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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 54▼ 96 vs year ago 191 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.88/cwt on 4 head, down $9.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.65 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$251.88

▼ 9.57 vs prior sale

4 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.64

vs SC average

−102.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	300.00	1,770	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	248.75	1,381	2thin
Medium and Large 3	585	210.00	1,229	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $542 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 sale4 hd

251.88

—

SC average6 barns · 124 hd

310.52

−58.64

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−102.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−63.65

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	1,528	187.46	2,865	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	141.71	1,810	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	130.00	2,106	2thin

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)	975	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$1,523	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,328	5

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	365.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,552	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	416.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,802	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	354.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,835	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,904	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	294.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,730	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	325.83/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,988	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	378.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,463	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	366.30/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,568	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,076	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	358.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,493	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	344.97/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,580	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	468	315.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,475	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,442	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	306.98/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,575	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	175.69/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	135.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,666	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	149.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,997	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,415	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,920	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	710	1,314.00/head	1,314.00–1,314.00	1,314	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	715	1,287.00/head	1,287.00–1,287.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	822	1,592.74/head	1,573.00–1,607.00	1,593	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	842	1,297.88/head	1,205.00–1,386.00	1,298	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,458.00/head	1,458.00–1,458.00	1,458	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 54Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 10

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	416	340.00–370.00	358.88
5	450–500	458	335.00–352.50	344.97
5	500–550	513	290.00–317.50	306.98
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	468	305.00–325.00	315.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	304.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
5	350–400	387	370.00–380.00	378.01
3	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	366.30
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
8	750–800	769	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	354.89
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	360.00–370.00	365.24
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	587	290.00–310.00	294.73
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	416.12
2	550–600	552	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	610	320.00–337.50	325.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	1,205.00–1,386.00	1,297.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	1,573.00–1,607.00	1,592.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,458.00	1,458.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,314.00	1,314.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,287.00	1,287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	146.00–155.00	149.51
5	—	1,230	130.00–142.00	135.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,415	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	211.00	211.00
2	—	1,430	174.00–177.00	175.69

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.