Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.36/cwt ≈ $858/hd at 674 lb · 102 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.00/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 670 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	431	392	596
Feeder cattle	293	182	350
Slaughter cattle	35	40	39
Replacement cattle	5	82	13

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	155.00–162.50	$158.75	$532	-1.25
370–385	378	2	151.00–155.00	$152.96	$578	-1.89
555–565	560	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$736	-5.50
670–675 value added	674	102	123.00–129.00	$127.36	$858	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	229	7	130.00–140.00	$132.13	$303	-6.02
355–395	371	4	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$519	+4.78
420–445	435	4	121.00–130.00	$125.87	$548	-7.19
505–540	519	4	120.00–130.00	$125.52	$651	+3.02
550–590	573	3	118.00–125.00	$120.91	$693	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	3	115.00–125.00	$119.75	$278	-3.25
320–330	325	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$365	+6.46
390–395	393	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$442	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	136.00	$136.00	$401	—
305–340	323	2	130.00–136.00	$133.16	$430	+6.56
355–390	370	4	125.00–130.00	$127.60	$472	+2.85
415–445	429	4	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$534	+0.51
465–480	472	3	120.00–129.00	$124.62	$588	+1.13
670 value added	670	41	113.00	$113.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	3	90.00–95.00	$91.63	$380	-13.37
460–485	473	2	93.00–95.00	$93.97	$444	—
520	520	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$481	-7.50
555–585	571	7	91.00–96.00	$94.00	$537	—
620–640	630	2	90.00–93.00	$91.52	$577	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$258	-0.06
275–295	288	3	110.00–116.00	$111.91	$322	—
325–345	335	3	110.00–115.00	$112.36	$376	-3.64
350–375	362	3	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$404	-0.88
400–425	413	2	110.00–115.00	$112.42	$464	-0.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	211	4	105.00–110.00	$107.54	$227	—
250–280	262	3	102.50–105.00	$104.20	$273	-5.80
310–345	328	2	100.00–105.00	$102.37	$336	-6.18
375–395	385	2	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$395	-3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$526	+5.03
450–470	458	3	115.00–120.00	$116.64	$534	-11.05
530–535	533	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$626	-1.24
575–595	585	2	110.00–113.00	$111.53	$652	+1.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	4	140.00	$140.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–695	690	2	88.00–90.00	$88.99	$614	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–690	653	85-90%	2	45.00–47.00	$45.94	$300	—
720–990	896	85-90%	15	51.00–67.00	$58.51	$524	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1260	1116	80-85%	12	50.00–66.00	$60.21	$672	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1955	1955	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,779	—
2500	2500	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,925	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–680	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$552.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–150	135	5	35.00–57.50	$50.78	$69	—
180	180	1	53.00	$53.00	$95	—
260–285	273	2	54.00–55.00	$54.52	$149	+16.51
280	280	1	48.00	$48.00	$134	+9.99
300	300	1	49.00	$49.00	$147	—
320–390	358	9	50.00–59.00	$55.84	$200	—
410–450	428	4	50.00–61.00	$54.46	$233	+0.36
520	520	1	55.00	$55.00	$286	±0.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	20.00–24.00	$22.04	$52	—
440	440	1	10.00	$10.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	110.00	$110.00	-32.50
120–135	128	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	-5.00
150–170	160	2	255.00–390.00	$322.50	+15.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 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
30	30	1	125.00	$125.00	+85.00
50	50	5	137.50–142.50	$139.50	+41.37
60	60	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	+61.25
60	60	4	157.50–160.00	$159.38	+13.13
70	70	2	235.00	$235.00	+85.00
70	70	2	175.00	$175.00	+25.00
85	85	1	265.00	$265.00	+115.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–130	123	3	185.00–205.00	$193.33	-3.34
150–160	155	2	255.00–265.00	$260.00	+2.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33	33	6	27.50	$27.50	+5.00
40	40	2	35.00	$35.00	+12.50
67	67	6	50.00	$50.00	-5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–260	245	2	38.00–40.00	$38.94	$95	—
315–320	318	2	38.00–40.00	$39.01	$124	-3.32

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.