Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2025-01-15

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 15
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 246▲ 152 vs year ago 130 · +116.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 55▲ 8 vs year ago 48 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 14 · +92.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.16/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.37 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$250.16
32 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.05
vs SC average
−53.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539262.191,41420
Medium and Large 2566233.751,32311thin
Medium and Large 3595190.001,1311thin
One grade step is worth $72.19/cwt here — about $283 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 sale32 hd
250.16
—
SC average6 barns · 109 hd
244.10
+6.05
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−53.87
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−65.37
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
388341294247median 315.5303/1105/0607/2209/2310/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,564146.302,2887thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580141.002,2282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177129.631,52623
CowsLean 85-90%Low936109.061,02110

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,7435
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,7134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,2794thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,1862thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,2351thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,985$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,123$2,6075
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)665$1,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)752$1,0543thin

Every lot

102 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345217.50/cwt217.50–217.507501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,40712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,3952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488297.01/cwt290.00–320.001,4497
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535307.50/cwt300.00–315.001,6452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637256.64/cwt255.00–260.001,6353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263232.14/cwt220.00–245.006112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272313.50/cwt310.00–320.008533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318310.00/cwt310.00–310.009862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373286.48/cwt280.00–300.001,0696
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377256.64/cwt250.00–270.009683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy383224.97/cwt220.00–230.008622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418247.49/cwt245.00–250.001,0352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420276.40/cwt270.00–280.001,1614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423231.43/cwt220.00–265.009794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470203.83/cwt200.00–207.509582
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472276.18/cwt260.00–280.001,30416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473226.58/cwt220.00–230.001,0723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486252.53/cwt250.00–255.001,2274
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521264.89/cwt255.00–280.001,38013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525233.43/cwt222.50–245.001,2262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573257.17/cwt250.00–260.001,4747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581238.05/cwt220.00–245.001,3838
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,3572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,4953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680192.44/cwt190.00–195.001,3092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy690204.18/cwt200.00–207.501,4093
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318235.49/cwt222.50–250.007492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325392.12/cwt380.00–405.001,2742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378364.30/cwt350.00–380.001,3772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,2754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425327.50/cwt325.00–330.001,3922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453319.96/cwt315.00–325.001,4493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468301.60/cwt290.00–315.001,4113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468265.13/cwt260.00–270.001,2412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471245.32/cwt230.00–257.501,1554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510286.70/cwt280.00–290.001,4623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564271.23/cwt260.00–280.001,53012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603243.33/cwt240.00–245.001,4673
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608237.55/cwt225.00–250.001,4442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658231.68/cwt226.00–237.501,5242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673209.14/cwt207.50–210.001,4083
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy678211.15/cwt205.00–217.001,4322
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy710206.26/cwt205.00–207.501,4642
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373127.93/cwt120.00–132.001,7563
Bulls——1,495150.59/cwt139.00–157.002,2512
Bulls——1,920169.55/cwt167.00–172.003,2552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90399.90/cwt86.00–110.009026
Cows—Lean 85-90%985122.80/cwt115.00–129.001,2104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083110.62/cwt100.00–118.001,1987
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218135.51/cwt124.00–147.001,65114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220154.98/cwt151.00–160.001,8912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,3391
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,9853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29782,366.37/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3745750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 18151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29841,743.29/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0131,185.80/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,713.08/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,365.00/head1,365.00–1,365.001,3651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27651,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3670779.81/head759.00–800.007802
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29151,601.00/head1,601.00–1,601.001,6011

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.