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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 14

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 218▼ 137 vs year ago 282 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 56 · +10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 16 vs year ago 27 · −59.3%

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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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $357.17/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +30.85 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$357.17

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.99

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	357.17	1,927	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

357.17

—

SC average6 barns · 143 hd

367.15

−9.99

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

+30.85

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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $286.64, median $326.31 across 9 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	—	High	1,803	199.00	3,589	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	167.41	2,638	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	161.02	2,032	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,259	139.78	1,759	14

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,866	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$3,034	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,840	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,824	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,766	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,848	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	410.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,921	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,112	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,646	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	450.65/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,036	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	437.11/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,661	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	377.88/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	316.77/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,600	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	326.18/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,664	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	307.57/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,645	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	305.04/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,891	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	311.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,078	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,143	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	569.45/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,811	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	499.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,834	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	466	360.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,680	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	402.66/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,901	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,467	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	364.43/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,917	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.62/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,981	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,172	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	152.22/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,888	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	154.30/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,940	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	135.82/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,710	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	164.37/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,084	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,390	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	174.29/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,714	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,506	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,085	1,866.00/head	1,866.00–1,866.00	1,866	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	1,344.00/head	1,344.00–1,344.00	1,344	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,303.00/head	2,303.00–2,303.00	2,303	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,766.00/head	1,766.00–1,766.00	1,766	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,292.17/head	3,225.00–3,350.00	3,292	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 218Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 39Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 27

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	245	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	367	480.00–520.00	499.73
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	472	375.00–410.00	402.66
11	500–550	526	345.00–375.00	364.43
5	550–600	565	330.00–367.50	350.62
1	650–700	695	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	560.00–580.00	569.45
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	466	350.00–380.00	360.41
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	505	300.00–330.00	316.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–315.00	307.57
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	420.00–480.00	450.65
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	380	400.00–460.00	437.11
1	600–650	635	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	675	315.00–320.00	317.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	425	350.00–390.00	377.88
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	510	322.50–330.00	326.18
2	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	620	300.00–315.00	305.04
3	650–700	667	300.00–320.00	311.48
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	647	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	352	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	418	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	497	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	410.37
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	148.00–159.00	154.30
11	—	1,259	114.00–145.00	135.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	154.00–158.00	155.95
5	—	1,557	168.00–179.00	174.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	140.00–157.00	152.22
1	—	1,335	179.00	179.00
13	—	1,268	159.00–170.00	164.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,975	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,875	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,344.00	1,344.00

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	—	980	2,303.00	2,303.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,840.00	1,840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,766.00	1,766.00

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	—	1,210	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	3,225.00–3,350.00	3,292.17

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)	Open	1	—	955	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	—	890	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,866.00	1,866.00

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.