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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 8

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 129▲ 50 vs year ago 93 · +53.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 37▲ 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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 $374.43/cwt on 10 head, up $74.36 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +58.90 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$374.43

▲ 74.36 vs prior sale

10 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs SC average

−53.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	403.84	2,104	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	378.08	2,010	3thin
Medium and Large 3	510	331.55	1,691	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.29/cwt here — about $413 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 sale10 hd

374.43

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

366.03

+8.40

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−53.94

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+58.90

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	—	Low	1,686	209.20	3,528	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	190.82	2,893	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	180.43	2,321	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	144.51	1,291	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,107	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,043	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,575	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$1,982	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$3,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$2,073	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,824	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,460	4thin

Every lot

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	359	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,064	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	396.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,436	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	469.94/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,823	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	413	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,693	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,252	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,710	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	453.28/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,496	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	521.76/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,737	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	424.48/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,520	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	499.73/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,824	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,909	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	331.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,691	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	399.62/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,078	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	403.84/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,104	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	396.82/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,476	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	507.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,121	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	425.21/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,992	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	476.68/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,298	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	326.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,656	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	396.55/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,288	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,881	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	189.48/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	230.43/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	208.44/cwt	199.00–224.00	3,702	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	132.49/cwt	107.50–148.00	1,171	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	159.54/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,444	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	185.25/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,327	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	167.56/cwt	140.00–177.00	2,292	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	190.82/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,893	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,915.00/head	1,915.00–1,915.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,048.00/head	2,048.00–2,048.00	2,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,043.00/head	2,043.00–2,043.00	2,043	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,824.75/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,388.53/head	2,280.00–2,500.00	2,389	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	620	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	815	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	865	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	883	1,170.86/head	1,109.00–1,231.00	1,171	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	893	1,748.94/head	1,737.00–1,763.00	1,749	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,824.00/head	1,824.00–1,824.00	1,824	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	982	2,073.20/head	1,869.00–2,258.00	2,073	5

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 129Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 37Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	320.00–345.00	331.55
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	333	490.00–535.00	521.76
3	350–400	365	490.00–510.00	499.73
4	500–550	521	370.00–420.00	403.84
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	453.28
2	350–400	358	400.00–450.00	424.48
2	450–500	460	410.00–420.00	414.95
2	500–550	520	380.00–420.00	399.62
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	355	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	372	380.00–430.00	396.82
2	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.21
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	507	310.00–340.00	326.64
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	723	250.00–270.00	260.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	433	450.00–470.00	460.06
3	450–500	482	470.00–480.00	476.68
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	505.00–510.00	507.46
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	380.00–405.00	396.55
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	575.00	575.00
7	400–450	433	520.00	520.00
12	550–600	553	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00–420.00	409.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	460.00–480.00	469.94
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	395.00–400.00	396.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	140.00–177.00	167.56
16	—	1,256	178.00–196.00	185.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	107.50–148.00	132.49
4	—	905	152.50–167.00	159.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	186.00–195.00	190.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	186.00–193.00	189.48
2	—	1,725	228.00–233.00	230.43
4	—	1,776	199.00–224.00	208.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,280.00–2,500.00	2,388.53

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	—	950	2,043.00	2,043.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,824.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,915.00	1,915.00

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	—	1,050	2,048.00	2,048.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,350.00	4,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	620	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	5	—	982	1,869.00–2,258.00	2,073.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,824.00	1,824.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,737.00–1,763.00	1,748.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,109.00–1,231.00	1,170.86

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.