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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 170▲ 31 vs year ago 83 · +37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 42▲ 16 vs year ago 45 · +35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 2.50 higher, slaughter bulls 13.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.71/cwt on 7 head, down $1.04 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −5.60 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$320.71

▼ 1.04 vs prior sale

7 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$0.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.00

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	510	321.25	1,638	2thin
Medium and Large 2	527	320.50	1,689	5thin

One grade step is worth $0.75/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale7 hd

320.71

—

SC average6 barns · 123 hd

378.71

−58.00

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−5.60

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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 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	1,585	213.23	3,380	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	181.49	2,818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	180.17	2,359	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	153.46	1,699	7thin

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)	975	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,726	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,550	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$2,190	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,875	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,856	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,658	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,182	1thin

Every lot

71 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 2	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	373.71/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,123	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,198	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,490	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	379.90/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,223	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,380	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	359.79/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,691	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,617	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	328.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,725	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,537	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	312.00/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,794	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	301.10/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,731	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	298.33/cwt	293.00–307.50	2,020	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	452.50/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,312	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	497.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,631	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	482.17/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,808	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	443.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,694	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	364.74/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,561	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	458	339.87/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,557	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	499	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,547	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	321.25/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,638	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	284.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,947	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	208.64/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,177	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	148.13/cwt	137.50–157.00	1,498	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	163.58/cwt	137.50–174.00	1,757	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	166.80/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,248	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	184.81/cwt	177.00–194.00	2,541	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,925	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	173.41/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,601	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	180.56/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,851	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,057	2,189.64/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,190	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,726.00/head	1,726.00–1,726.00	1,726	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,170	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	775	1,182.00/head	1,182.00–1,182.00	1,182	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	815	1,447.00/head	1,447.00–1,447.00	1,447	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,868.00/head	1,868.00–1,868.00	1,868	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	938	1,855.89/head	1,744.00–1,966.00	1,856	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	755	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 170Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 42Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	320.00–340.00	329.97
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	292.50–310.00	301.10
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	375.00–390.00	379.90
2	350–400	378	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	359.79
9	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	328.65
2	550–600	575	309.00–315.00	312.00
3	650–700	677	293.00–307.50	298.33
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	450.00–455.00	452.50
3	350–400	382	435.00–450.00	443.43
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	684	280.00–290.00	284.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	499	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	317.50–325.00	321.25
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.40
2	350–400	375	470.00–495.00	482.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	364.74
3	450–500	458	325.00–350.00	339.87
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	568	372.50–375.00	373.71
3	600–650	628	340.00–360.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	778	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,057	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,189.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,726.00	1,726.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	2	—	938	1,744.00–1,966.00	1,855.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,868.00	1,868.00

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	—	815	1,447.00	1,447.00

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	1	—	775	1,182.00	1,182.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	875	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	137.50–157.00	148.13
2	—	1,348	165.00–170.00	166.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	206.00	206.00
9	—	1,579	177.00–185.00	180.56
2	—	1,500	173.00–174.00	173.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,375	177.00–194.00	184.81
7	—	1,074	137.50–174.00	163.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	227.00	227.00
3	—	1,500	205.00–212.00	208.64

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.