Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-02-04

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 139▼ 132 vs year ago 231 · −57.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 49▲ 1 vs year ago 58 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +13.69 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.
Average price
$340.00
2 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,887
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2555340.001,8872thin
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 sale2 hd
340.00
—
SC average2 barns · 4 hd
340.00
+0.00
This barn, trailing median9 sales
326.31
+13.69
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
406362317273median 326.3103/1104/2208/2610/0710/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,596199.903,1905thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,375188.832,59614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,065166.071,76918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117145.291,62318

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)940$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)770$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,9501thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added588377.53/cwt375.00–380.002,2202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy260390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added338469.56/cwt450.00–490.001,5872
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378441.72/cwt440.00–450.001,6706
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added421455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1181
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230300.00/cwt300.00–300.006901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411469.72/cwt460.00–490.001,9313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2453394.97/cwt390.00–400.001,7892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3613323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,9805
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3766300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,29826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520191.37/cwt188.00–199.002,9094
Bulls——1,900234.00/cwt234.00–234.004,4461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918125.36/cwt100.00–135.001,1515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030182.51/cwt180.00–184.001,8803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,056171.14/cwt165.00–178.001,80711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,063242.56/cwt240.00–245.002,5782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116139.80/cwt130.00–150.001,5604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194152.96/cwt142.50–162.001,82613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326190.42/cwt181.00–198.002,5256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528169.33/cwt164.00–178.002,5876
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.