Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

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 class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.44/cwt on 7 head, down $20.72 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −22.37 against this barn's trailing median of $358.82.

Average price

$336.44

▼ 20.72 vs prior sale

7 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$77.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.79

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	347.52	1,976	6thin
Medium and Large 3	595	270.00	1,607	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.52/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $392.02, low $321.75, median $358.82 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

336.44

—

SC average5 barns · 61 hd

371.23

−34.79

This barn, trailing median6 sales

358.82

−22.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,682	187.55	3,154	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	167.32	2,518	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	160.83	2,035	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	146.81	1,611	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,251	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	964	$3,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,675	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,901	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,472	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,251.00/head	2,251.00–2,251.00	2,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	466.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	427.70/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	390.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	433.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	401.76/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	328.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.77/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	449.65/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	422.12/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	509	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	145.86/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	152.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,747	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	167.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	164.35/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,148	17
Bulls	—	—	1,230	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	191.47/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,364	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	755	1,472.00/head	1,472.00–1,472.00	1,472	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,901.00/head	1,901.00–1,901.00	1,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	745	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	536.80/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	520.70/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	594	326.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,872	2

How this sale compares

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,675.00	3,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	2,251.00	2,251.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,472.00	1,472.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,901.00	1,901.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	466.83
4	350–400	379	410.00–450.00	433.00
3	400–450	417	400.00–445.00	427.70
2	500–550	518	385.00–395.00	390.07
3	600–650	615	320.00–340.00	328.48
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	725	270.00–275.00	272.52
2	750–800	783	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	405	370.00–380.00	374.94
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	520.00–550.00	536.80
1	300–350	335	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	367	495.00–550.00	520.70
2	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	487.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	385.00–395.00	389.95
4	550–600	594	325.00–330.00	326.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	330	410.00–435.00	422.12
2	350–400	383	390.00–395.00	392.52
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	455	395.00–410.00	401.76
3	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	377	430.00–455.00	442.77
5	400–450	432	430.00–460.00	449.65
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	512	355.00–375.00	364.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	625	365.00–367.50	366.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	135.00–153.00	145.86
17	—	1,307	155.00–170.00	164.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,145	149.00–154.00	152.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	165.00–170.00	167.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,757	182.00–199.00	191.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

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