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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 80▼ 119 vs year ago 191 · −62.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 1 vs year ago 30 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 39▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.82/cwt on 6 head, down $9.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −5.49 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$320.82

▼ 9.65 vs prior sale

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.27

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	322.98	1,722	5thin
Medium and Large 3	500	310.00	1,550	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $172 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 sale6 hd

320.82

—

SC average6 barns · 80 hd

340.09

−19.27

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−5.49

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	—	Low	1,444	193.86	2,799	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	172.86	2,075	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	164.06	2,338	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	145.82	1,451	3thin

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)	1,310	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,582	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,321	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	809	$2,738	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,966	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$1,189	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	760	$988	1thin

Every lot

60 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 2Value Added	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	369.79/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,775	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	361.33/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,897	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	627	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,132	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	351.31/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,525	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	449.26/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,213	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,323	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	466.55/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,782	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	339.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,596	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	364.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,744	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,638	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	341.21/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,802	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	296.27/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,246	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	202.15/cwt	184.00–210.00	2,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,577	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	139.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,348	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	160.84/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,879	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	181.71/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,259	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	207.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,627	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	164.06/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,338	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	790	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	855	1,582.00/head	1,582.00–1,582.00	1,582	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	875	1,321.00/head	1,321.00–1,321.00	1,321	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	710	1,189.00/head	1,189.00–1,189.00	1,189	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	760	988.00/head	988.00–988.00	988	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	870	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,079.60/head	2,055.00–2,105.00	2,080	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 80Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 39Year ago 21

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	440.00–460.00	449.26
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	382	460.00–480.00	466.55
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	633	325.00–335.00	329.98
2	750–800	758	290.00–302.50	296.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–375.00	364.95
2	500–550	528	332.50–350.00	341.21
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	362.50
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	339.68
2	500–550	520	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	434	345.00–355.00	351.31
1	700–750	740	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	492	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	627	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	350.00–390.00	369.79
2	500–550	525	352.50–370.00	361.33
1	750–800	785	292.50	292.50

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	1	—	1,075	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,450	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,321.00	1,321.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,582.00	1,582.00

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	—	1,060	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	988.00	988.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,189.00	1,189.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,740.00	1,740.00

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	—	930	2,055.00–2,105.00	2,079.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,417	184.00–210.00	202.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	158.00–169.00	164.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	159.00	159.00
2	—	968	134.00–145.00	139.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	205.00–210.00	207.68
3	—	1,243	179.00–183.00	181.71
8	—	1,168	149.00–170.00	160.84

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.