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Laurens Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 114▼ 108 vs year ago 162 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 26 · −19.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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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 $280.00/cwt on 2 head, up $18.56 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.53 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$280.00

▲ 18.56 vs prior sale

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.90

vs SC average

−57.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	310.00	1,566	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale2 hd

280.00

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

304.90

−24.90

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−57.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−35.53

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	1,650	162.47	2,681	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	148.28	2,141	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	140.55	1,538	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,831	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,657	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,722	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,958	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	951	$1,895	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,163	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,961	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$870	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	332.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,901	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,066	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	347.22/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,625	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,042	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,644	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,541	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	162.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,681	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,608	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	135.27/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,491	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	148.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,141	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	908	1,508.98/head	1,502.00–1,516.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,958.00/head	1,958.00–1,958.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,152.05/head	2,016.00–2,250.00	2,152	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	970	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	975	1,063.00/head	1,063.00–1,063.00	1,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,831.03/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	2,163.00/head	2,163.00–2,163.00	2,163	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,737.00/head	1,737.00–1,737.00	1,737	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,721.71/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,722	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 114Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	505	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	468	340.00–355.00	347.22
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	888	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	332.43
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00

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	2	—	908	1,502.00–1,516.00	1,508.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,958.00	1,958.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	980	2,016.00–2,250.00	2,152.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,063.00	1,063.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	1,040	1,737.00	1,737.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,163.00	2,163.00

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	—	1,135	2,185.00	2,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,721.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	148.00–149.00	148.48
3	—	1,102	126.00–141.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	144.00–155.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	160.00–166.00	162.47

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.