Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 23
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 95▼ 5 vs year ago 171 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 19▲ 17 vs year ago 32 · +53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 16 · +150.0%
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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.10/cwt on 11 head, up $39.66 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −14.42 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.
Average price
$301.10
▲ 39.66 vs prior sale
11 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.64
vs SC average
−55.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562321.471,8073thin
Medium and Large 2559302.121,6886thin
Medium and Large 3553267.501,4782thin
One grade step is worth $53.97/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
301.10
—
SC average5 barns · 145 hd
325.74
−24.64
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−55.00
This barn, trailing median14 sales
315.53
−14.42
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—Low1,841179.863,3104thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,362153.662,0923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188138.501,64623
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,161123.161,4306thin

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)1,210$3,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$1,8714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$1,8526
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$1,3784thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,7162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)848$2,8833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)793$1,7752thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)862$2,1203thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)798$1,5728
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$1,4023thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423375.27/cwt360.00–390.001,5872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573358.73/cwt350.00–365.002,0564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9883
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685330.32/cwt325.00–333.002,26315
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,54916
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278474.45/cwt469.00–480.001,3192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313410.24/cwt400.00–420.001,2842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473284.44/cwt270.00–300.001,3452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478335.13/cwt330.00–340.001,6022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530312.36/cwt305.00–320.001,6562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562321.47/cwt310.00–330.001,8073
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573297.00/cwt287.50–300.001,7024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624285.50/cwt270.00–295.001,7824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9668
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2946
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283475.66/cwt450.00–500.001,3462
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412417.32/cwt400.00–440.001,7194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435386.90/cwt370.00–390.001,6836
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510352.51/cwt337.50–380.001,7983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523364.75/cwt355.00–380.001,9083
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562343.89/cwt330.00–360.001,9335
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570317.94/cwt305.00–330.001,8122
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720258.75/cwt257.50–260.001,8632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,723170.71/cwt163.00–179.002,9412
Bulls——1,958189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,7012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089119.79/cwt109.00–130.001,3055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168129.65/cwt120.00–141.001,51413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215150.00/cwt144.00–156.001,82310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385145.49/cwt145.00–146.002,0152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,520140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0701,716.44/head1,687.00–1,750.001,7162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17101,704.00/head1,704.00–1,704.001,7041
Bred Cows—Small 17151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Small 39101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Large 39381,403.60/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4042
Bred Cows—Large 39471,269.19/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29721,828.13/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0432,588.73/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26451,484.00/head1,484.00–1,484.001,4841
Stock Cows—Small 27051,481.00/head1,481.00–1,481.001,4811
Stock Cows—Small 17731,658.83/head1,580.00–1,751.001,6593
Stock Cows—Small 27751,124.00/head1,124.00–1,124.001,1241
Stock Cows—Small 37851,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28252,228.00/head2,228.00–2,228.002,2281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38531,439.72/head1,373.00–1,517.001,4402
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28651,903.00/head1,903.00–1,903.001,9031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,442.00/head1,442.00–1,442.001,4421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,648.00/head2,648.00–2,648.002,6481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,639.00/head1,639.00–1,639.001,6391

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.