Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 2

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 109▲ 25 vs year ago 89 · +28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 37▼ 17 vs year ago 46 · −37.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 5▼ 11 vs year ago 25 · −44.0%

View

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 $261.44/cwt on 11 head, down $22.62 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −54.08 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$261.44

▼ 22.62 vs prior sale

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.71

vs SC average

−70.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	267.32	1,464	9thin
Medium and Large 3	555	235.00	1,304	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

261.44

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

288.15

−26.71

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−70.08

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−54.08

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	—	Low	1,736	186.69	3,241	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	155.88	2,454	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	145.47	1,636	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	130.19	1,446	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,624	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$3,250	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	754	$1,824	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,482	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	952	$1,470	3thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,705	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	314.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,021	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	294.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,252	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	287.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,326	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,197	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	272.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,461	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	266.43/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,508	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	257.59/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,752	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	313.55/cwt	270.00–360.00	972	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	310.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	321.25/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,189	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	297.84/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,260	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	968	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,204	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	288.75/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,328	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	277.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,457	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	276.44/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,562	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	248.85/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,468	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	192.59/cwt	185.00–207.00	3,386	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	139.44/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,447	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	135.42/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,480	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	126.49/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,442	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,798	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	155.88/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,454	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,624.00/head	1,624.00–1,624.00	1,624	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	680	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	735	1,544.00/head	1,544.00–1,544.00	1,544	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	750	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	763	1,963.72/head	1,638.00–2,193.00	1,964	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,482.00/head	1,482.00–1,482.00	1,482	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,505.00/head	1,505.00–1,505.00	1,505	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,157.00/head	2,157.00–2,157.00	2,157	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	820	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,595	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 109Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 25

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
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	270.00–360.00	313.55
1	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	225.12
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.46
2	350–400	370	312.50–330.00	321.25
6	400–450	423	270.00–317.50	297.84
2	450–500	460	277.50–300.00	288.75
2	500–550	525	275.00–280.00	277.60
2	550–600	590	237.50–260.00	248.85
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	265.00–270.00	267.50
2	550–600	565	270.00–283.00	276.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	438	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–265.00	257.50
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–330.00	314.08
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	294.70
4	450–500	461	270.00–300.00	287.67
4	500–550	536	270.00–280.00	272.54
4	550–600	566	250.00–275.00	266.43
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	680	245.00–270.00	257.59
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	300.00–305.00	301.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	139.00–140.00	139.44
5	—	1,140	118.00–137.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	150.00–159.00	155.52
6	—	1,093	120.00–146.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	150.00–161.00	155.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,758	185.00–207.00	192.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	748.00	748.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,157.00	2,157.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,638.00–2,193.00	1,963.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,544.00	1,544.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,505.00	1,505.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,482.00	1,482.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,481.00	1,481.00

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	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,175	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	4,350.00	4,350.00

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	—	915	1,624.00	1,624.00

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.