,318.00	1,318	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	938	1,721.73/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,722	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	845	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 127Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 40Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 9

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering pf average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,031.00	1,031.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,478.00	1,478.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,522.00	2,522.00

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	—	1,025	1,558.00	1,558.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,161.00–1,175.00	1,167.94

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	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	797	2,375.00	2,375.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,721.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,318.00	1,318.00

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)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	845	3,950.00	3,950.00

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	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	—	785	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,315	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	990	1,782.00	1,782.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	663	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	480	450.00–470.00	459.79
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	328	450.00–460.00	451.63
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	442	450.00–475.00	468.10
3	450–500	465	400.00–410.00	403.23
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	778	305.00–320.00	311.68
1	850–900	890	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	381.96
2	400–450	420	350.00–400.00	374.40
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	373	520.00–555.00	539.66
1	400–450	400	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	450.00–490.00	470.34
5	450–500	458	470.00–480.00	475.90
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	850–900	890	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	390.00–400.00	394.79
4	300–350	330	390.00–430.00	410.15
3	350–400	367	410.00–450.00	435.64
3	400–450	422	420.00–435.00	426.68
8	450–500	459	400.00–430.00	413.01
3	500–550	530	345.00–360.00	351.73
2	600–650	633	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	380.00–390.00	385.27
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	355	370.00–381.00	375.42
3	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	346.77
2	450–500	475	320.00–330.00	324.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	373.32
3	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	334.13
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	218.00	218.00
5	—	1,908	190.00–209.00	199.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	166.00–180.00	174.14
14	—	1,126	125.00–158.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	152.00–156.00	153.82
2	—	933	95.00–115.00	106.21

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.