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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 19

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 72▼ 76 vs year ago 140 · −54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 29▼ 1 vs year ago 30 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $293.21/cwt on 3 head, down $35.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −22.31 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$293.21

▼ 35.27 vs prior sale

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$49.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.33

vs SC average

−57.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	309.82	1,766	2thin
Medium and Large 3	510	260.00	1,326	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.82/cwt here — about $440 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 sale3 hd

293.21

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

327.54

−34.33

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−57.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−22.31

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	1,582	204.30	3,232	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	206.71	2,388	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	141.79	1,442	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,017	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,753	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,074	$1,916	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,601	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,500	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,126	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,327	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	367.98/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,207	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	346.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,509	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,916	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,684	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	293.69/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,153	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,271	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	490.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,240	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	717	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,040	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	204.30/cwt	186.00–220.00	3,232	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	139.55/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,411	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,599	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	159.58/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,760	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	231.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,786	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,658.00/head	1,658.00–1,658.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	2,045.37/head	1,989.00–2,100.00	2,045	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	2,122.00/head	2,122.00–2,122.00	2,122	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	700	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	730	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,294.22/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,294	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	2,108.00/head	2,108.00–2,108.00	2,108	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	785	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	915	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	328	355.00–380.00	367.98
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	435	340.00–355.00	346.98
2	450–500	473	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	309.82
1	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	660	250.00–260.00	255.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00–450.00	444.95
2	300–350	305	420.00–450.00	435.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	733	290.00–297.50	293.69
1	750–800	790	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	480.00–500.00	490.10
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	303	490.00–500.00	495.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	145.00	145.00
3	700–750	717	140.00–150.00	145.07
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	126.00–149.00	139.55
1	—	1,045	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,103	159.00–160.00	159.58
6	—	1,205	220.00–240.00	231.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	186.00–220.00	204.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00

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	1	—	1,035	2,122.00	2,122.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	730	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	3	—	1,240	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,294.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,108.00	2,108.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	975	1,658.00	1,658.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,123	1,989.00–2,100.00	2,045.37

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.