Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.44/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.33/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 571 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	437	475	598
Feeder cattle	261	333	414
Slaughter cattle	57	54	90
Replacement cattle	15	11	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	-5.65
300–330	318	3	141.00–148.00	$144.56	$460	-4.90
375	375	1	143.00	$143.00	$536	-5.56
415–440	428	4	130.00–135.00	$133.47	$571	-9.56
455–495	475	2	128.00–130.00	$129.04	$613	-12.80
500–545	522	9	124.00–130.00	$125.99	$658	-11.30
557–595	571	9	120.00–125.00	$122.24	$698	—
605–630	615	4	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$723	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	130.00	$130.00	$308	-10.00
260–285	273	2	130.00–132.50	$131.19	$358	-2.71
300–340	318	3	120.00–130.00	$123.47	$393	-12.09
350–375	356	4	120.00–135.00	$128.86	$459	-7.38
405	405	1	117.50	$117.50	$476	-11.83
450–490	475	3	110.00–114.00	$111.38	$529	-11.58
510–535	523	2	114.00–118.00	$116.05	$607	-8.30
560–590	573	5	112.00–122.00	$118.56	$679	-2.06
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	-4.33
650–685	661	4	104.00–110.00	$107.83	$713	-0.89
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	120.00	$120.00	$330	-6.00
300–315	308	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$347	-8.76
360–390	377	3	110.00–115.00	$113.32	$427	-1.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–695	685	2	90.00–93.00	$91.48	$627	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	123.00–132.50	$127.75	$287	+2.75
260–295	283	3	115.00–120.00	$116.53	$330	-6.47
305–335	320	4	115.00–120.00	$116.87	$374	-8.13
350–375	365	3	114.00–117.50	$115.46	$421	-0.87
400–435	423	9	105.00–115.00	$111.83	$473	-3.10
450–495	475	16	103.00–115.00	$109.44	$520	-3.41
500–520	513	3	103.00–110.00	$107.73	$553	-4.27
550–590	571	11	100.00–109.00	$104.33	$596	-5.81
605–645	630	4	100.00–105.00	$101.71	$641	-2.98
650–655	653	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$666	+1.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	130.00–140.00	$134.73	$314	+1.73
250 fancy	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
265–295	277	3	128.00–135.00	$130.95	$363	+2.44
405	405	1	123.00	$123.00	$498	+1.00
555–580	568	7	112.00–114.00	$113.30	$644	—
605–610	608	2	111.00–114.00	$112.51	$684	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	95.00	$95.00	$418	+2.02
460–485	477	3	90.00–95.00	$91.95	$439	+0.93
510–545	526	4	90.00–95.00	$92.22	$485	-2.32
570–585	578	2	90.00–97.00	$93.45	$540	+1.71
605–635	625	4	90.00–93.00	$90.73	$567	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	110.00	$110.00	$344	±0.00
350–380	366	4	105.00–112.00	$109.31	$400	-1.19
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	-3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	430	5	110.00–125.00	$117.47	$505	+0.17
460–480	466	6	110.00–121.00	$113.33	$528	-11.14
505–540	525	4	110.00–115.00	$112.73	$592	-7.01
580–595	588	4	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$653	-6.94
605	605	1	105.00	$105.00	$635	-0.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	513	4	90.00–97.50	$93.31	$479	+0.31
555–590	573	2	92.00–95.00	$93.55	$536	-0.45
600–640	620	2	92.50–95.00	$93.71	$581	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	476	4	100.00–105.00	$103.75	$494	-6.25
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541	-1.74
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	137.00	$137.00	$589	—
515	515	1	125.00	$125.00	$644	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1110	976	80-85%	5	35.00–42.00	$39.32	$384	—
1020–1805	1173	80-85%	24	46.00–59.00	$51.68	$606	+0.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–995	906	85-90%	5	34.00–42.00	$37.24	$337	—
825–990	920	85-90%	11	45.00–55.00	$49.02	$451	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1710	1473	75-80%	2	46.00–47.00	$46.42	$684	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1190	1138	2	64.00–74.00	$68.77	$783	—
1310–1985	1648	2	81.00–84.00	$82.81	$1,365	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–965	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–62.00	$60.99	$584

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1190	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$742.37
1050–1305	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$733.44

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–140	136	4	75.00–77.50	$75.64	$103	-9.36
218–260	233	4	67.00–82.00	$71.90	$168	+10.88

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	48.00	$48.00	$137	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+51.25
150–180	165	2	210.00–250.00	$230.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–935	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$774.10	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-28.33
30	30	2	45.00–47.50	$46.25	-77.08
40	40	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	-25.00
50	50	5	60.00–70.00	$66.00	-101.50
50	50	3	120.00–130.00	$126.67	-40.83
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-71.07
60	60	1	235.00	$235.00	+83.93
60	60	4	135.00–140.00	$136.88	-14.19
70	70	4	167.50–170.00	$168.75	+17.68
80	80	1	290.00	$290.00	+138.93

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	8	130.00–135.00	$133.13	-19.37
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+35.00
80	80	—	—	3	160.00–165.00	$163.33	+10.83
90	90	—	—	4	107.50–110.00	$108.75	+8.75
100	100	—	—	9	120.00–130.00	$126.11	-66.39
100–125	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	245.00–290.00	$265.00	+72.50
100–125	108	—	—	3	185.00–205.00	$193.33	+0.83

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	11	40.00	$40.00	+6.25
38	38	6	50.00	$50.00	+16.25
45	45	3	42.50	$42.50	+8.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	147.50	$147.50	—
110	110	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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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.