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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 18

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 186▲ 7 vs year ago 90 · +7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 36▲ 10 vs year ago 28 · +35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 34 vs year ago 7 · +485.7%

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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 $380.00/cwt on 1 head, up $79.94 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +64.47 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$380.00

▲ 79.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.68

vs SC average

−36.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

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 sale1 hd

380.00

—

SC average6 barns · 71 hd

372.32

+7.68

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−36.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+64.47

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	1,663	207.90	3,457	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	178.23	2,046	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	169.46	2,355	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	148.76	1,494	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,610	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,046	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,012	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,848	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,767	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$4,280	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,676	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,566	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,456	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	496	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,009	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,071	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	460.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,051	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	436.60/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,410	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	474.48/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,722	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	481.90/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,773	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,908	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	379.94/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,550	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,118	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,126	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,977	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	529.38/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,694	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	374.25/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,254	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,011	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	483.29/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,006	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	361.63/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,289	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	207.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,457	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,305	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	163.03/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	177.77/cwt	164.00–188.00	2,123	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	169.46/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,355	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	2,986.29/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,986	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	4,519.61/head	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	3,803.17/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,803	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	4,448.42/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,448	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	715	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	885	1,283.00/head	1,283.00–1,283.00	1,283	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	2,071.51/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,072	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,925.00/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,918.69/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,919	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	2,515.60/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,516	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,012.09/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,012	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	990	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	1,073.00/head	1,073.00–1,073.00	1,073	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,456.00/head	1,456.00–1,456.00	1,456	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	920	1,587.00/head	1,587.00–1,587.00	1,587	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,802.71/head	1,750.00–1,860.00	1,803	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 186Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 7

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	408	370.00–390.00	379.94
1	600–650	630	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–470.00	460.77
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	323	410.00–450.00	436.60
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	630	312.50–315.00	313.76
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	450.00–500.00	474.48
7	450–500	484	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	368	470.00–495.00	481.90
3	400–450	406	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	633	335.00–370.00	361.63
2	700–750	745	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	490.00–550.00	529.38
4	350–400	383	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	483.29
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	335	350.00–400.00	374.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	668	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	480.00	480.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,020	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,519.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,986.29

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	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,188	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,448.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,950.00	4,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,803.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	2	—	985	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,012.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,515.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,071.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,918.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,283.00	1,283.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,750.00–1,860.00	1,802.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,456.00	1,456.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,073.00	1,073.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,587.00	1,587.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	157.00	157.00
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
12	—	1,194	164.00–188.00	177.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	1,038	159.00–168.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	160.00–180.00	169.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	200.00–220.00	207.90

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.