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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 27

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 74▼ 33 vs year ago 109 · −30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of plain to 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 $345.37/cwt on 7 head, up $31.15 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +29.84 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$345.37

▲ 31.15 vs prior sale

7 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.84

vs SC average

−62.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	356.51	2,051	5thin
Medium and Large 3	533	317.50	1,691	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $360 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 sale7 hd

345.37

—

SC average4 barns · 65 hd

376.21

−30.84

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−62.07

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+29.84

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	—	High	1,625	239.00	3,884	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,174	196.35	2,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	176.39	2,048	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	137.50	1,451	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,850	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$2,602	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,740	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,418	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,189	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,490	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,466	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	353.80/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,663	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,103	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	356.89/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,102	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,164	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	279.94/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,876	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,040	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,012	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	176.39/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,048	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,557	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,063	2,219.21/head	2,108.00–2,332.00	2,219	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	3,367.00/head	3,367.00–3,367.00	3,367	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	755	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	610	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,646.00/head	1,646.00–1,646.00	1,646	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	2,279.00/head	2,279.00–2,279.00	2,279	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 30

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

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	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	589	355.00–357.50	356.89
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	670	272.50–287.50	279.94
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	352.50–355.00	353.80
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	430.00	430.00
13	600–650	601	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	422.50	422.50
1	650–700	680	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	720	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	3,367.00	3,367.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,063	2,108.00–2,332.00	2,219.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	1	—	825	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,060	2,279.00	2,279.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,646.00	1,646.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	170.00–184.00	176.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	190.00–197.50	193.44
1	—	1,710	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,145	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	239.00	239.00

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.