Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 24
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 27 vs year ago 100 · −27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 39▲ 37 vs year ago 31 · +119.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 18 · +0.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $374.11/cwt on 6 head, up $52.37 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +47.80 against this barn's trailing median of $326.31.
Average price
$374.11
▲ 52.37 vs prior sale
6 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−15.55
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552374.112,0636thin
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 sale6 hd
374.11
—
SC average6 barns · 82 hd
389.66
−15.55
This barn, trailing median9 sales
326.31
+47.80
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—Average1,496188.882,8268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188174.262,07039
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,457171.662,50211
CowsLean 85-90%Average949156.381,4858thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$2,3803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$2,1537
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)967$2,1323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,046$1,8854thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)890$2,1361thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,0441thin

Every lot

53 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443412.51/cwt410.00–415.001,8272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy463350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633402.29/cwt385.00–420.002,5462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added374380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410334.82/cwt320.00–350.001,3732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3608276.71/cwt270.00–280.001,6823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385410.26/cwt400.00–420.001,5802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520378.33/cwt375.00–380.001,9673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583369.90/cwt360.00–375.002,1573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613338.81/cwt330.00–350.002,0774
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt320.00–330.002,2102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,8261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325164.43/cwt164.00–165.002,1792
Bulls——1,553197.03/cwt185.00–212.003,0606
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885142.41/cwt135.00–150.001,2603
Cows—Lean 85-90%988164.76/cwt160.00–170.001,6285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181163.57/cwt137.00–172.001,93216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193181.69/cwt174.00–190.002,16823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298167.15/cwt165.00–168.002,1703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517173.35/cwt170.00–175.002,6308
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28902,136.00/head2,136.00–2,136.002,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29672,132.16/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29751,644.33/head1,600.00–1,691.001,6442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29961,958.18/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0572,379.73/head2,104.00–2,700.002,3803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2952,639.58/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,044.00/head2,044.00–2,044.002,0441

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.