Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2026-10-28

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 157▲ 96 vs year ago 67 · +143.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 48 vs year ago 64 · −75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%
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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.77/cwt on 16 head, down $6.67 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −3.07 against this barn's trailing median of $316.84.
Average price
$313.77
▼ 6.67 vs prior sale
16 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs SC average
−61.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571332.891,9015thin
Medium and Large 2527312.881,6499thin
Medium and Large 3560270.001,5122thin
One grade step is worth $62.89/cwt here — about $389 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 sale16 hd
313.77
—
SC average6 barns · 132 hd
317.03
−3.26
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−61.66
This barn, trailing median15 sales
316.84
−3.07
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

15 sales
413358303247median 316.8402/2504/1507/1509/2310/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.74, low $261.44, median $316.84 across 15 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—Low1,945150.002,9181thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550130.002,0152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170128.871,5083thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,504120.331,8093thin

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)1,083$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,6803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$2,7822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,5751thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)725$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,7901thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,4262thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373401.54/cwt395.00–407.501,4982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added405388.52/cwt370.00–407.501,5742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427429.69/cwt415.00–440.001,8353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430369.88/cwt365.00–375.001,5902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9205
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483337.31/cwt325.00–350.001,6292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added486391.26/cwt380.00–398.001,90213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added578365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6871
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690300.04/cwt295.00–305.002,0702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438346.14/cwt340.00–352.501,5162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added441380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6769
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490326.32/cwt320.00–340.001,5995
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added510328.87/cwt322.50–335.001,6772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526324.56/cwt310.00–335.001,7074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530279.95/cwt275.00–285.001,4842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3Value Added535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571332.89/cwt330.00–345.001,9015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Value Added585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625237.44/cwt230.00–245.001,4842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,7503
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1889235.04/cwt227.50–237.502,0904
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379387.76/cwt375.00–407.501,4704
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413407.55/cwt405.00–410.001,6832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428327.54/cwt325.00–330.001,4022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467326.46/cwt317.50–342.501,5253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3Value Added505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530367.00/cwt350.00–385.001,9452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy550280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added594309.97/cwt300.00–320.001,8414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625298.53/cwt285.00–312.501,8662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,945150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105131.81/cwt130.00–133.001,4572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,698126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1392
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2552,071.00/head2,071.00–2,071.002,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6953,492.00/head3,492.00–3,492.003,4921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,894.62/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 19751,245.00/head1,245.00–1,245.001,2451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,607.00/head1,607.00–1,607.001,6071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,4551,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7901
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 27251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.