Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	252	373	579
Feeder cattle	145	166	352
Slaughter cattle	30	64	30
Replacement cattle	22	26	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of 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
330–340	335	2	155.00–170.00	$162.61	$545	+7.61
360–385	369	5	153.00–169.00	$162.27	$599	+8.15
410–445	425	4	150.00–162.00	$154.13	$655	+11.60
465–475	470	2	149.00–151.00	$150.01	$705	+10.15
505–515	510	3	135.00–141.00	$138.01	$704	+12.03
550–560	555	2	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$763	+0.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$448	+7.29
350–390	368	3	125.00–140.00	$131.52	$484	+9.41
415–435	427	3	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$534	—
500–545	525	3	120.00–130.00	$126.54	$664	+6.54
610	610	1	103.00	$103.00	$628	—
680–695	688	2	105.00–112.00	$108.54	$747	-1.46

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	3	110.00–115.00	$112.27	$365	+1.07
350–395	373	4	110.00–120.00	$116.17	$433	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	3	90.00–95.00	$92.73	$396	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	4	120.00–125.00	$123.67	$396	-6.62
350–385	370	3	120.00–125.00	$121.58	$450	-4.42
420–440	432	3	123.00–126.00	$124.98	$540	-0.23
455–467	466	8	125.00–129.50	$128.95	$601	+7.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	432	3	110.00–115.00	$112.31	$485	-1.06
455–495	477	3	108.00–114.00	$110.58	$527	-1.42
520–545	533	2	105.00–110.00	$107.56	$573	—
570–590	580	3	105.00–112.00	$108.68	$630	+8.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–570	563	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$512	—
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	—
690	690	1	90.00	$90.00	$621	-7.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$266	—
325–340	333	2	105.00–110.00	$107.44	$358	+5.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	128.00	$128.00	$550	+3.67
450–475	462	3	112.00–128.00	$118.57	$548	—
510–545	521	4	111.00–125.00	$118.24	$616	+3.24
550–565	560	4	112.00–123.00	$118.60	$664	—
605–630	615	3	108.00–115.00	$111.71	$687	—
655–695	678	6	105.00–116.00	$110.22	$747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	4	145.00–150.00	$147.44	$609	+13.97
450–470	458	3	139.00–142.50	$140.49	$643	+7.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	93.00	$93.00	$581	+2.51
720–745	733	2	85.00–88.00	$86.47	$634	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–855	751	85-90%	4	34.00–40.00	$36.78	$276	—
645–1000	825	85-90%	10	45.00–61.00	$51.62	$426	+2.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1260	1115	80-85%	11	50.00–64.00	$56.85	$634	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1325	1193	2	68.00–70.00	$68.89	$822	—
1005–1600	1303	2	77.00–79.00	$77.77	$1,013	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–955	812	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	75.00–85.00	$79.67	$647

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–935	851	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	67.00–70.00	$69.34	$590

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
940–990	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$583.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	52.50	$52.50	$76	—
550	550	1	67.00	$67.00	$368	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–580	545	2	10.00–11.00	$10.53	$57	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	1	200.00	$200.00	+46.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	60.00–70.00	$63.75	-52.92
45	45	2	145.00	$145.00	+4.17
70	70	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15–18	18	6	10.00–20.00	$18.57	-101.43
22–29	27	24	17.50–27.50	$24.18	-95.82
30–35	34	8	25.00–37.50	$30.12	+0.12
45	45	1	40.00	$40.00	-2.50
60	60	1	37.50	$37.50	-10.26

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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.