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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 97▲ 16 vs year ago 147 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 38▼ 24 vs year ago 46 · −52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 41▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%

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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 $455.57/cwt on 14 head, up $59.25 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +53.29 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$455.57

▲ 59.25 vs prior sale

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.77

vs SC average

−22.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	464.00	2,575	12thin
Medium and Large 2	570	405.00	2,309	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $267 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

455.57

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

432.80

+22.77

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−22.52

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

+53.29

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	1,526	211.03	3,220	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	184.00	3,110	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	178.18	2,145	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	137.92	1,572	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,105	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,468	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	889	$2,489	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,873	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,386	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,582	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,106	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,352	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	486.20/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,295	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	446.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,180	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,575	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	369.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,489	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	258	410.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,059	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	396.99/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,624	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	403.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	373.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,922	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,259	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,008	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	509.07/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,924	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	425.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,637	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	454.86/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,879	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	429.82/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,797	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	452.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,099	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	440.14/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,289	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	387.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,181	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	211.03/cwt	206.00–215.00	3,220	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	114.36/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,269	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	173.27/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,053	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,344	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	179.38/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,199	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	2,468.00/head	2,468.00–2,468.00	2,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	660	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	889	2,489.00/head	2,489.00–2,489.00	2,489	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,386.00/head	1,386.00–1,386.00	1,386	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,873.00/head	1,873.00–1,873.00	1,873	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 97Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 14

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
2	350–400	385	420.00–430.00	425.13
3	400–450	413	445.00–460.00	454.86
4	450–500	464	440.00–470.00	452.43
1	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	562	380.00–390.00	387.99
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	378	490.00–530.00	509.07
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	520	435.00–445.00	440.14
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	695	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	420.00–440.00	429.82
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	409	380.00–400.00	396.99
3	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	403.40
3	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	373.24
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	635	315.00–317.50	316.24
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	905	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	400.00–420.00	410.29
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	475.04
3	400–450	448	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	488	440.00–450.00	446.65
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	673	365.00–375.00	369.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	464	507.00	507.00
12	550–600	555	464.00	464.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	485.00–490.00	486.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,240	2,468.00	2,468.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	1	—	1,035	1,873.00	1,873.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,386.00	1,386.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	2,489.00	2,489.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	171.00–187.00	179.38
1	—	1,060	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,190	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	112.00–117.50	114.36
2	—	1,185	168.00–178.00	173.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	206.00–215.00	211.03

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.