Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 7
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 108▼ 28 vs year ago 246 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 16 vs year ago 55 · −29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for holidays. 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 $360.33/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +44.80 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$360.33
28 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.45
vs SC average
−49.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540368.891,99222
Medium and Large 2549328.951,8046thin
One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd
360.33
—
SC average5 barns · 151 hd
348.88
+11.45
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−49.77
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
+44.80
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—Average1,449185.192,6826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505171.492,5813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198166.461,99421
CowsLean 85-90%Average999147.511,4735thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,3401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)768$1,7062thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,7042thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$1,5435
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,3651thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332491.63/cwt490.00–500.001,6326
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365486.48/cwt480.00–500.001,7763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added439469.54/cwt460.00–475.002,0618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0694
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509393.87/cwt390.00–405.002,0054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added596407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,42915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added635327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240385.00/cwt385.00–385.009241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276412.13/cwt400.00–440.001,1374
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325434.31/cwt420.00–450.001,4122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382404.98/cwt400.00–410.001,5473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417403.64/cwt390.00–415.001,6833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423356.93/cwt350.00–370.001,5103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428322.41/cwt307.50–337.501,3802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429392.48/cwt387.50–400.001,6845
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added463360.16/cwt350.00–370.001,6682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469383.72/cwt375.00–390.001,8004
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488323.28/cwt320.00–330.001,5783
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523362.51/cwt360.00–365.001,8962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533348.72/cwt347.50–350.001,8592
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536368.59/cwt355.00–370.001,97617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565322.92/cwt300.00–350.001,8243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568387.27/cwt380.00–395.002,2002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625332.54/cwt330.00–335.002,0782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,17710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1222
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280525.00/cwt500.00–550.001,4702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330473.94/cwt450.00–500.001,5643
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340404.78/cwt390.00–420.001,3762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385448.33/cwt430.00–470.001,7266
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,4341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415339.76/cwt330.00–350.001,4102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420447.41/cwt440.00–455.001,8792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475424.95/cwt420.00–430.002,0192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478339.74/cwt330.00–350.001,6242
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540376.28/cwt372.50–380.002,0322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566377.47/cwt375.00–380.002,1364
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added583345.19/cwt330.00–360.002,0122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added628339.98/cwt335.00–345.002,1352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682323.37/cwt315.00–330.002,2053
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320164.71/cwt160.00–170.002,1743
Bulls——1,577205.66/cwt195.00–210.003,2433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986150.14/cwt144.00–155.001,4804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197164.28/cwt150.00–177.501,96620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,4301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590166.24/cwt158.00–176.002,6432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 37501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock Cows—Small 37701,186.00/head1,186.00–1,186.001,1861
Stock Cows—Small 17801,443.00/head1,443.00–1,443.001,4431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27852,061.00/head2,061.00–2,061.002,0611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29131,695.20/head1,644.00–1,723.001,6953
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29651,419.00/head1,419.00–1,419.001,4191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0901,365.00/head1,365.00–1,365.001,3651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,988.00/head1,988.00–1,988.001,9881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39401,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.