Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 18
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 134▲ 44 vs year ago 88 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 21▲ 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 11 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week o feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $374.95/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +59.43 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$374.95
11 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.18
vs SC average
−54.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522389.302,0328thin
Medium and Large 2537336.701,8083thin
One grade step is worth $52.60/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd
374.95
—
SC average6 barns · 104 hd
370.77
+4.18
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−54.22
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
+59.43
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—Average1,952189.533,7005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221174.712,13317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440168.002,4191thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,251137.571,7204thin

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)1,125$2,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,5363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$2,4333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$2,0943thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$2,0823thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)640$1,8002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,259$2,6043thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)835$2,3801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$3,2884thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,3682thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$1,4195

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1491450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2107
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5665
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575336.03/cwt330.00–342.501,9322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605318.75/cwt317.50–320.001,9282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365518.33/cwt510.00–535.001,8923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430350.12/cwt340.00–360.001,5062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436441.70/cwt440.00–460.001,92612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy491337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513391.34/cwt380.00–400.002,0087
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added553340.05/cwt330.00–350.001,8802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9922
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330575.66/cwt560.00–610.001,9003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373531.67/cwt530.00–540.001,9836
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418496.41/cwt480.00–520.002,0753
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555357.50/cwt350.00–365.001,9842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fancy575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3Fleshy605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,863178.00/cwt177.00–179.003,3162
Bulls——2,012197.22/cwt188.00–205.003,9683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140156.73/cwt150.00–165.001,7875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168148.84/cwt145.00–153.001,7382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238175.31/cwt170.00–184.002,1709
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303202.87/cwt193.00–221.002,6433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,333126.29/cwt120.00–131.001,6832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,4191
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 18352,380.00/head2,380.00–2,380.002,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1982,256.10/head2,070.00–2,428.002,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27751,182.00/head1,182.00–1,182.001,1821
Bred Cows—Small 18251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29752,098.72/head2,050.00–2,150.002,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1932,953.98/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28953,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1703,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 16401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 37751,422.00/head1,296.00–1,575.001,4222
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39681,271.37/head1,018.00–1,494.001,2712
Stock Cows—Small 31,1552,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,1552,310.00/head2,310.00–2,310.002,3101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,709.00/head1,709.00–1,709.001,7091

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.