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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 131▲ 52 vs year ago 102 · +51.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 38▲ 14 vs year ago 23 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $353.00/cwt on 5 head, down $127.38 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −49.29 against this barn's trailing median of $402.29.

Average price

$353.00

▼ 127.38 vs prior sale

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.12

vs SC average

−120.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	410.00	2,255	1thin
Medium and Large 2	542	340.00	1,842	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	335.00	1,809	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $446 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd

353.00

—

SC average5 barns · 49 hd

429.12

−76.12

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−120.70

This barn, trailing median8 sales

402.29

−49.29

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	1,697	219.68	3,728	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	178.47	2,508	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	172.67	1,894	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	135.91	1,481	6thin

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)	1,495	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,554	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,716	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,692	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	467.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,258	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	361.15/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,286	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	896	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,822	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	971	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,816	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Value Added	988	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,608	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	449.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,641	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	397.45/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,562	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	370.06/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,510	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	439.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,838	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,512	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	401.02/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,893	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	355.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,688	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	305.07/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,580	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	339.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,791	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,807	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,813	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,332	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,034	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,909	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	425.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,353	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	509.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,861	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	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 3	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	433.40/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,807	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	435.16/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,002	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	349.32/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,809	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,358	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,851	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,235	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	228.54/cwt	228.00–229.00	3,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	216.14/cwt	209.00–224.00	3,687	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,185	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	167.07/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,801	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	179.40/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,007	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,810	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	184.32/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,584	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	172.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,432	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	1,716.00/head	1,716.00–1,716.00	1,716	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,692.00/head	1,692.00–1,692.00	1,692	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	2,554.22/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,554	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 131Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	321.67
2	500–550	518	290.00–320.00	305.07
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	708	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	390.00–405.00	397.45
2	400–450	408	360.00–380.00	370.06
2	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	355.47
3	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	339.87
2	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	290.08
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	280.00–282.50	281.28
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	449.59
3	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	439.76
4	450–500	472	392.50–420.00	401.02
10	650–700	694	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	318	410.00–440.00	425.59
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–370.00	349.32
2	700–750	733	250.00–255.00	252.46
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	303	630.00	630.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	509.73
3	400–450	417	420.00–450.00	433.40
3	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	435.16
2	550–600	575	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	820	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	370.05
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
3	950–1000	988	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	483	465.00–470.00	467.51
1	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	633	350.00–364.00	361.15
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	790	330.00	330.00
16	850–900	896	315.00	315.00
4	950–1000	971	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	177.00–183.00	179.40
6	—	1,078	160.00–173.00	167.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	120.00–125.00	122.84
3	—	1,215	148.00–150.00	148.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	182.00–187.00	184.32
5	—	1,409	165.00–177.00	172.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	209.00–224.00	216.14
2	—	1,675	228.00–229.00	228.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	940	1,716.00	1,716.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,692.00	1,692.00

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)	2	—	1,333	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,554.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,495	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,625.00	2,625.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.