Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	475	837	496
Feeder cattle	333	—	257
Slaughter cattle	54	—	40
Replacement cattle	11	—	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235–240	238	2	140.00	$140.00	$333
265–295	279	4	132.50–135.00	$133.90	$374
300–345	321	8	130.00–140.00	$135.56	$435
360–390	377	5	130.00–140.00	$136.24	$514
415–445	435	4	125.00–132.50	$129.33	$563
455–495	479	4	121.00–125.00	$122.96	$589
520–540	530	3	120.00–130.00	$124.35	$659
565–595	579	8	115.00–130.00	$120.62	$698
605–625	618	3	114.00–115.00	$114.33	$707
650–680	665	2	107.50–110.00	$108.72	$723
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869
925	925	1	101.00	$101.00	$934

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–245	218	3	150.00–162.50	$155.48	$339
265–285	275	4	150.00–160.00	$155.65	$428
305 fancy	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488
320–345	336	5	145.00–155.00	$149.46	$502
360–395	381	7	145.00–155.00	$148.56	$566
405–430	423	5	140.00–150.00	$143.03	$605
465–490	472	9	135.00–147.00	$141.84	$669
505–545	527	3	135.00–140.00	$137.29	$724
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	126.00	$126.00	$359
300–345	328	4	120.00–125.00	$121.32	$398
350–385	365	9	110.00–120.00	$115.22	$421
415–420	418	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$470
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235–245	240	2	125.00	$125.00	$300
265	265	1	123.00	$123.00	$326
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425
365–380	373	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$434
410–435	419	7	110.00–118.00	$114.93	$482
450–475	464	5	110.00–116.00	$112.85	$524
525	525	1	112.00	$112.00	$588
560–595	581	7	107.00–112.00	$110.14	$640
620–630	625	3	100.00–107.00	$104.69	$654
660	660	1	101.00	$101.00	$667

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200 fancy	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350
240	240	1	133.00	$133.00	$319
270–295	288	4	128.00–130.00	$128.51	$370
300–325	316	4	128.00–133.00	$130.25	$412
433	433	2	122.00	$122.00	$528
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
230	230	1	110.00	$110.00	$253
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336
365–370	368	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$407
415–445	424	5	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$438
470	470	1	103.00	$103.00	$484
525	525	1	101.00	$101.00	$530

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
435–440	438	2	90.00–96.00	$92.98	$407
455–475	465	2	90.00–92.00	$91.02	$423
530–540	535	2	90.00–99.00	$94.54	$506
565–595	580	4	90.00–93.00	$91.74	$532
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
410–448	427	7	114.00–120.00	$117.30	$501
460–495	469	6	115.00–128.00	$124.47	$584
520–545	534	7	115.00–126.00	$119.74	$639
550–585	572	3	115.00–121.00	$117.94	$675
610–635	625	4	103.00–109.00	$105.53	$660

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
430–435	432	3	90.00–96.00	$92.85	$401
455–495	466	7	90.00–98.00	$93.64	$436
530–535	533	2	93.00	$93.00	$496
560	560	1	94.00	$94.00	$526
695	695	1	93.00	$93.00	$646
745	745	1	89.00	$89.00	$663

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
410–420	415	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$452
465–495	480	2	110.00	$110.00	$528
500–545	517	3	100.00–110.00	$106.74	$552

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450	450	1	145.00	$145.00	$652

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–975	844	85-90%	14	46.00–57.00	$50.96	$430
725–975	870	85-90%	5	37.00–43.00	$39.77	$346

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	80-85%	1	43.00	$43.00	$479
1000–1570	1177	80-85%	16	45.00–60.00	$50.98	$600

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1325–1960	1581	5	78.00–81.00	$79.76	$1,261

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–980	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	60.00–64.00	$61.15	$525

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
105–125	115	2	70.00–80.00	$75.43	$87
117	117	2	85.00	$85.00	$99
175	175	1	31.00	$31.00	$54
200–295	238	9	52.00–70.00	$61.02	$145
300–380	358	6	58.00–62.00	$59.25	$212
400	400	1	57.00	$57.00	$228

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00
110–120	115	2	120.00–137.50	$128.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–895	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–750.00	$704.24
835–955	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$684.99

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
30	30	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33
30	30	4	85.00–90.00	$86.88
40	40	3	135.00–137.50	$136.67
40	40	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50
50	50	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50
50	50	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50
50	50	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67
60	60	7	150.00–155.00	$151.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
80	80	4	150.00–160.00	$152.50
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00
90	90	1	170.00	$170.00
100	100	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
25	25	4	32.50–35.00	$33.75
65	65	1	65.00	$65.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–485	448	3	52.00–63.00	$58.14	$260
525–560	543	3	52.00–55.00	$53.65	$291

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.