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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 93▼ 103 vs year ago 161 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 57▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.33/cwt on 9 head, up $14.12 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +12.81 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$328.33

▲ 14.12 vs prior sale

9 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.85

vs SC average

−83.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	390.00	2,028	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	328.00	1,862	5thin
Medium and Large 3	528	308.33	1,629	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

328.33

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

362.18

−33.85

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−83.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

+12.81

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	1,758	213.76	3,758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	174.28	1,994	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	169.93	2,283	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	161.50	1,470	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,614	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$3,117	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,647	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,497	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,394	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$1,322	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,058	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	443.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,275	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	415.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,179	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,661	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,915	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	365.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,727	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	320.19/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,665	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	205.83/cwt	192.00–215.00	3,468	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	233.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	4,531	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	179.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,950	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	168.86/cwt	153.00–173.00	2,036	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,842	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	178.24/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,438	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	795	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,614.00/head	1,614.00–1,614.00	1,614	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	655	1,179.00/head	1,179.00–1,179.00	1,179	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	825	1,609.00/head	1,609.00–1,609.00	1,609	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	1,548.00/head	1,548.00–1,548.00	1,548	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	895	1,322.16/head	1,269.00–1,373.00	1,322	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,647.00/head	1,647.00–1,647.00	1,647	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 93Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,614.00	1,614.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	840	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	1,175	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	4,450.00	4,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,548.00	1,548.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,647.00	1,647.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,269.00–1,373.00	1,322.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,445.00	1,445.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,609.00	1,609.00

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	—	655	1,179.00	1,179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	515	315.00–330.00	322.50
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	576	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	320.19
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	365.08
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	473	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	513	440.00–450.00	443.51
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	230.00–237.00	233.58
5	—	1,685	192.00–215.00	205.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	153.00–173.00	168.86
9	—	1,089	175.00–185.00	179.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	176.00–181.00	178.24
1	—	1,270	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	168.00	168.00
1	—	985	155.00	155.00

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.