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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 145▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 62▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $336.44/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +10.13 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.

Average price

$336.44

7 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$77.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.79

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	347.52	1,976	6thin
Medium and Large 3	595	270.00	1,607	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.52/cwt here — about $370 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 sale7 hd

336.44

—

SC average5 barns · 61 hd

371.23

−34.79

This barn, trailing median9 sales

326.31

+10.13

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	—	Low	1,682	187.55	3,154	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	167.32	2,518	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	160.83	2,035	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	146.81	1,611	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,251	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	964	$3,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,675	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,901	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,472	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	509	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,036	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,123	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,289	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,195	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	422.12/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,393	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	442.77/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,669	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,503	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	449.65/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,942	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	401.76/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,828	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,868	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	466.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,298	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	536.80/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,541	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,893	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	520.70/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,911	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	433.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,641	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,519	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	427.70/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,784	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,096	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,872	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	390.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,021	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	594	326.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,938	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	328.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,020	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,976	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,075	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	191.47/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,364	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	145.86/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,587	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	152.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,747	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	164.35/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,148	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	167.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,518	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	2,251.00/head	2,251.00–2,251.00	2,251	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	685	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	745	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	755	1,472.00/head	1,472.00–1,472.00	1,472	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,901.00/head	1,901.00–1,901.00	1,901	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,025	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	1,345	3,675.00	3,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	2,251.00	2,251.00

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	—	1,200	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,472.00	1,472.00

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	—	905	1,901.00	1,901.00

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)	1	—	820	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	466.83
4	350–400	379	410.00–450.00	433.00
3	400–450	417	400.00–445.00	427.70
2	500–550	518	385.00–395.00	390.07
3	600–650	615	320.00–340.00	328.48
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	725	270.00–275.00	272.52
2	750–800	783	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	405	370.00–380.00	374.94
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	520.00–550.00	536.80
1	300–350	335	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	367	495.00–550.00	520.70
2	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	487.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	385.00–395.00	389.95
4	550–600	594	325.00–330.00	326.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	330	410.00–435.00	422.12
2	350–400	383	390.00–395.00	392.52
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	455	395.00–410.00	401.76
3	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	377	430.00–455.00	442.77
5	400–450	432	430.00–460.00	449.65
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	512	355.00–375.00	364.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	625	365.00–367.50	366.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	135.00–153.00	145.86
17	—	1,307	155.00–170.00	164.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,145	149.00–154.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	165.00–170.00	167.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,757	182.00–199.00	191.47

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.