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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 6

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 69▼ 24 vs year ago 155 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 36▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on light offering of average quality cattle.

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 $316.84/cwt on 11 head, down $51.29 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.31 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$316.84

▼ 51.29 vs prior sale

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$95.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.54

vs SC average

−111.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	361.64	1,936	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	333.72	1,811	4thin
Medium and Large 3	549	266.36	1,462	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.29/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

316.84

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

367.38

−50.54

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−111.06

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+1.31

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	1,655	206.26	3,413	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	172.40	2,215	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	158.97	1,729	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	143.89	1,292	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,747	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$2,109	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,300	1thin

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	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	474.73/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,533	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	490.00/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,789	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,522	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	422.10/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,617	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	270	406.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,097	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	328	466.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,531	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	319.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,305	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,793	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	262.84/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,354	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,870	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,927	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,573	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	262.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,650	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,484	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,867	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	483.40/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,537	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	463.39/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,867	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,198	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	332.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,620	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	344.89/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,752	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	300.33/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,586	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,804	3
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,969	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	215.06/cwt	209.00–221.00	3,542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,793	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,407	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	157.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,253	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	134.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,303	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,778	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,576	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	172.40/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,215	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	928	1,613.99/head	1,609.00–1,619.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,747.00/head	2,747.00–2,747.00	2,747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	770	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	655	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	940	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	710	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 69Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 15

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on light offering of average quality cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	129.00–139.00	134.78
2	—	795	150.00–162.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,080	160.00–169.00	164.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,285	163.00–179.00	172.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,425	186.00	186.00
6	—	1,647	209.00–221.00	215.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	408	310.00–330.00	319.94
2	500–550	515	245.00–280.00	262.84
2	550–600	583	260.00–280.00	269.87
4	600–650	628	250.00–280.00	262.73
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	485	360.00–380.00	369.79
2	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	364.93
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	835	297.50	297.50
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	466.65
3	600–650	632	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.46
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	624	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	940	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	400.00–420.00	406.17
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	300.33
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	487	320.00–345.00	332.67
3	500–550	508	330.00–355.00	344.89
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	318	480.00–490.00	483.40
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	403	440.00–480.00	463.39
2	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	459.84
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	520	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	620	410.00–435.00	422.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	470.00–480.00	474.73
2	350–400	365	470.00–510.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	770	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	940	3,850.00	3,850.00

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	—	1,400	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,250.00	3,250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,490	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,747.00	2,747.00

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	—	928	1,609.00–1,619.00	1,613.99

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.