Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 160▼ 16 vs year ago 109 · −14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 63▲ 9 vs year ago 48 · +18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain 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 $338.90/cwt on 8 head, up $24.68 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +23.37 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$338.90
▲ 24.68 vs prior sale
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−16.15
vs SC average
−61.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2546338.901,8498thin
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 sale8 hd
338.90
—
SC average6 barns · 110 hd
355.04
−16.15
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−61.62
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
+23.37
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—Low1,713202.893,4759thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431179.222,5654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,124170.221,91323
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015150.561,52811

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)783$3,4173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)822$1,7433thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418435.45/cwt420.00–450.001,8202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230320.00/cwt320.00–320.007361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273342.02/cwt335.00–350.009342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318396.65/cwt390.00–400.001,2613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343324.82/cwt300.00–350.001,1142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428410.41/cwt400.00–420.001,7572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added440367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523345.24/cwt330.00–355.001,8063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562340.15/cwt320.00–355.001,9123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2693287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9922
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0451
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445357.50/cwt340.00–375.001,5912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524350.02/cwt320.00–370.001,8345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9655
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,701206.25/cwt192.00–224.003,5088
Bulls——1,805176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%895207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001159.34/cwt150.00–167.001,5958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052127.15/cwt122.00–131.001,3383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134179.06/cwt173.00–189.002,03110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135159.74/cwt149.00–167.001,81312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393183.62/cwt176.00–188.002,5583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17581,697.55/head1,602.00–1,790.001,6982
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29501,834.00/head1,834.00–1,834.001,8341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28203,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.