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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 26

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 64▼ 12 vs year ago 121 · −9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 29▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%

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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 $286.64/cwt on 19 head, down $43.83 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −39.67 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$286.64

▼ 43.83 vs prior sale

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.39

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	288.89	1,616	17thin
Medium and Large 3	548	267.50	1,465	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $152 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 sale19 hd

286.64

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

313.02

−26.39

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

−39.67

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	—	Average	1,658	192.72	3,196	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	167.70	2,633	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	153.06	1,704	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	147.89	1,447	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

56 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,595	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	376.13/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,753	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,832	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,282	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	339.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,478	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	289.82/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,510	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,736	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	247.33/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,430	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,825	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	414.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,402	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	362.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,525	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	356.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,675	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,564	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	309.74/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,586	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	288.61/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,654	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	273.80/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,736	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,856	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	199.44/cwt	189.00–211.00	3,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	182.64/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,114	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	154.11/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,504	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	135.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,332	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	146.89/cwt	122.00–157.00	1,570	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	162.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,914	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	156.94/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,166	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	174.88/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,968	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,540	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	765	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,358	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 64Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 29Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 18

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	297.50	297.50
4	550–600	578	240.00–270.00	247.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	350.00–360.00	353.26
2	400–450	435	330.00–350.00	339.77
3	500–550	521	280.00–295.00	289.82
2	600–650	630	280.00–300.00	289.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	534	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	338	400.00–430.00	414.67
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	320.00–325.00	322.47
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	421	350.00–370.00	362.17
3	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	356.38
3	500–550	512	290.00–320.00	309.74
13	550–600	573	287.50–290.00	288.61
4	600–650	634	270.00–275.00	273.80
2	650–700	657	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	865	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	370.00–375.00	372.60
3	450–500	466	350.00–390.00	376.13
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	169.00–179.00	174.88
2	—	1,380	156.00–158.00	156.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	160.00–170.00	162.32
12	—	1,069	122.00–157.00	146.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	130.00–141.00	135.46
4	—	976	150.00–159.00	154.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	189.00–211.00	199.44
2	—	1,705	181.00–184.00	182.64

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.