Cattle Market Pulse

Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 252 432
Feeder cattle 182 145 289
Slaughter cattle 40 30 34
Replacement cattle 82 22 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were light offerings of mostly average 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
266–296 283 4 155.00–163.00 $159.43 $451 —
300–346 327 5 155.00–162.50 $160.00 $523 -2.61
352–395 376 8 150.00–166.00 $154.85 $582 -7.42
414–432 423 3 150.00–162.50 $157.48 $666 +3.35
452–464 458 2 140.00–153.00 $146.41 $671 -3.60
471 value added 471 3 141.00 $141.00 $664 —
526 526 1 140.00 $140.00 $736 +1.99
562 562 1 137.00 $137.00 $770 -0.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–244 234 4 130.00–142.50 $138.15 $323 —
260–294 277 2 130.00–140.00 $134.69 $373 —
342 342 1 130.00 $130.00 $445 -4.82
352–384 368 2 126.00–145.00 $135.09 $497 +3.57
400–448 423 3 112.00–147.50 $133.06 $563 +8.04
454–488 476 3 130.00–133.00 $131.02 $624 —
500 500 1 122.50 $122.50 $612 -4.04
678 678 1 110.00 $110.00 $746 +1.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284–295 290 3 117.50–120.00 $118.35 $343 —
302 302 1 117.50 $117.50 $355 —
302 302 1 117.50 $117.50 $355 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 123.00 $123.00 $246 —
270–294 279 3 112.50–124.00 $117.35 $327 —
302 302 1 106.00 $106.00 $320 -6.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 137.50–140.00 $138.71 $309 —
300–344 318 5 120.00–131.00 $126.60 $403 +2.93
356–394 375 2 120.00–130.00 $124.75 $468 +3.17
404–448 425 6 120.00–129.00 $123.99 $527 -0.99
454–466 460 2 123.00–124.00 $123.49 $568 -5.46
516 516 1 121.00 $121.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 1 117.50 $117.50 $287 —
330 330 1 116.00 $116.00 $383 —
392–394 393 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $442 —
410–448 432 7 110.00–117.50 $112.75 $487 +0.44
474–492 482 3 110.00–115.00 $112.34 $541 +1.76
664 664 1 101.00 $101.00 $671 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 110.00 $110.00 $310 —
306–334 326 5 105.00–112.00 $108.55 $354 +1.11
352–390 367 3 104.00–110.00 $106.31 $390 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 1 104.00 $104.00 $214 —
288 288 1 100.00 $100.00 $288 —
290 290 1 104.00 $104.00 $302 —
304–312 308 2 100.00–102.50 $101.23 $312 —
444 444 1 105.00 $105.00 $466 —
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 1 115.00 $115.00 $474 -13.00
470–494 482 2 120.00–135.00 $127.69 $615 +9.12
504–508 506 2 112.50–125.00 $118.73 $601 +0.49
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 -8.60
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -1.71
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 -10.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–410 406 2 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $589 -2.45
414 414 1 140.00 $140.00 $580 -7.44
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 1 105.00 $105.00 $575 —
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1180 905 85-90% 5 35.00–46.00 $41.16 $372 —
728–1405 1087 85-90% 27 48.00–65.00 $55.52 $604 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1324 1324 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $741 —
1250–1545 1355 80-85% 3 53.00–64.00 $57.49 $779 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 1 46.00 $46.00 $380 —
1705–2055 1880 2 82.00–85.00 $83.64 $1,572 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
708 708 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
872 872 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–275 258 2 30.00–45.00 $38.01 $98 —
305–390 336 6 30.00–62.00 $48.33 $162 —
405–470 433 5 43.00–60.00 $54.10 $234 —
540 540 1 55.00 $55.00 $297 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 15.00 $15.00 $43 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 142.50 $142.50 —
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 —
125 125 1 192.50 $192.50 -7.50
150–175 163 2 285.00–330.00 $307.50 —
200–225 208 3 260.00–295.00 $276.67 —
250 250 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1158 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1236 1236 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
708 708 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 40.00 $40.00 -23.75
35 35 1 65.00 $65.00 +1.25
40–45 43 2 67.50–80.00 $73.75 -71.25
50–55 53 4 80.00–120.00 $98.13 -76.87
60–65 63 2 125.00–167.50 $146.25 -28.75
70 70 1 150.00 $150.00 -25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 72 3 137.50–150.00 $142.50 —
80–85 84 4 180.00–190.00 $186.25 —
100–140 123 6 160.00–230.00 $196.67 —
150–175 156 4 175.00–310.00 $257.50 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
41 41 4 22.50 $22.50 -17.50
66–69 68 7 55.00 $55.00 +17.50
70–77 75 11 55.00–70.00 $63.64 +26.14

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 45.00 $45.00 $119 —
330–345 338 2 35.00–50.00 $42.33 $143 —
530 530 1 40.00 $40.00 $212 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 2 180.00 $180.00 —
125–145 138 4 205.00–220.00 $212.50 —

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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.