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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 216▼ 178 vs year ago 254 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 36▼ 24 vs year ago 49 · −49.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $285.01/cwt on 6 head, down $43.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −30.52 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$285.01

▼ 43.47 vs prior sale

6 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.00

vs SC average

−75.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	287.01	1,556	5thin
Medium and Large 3	505	275.00	1,389	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $167 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 sale6 hd

285.01

—

SC average6 barns · 104 hd

313.01

−28.00

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−75.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−30.52

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	1,882	204.86	3,855	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	186.00	2,788	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	185.76	2,329	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	172.04	2,043	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,014	$2,320	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	869	$1,797	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	680	$708	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	376.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,205	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,415	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,916	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	368.75/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	341.56/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,291	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	327.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,343	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	528	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,452	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,732	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,969	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	328.72/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,529	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	306.27/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,746	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	207.82/cwt	199.00–225.00	3,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,686	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,671	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	174.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,140	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	188.99/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,362	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,227	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	194.67/cwt	189.00–204.00	2,778	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,744	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	993	2,377.74/head	1,915.00–2,700.00	2,378	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,090.00/head	2,090.00–2,090.00	2,090	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	680	708.13/head	615.00–785.00	708	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	680	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	2,152.12/head	2,120.00–2,181.00	2,152	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,182.00/head	2,182.00–2,182.00	2,182	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 216Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	337.50–345.00	341.56
4	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	327.47
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	612	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	275.02
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	367.50–370.00	368.75
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	700	280.00–282.50	281.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	327.50–330.00	328.72
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	570	305.00–307.50	306.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00–390.00	376.46
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	345.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	180.00–202.50	188.99
2	—	1,265	174.00–178.00	176.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	170.00–178.00	174.30
1	—	1,025	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,427	189.00–204.00	194.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	199.00–225.00	207.82
1	—	1,910	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	680	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	615.00–785.00	708.13

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	—	1,105	2,182.00	2,182.00

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	—	845	2,120.00–2,181.00	2,152.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	993	1,915.00–2,700.00	2,377.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,090.00	2,090.00

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.