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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 247 470
Feeder cattle 196 158 278
Slaughter cattle 69 23 34
Replacement cattle 16 7 6

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 281 5 160.00–172.50 $165.66 $466 +15.66
300–345 318 6 150.00–160.00 $155.23 $494 —
360–395 383 3 150.00–152.50 $151.17 $579 -3.74
455–495 473 3 140.00 $140.00 $662 —
560–595 578 2 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 ±0.00
300–340 319 4 130.00–145.00 $134.31 $428 -1.02
390–395 393 2 130.00–143.00 $136.46 $536 +2.81
520 520 1 117.50 $117.50 $611 -4.50
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 110.00–125.00 $117.50 $294 -2.50
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 +3.38
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 -1.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 3 117.50–125.00 $122.44 $322 +5.01
320–345 335 4 115.00–125.00 $120.68 $404 —
355–395 375 3 120.00–123.00 $121.05 $454 +2.53
425–440 433 2 115.00–119.00 $117.03 $507 +6.12
460 460 1 116.00 $116.00 $534 +5.22
505–545 529 4 107.00–112.00 $109.23 $578 +1.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 -7.50
335–345 340 2 135.00 $135.00 $459 +10.00
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -1.00
410–440 422 3 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $538 —
450–495 465 3 123.00–131.00 $126.29 $587 —
565–585 575 2 114.00–120.00 $116.95 $672 —
730 fancy 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 110.00 $110.00 $361 —
375–395 385 2 110.00 $110.00 $424 +4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–640 633 3 90.00–93.00 $91.01 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 +6.39
465–485 474 4 102.50–130.00 $118.27 $561 -2.06
535–545 540 2 110.00–121.00 $115.45 $623 +3.05
560–565 563 4 105.00–120.00 $113.98 $642 +5.41
605–635 620 2 109.00–112.00 $110.46 $685 +7.50
650–665 660 3 100.00–106.00 $103.65 $684 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 6 137.50–148.00 $142.27 $595 +4.27
465–470 466 5 135.00–145.00 $139.00 $648 —
500–505 503 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–645 640 2 91.00–97.00 $94.02 $602 +4.02
650–665 658 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $599 +0.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -9.02
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1066–1110 1082 80-85% 3 40.00–48.00 $43.95 $476 —
1095–1320 1208 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.09 $895 —
1005–1780 1216 80-85% 33 54.00–70.00 $59.40 $722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–995 915 85-90% 6 38.00–46.00 $43.07 $394 -8.24
680–995 923 85-90% 14 50.00–63.00 $54.62 $504 +3.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1855 1399 5 77.00–83.00 $80.43 $1,125 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–795 743 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 75.00–85.00 $79.95 $594

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–195 168 12 56.00–85.00 $65.10 $109 -1.71
175–195 187 3 40.00–47.00 $43.69 $82 -3.31
205–285 233 5 41.00–46.00 $44.52 $104 —
210–280 241 11 50.00–62.00 $55.34 $133 —
335 335 2 35.00–45.00 $40.00 $134 —
300–393 365 8 50.00–63.00 $56.10 $205 -9.37
400 400 1 46.00 $46.00 $184 -29.00
420–480 446 6 50.00–63.00 $57.49 $256 —
515–555 535 2 52.00 $52.00 $278 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 2 18.00 $18.00 $32 —
200 200 2 11.00–40.00 $25.50 $51 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 165.00 $165.00 +45.00
80 80 3 170.00–175.00 $171.67 +51.67
200 200 2 300.00–315.00 $307.50 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640–730 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 600.00–675.00 $635.04 —
750–1000 847 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–775.00 $713.75 —
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 54.00 $54.00 $472 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 +40.42
50 50 6 140.00–150.00 $145.83 +10.83
60 60 12 155.00–165.00 $159.79 +24.79
60 60 4 200.00–205.00 $201.25 +66.25
70 70 3 170.00–175.00 $171.67 +36.67
70 70 2 225.00 $225.00 +90.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 +22.50
80 80 1 155.00 $155.00 +35.00
100–130 115 2 175.00–205.00 $190.00 +6.25
150 150 1 240.00 $240.00 -18.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 22 10 47.50–52.50 $50.88 -9.12
35–38 37 5 40.00–55.00 $52.19 -7.81
70 70 2 52.50 $52.50 —
70 70 1 65.00 $65.00 —
80–82 81 3 40.00–47.00 $42.30 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 215.00 $215.00 +37.50
100–125 116 17 235.00–265.00 $252.35 +22.35
150 150 2 310.00–315.00 $312.50 —

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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.