Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.08/cwt ≈ $581/hd at 472 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	395	226	458
Feeder cattle	223	105	190
Slaughter cattle	33	24	75
Replacement cattle	10	—	22

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
225–230	228	2	155.00–165.00	$159.95	$365	-3.05
265–285	275	2	160.00–165.00	$162.41	$447	-4.59
285–295 fancy	290	2	180.00–182.00	$181.02	$525	—
300–315	308	2	160.00–175.00	$167.68	$516	—
315–345 fancy	330	3	180.00–190.00	$184.85	$610	—
360–385	372	5	160.00–170.00	$165.01	$614	—
355–390 fancy	373	2	180.00	$180.00	$671	—
400–415 fancy	408	2	170.00–171.00	$170.49	$696	—
400–445	423	3	155.00–160.00	$157.28	$665	—
450–470	458	3	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$710	—
510–540	527	3	142.00–145.00	$143.30	$755	+2.34
555–575	565	3	140.00–145.00	$142.30	$804	+8.33
605–615	610	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$787	—
650–695	673	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	140.00–145.00	$142.36	$325	—
260–275	268	2	140.00–150.00	$144.86	$388	—
310–345	331	5	130.00–145.00	$137.10	$454	+4.64
350–365	358	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$492	-0.94
450–455	453	2	135.00–145.00	$139.97	$634	+9.89
575–585	578	3	110.00–121.00	$116.63	$674	+1.68
670–680	675	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$749	—
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	125.00–130.00	$127.57	$336	+15.14
350–385	370	3	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	5	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$404	+0.34
370–385	376	5	125.00–130.00	$127.09	$478	+2.09
405–445	429	9	125.00–130.00	$127.01	$545	+4.44
455–495	472	12	120.00–126.00	$123.08	$581	—
510–515	513	3	119.00–123.00	$120.99	$621	+2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$341	—
305–320	315	3	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$373	+5.89
370–395	382	6	112.00–120.00	$118.29	$452	—
400–445	425	4	110.00–118.00	$114.81	$488	+1.79
455–495	473	3	110.00–114.00	$112.37	$532	-0.19
520–545	535	3	108.00–112.00	$110.01	$589	+2.01
550–585	570	3	106.00–112.00	$109.95	$627	+1.92
600–640	617	6	105.00–110.00	$108.31	$668	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$290	—
310–345	320	5	105.00–110.00	$108.44	$347	+5.83
450–475	463	3	100.00–105.00	$103.29	$478	+2.80
535–545	540	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$548	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	523	3	90.00–95.00	$92.72	$485	—
560–575	568	4	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$534	+1.53
650–680	668	3	87.00–90.00	$89.03	$595	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	4	125.00–135.00	$130.06	$550	+0.06
480–485	483	2	122.00–130.00	$125.98	$608	+3.92
515–540	528	4	120.00–124.00	$121.72	$643	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	4	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$434	—
460–490	475	2	100.00–102.00	$100.97	$480	—
500–545	523	2	91.00–95.00	$92.91	$486	—
555–565	560	2	90.00	$90.00	$504	-5.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	140.00–146.00	$143.35	$609	—
450–470	458	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$656	+8.29

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$490	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–945	768	85-90%	8	35.00–46.00	$42.87	$329	—
700–980	877	85-90%	15	54.00–67.00	$58.92	$517	-1.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1275	1176	80-85%	4	61.00–72.00	$66.01	$776	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1675	1515	2	86.00–89.00	$87.34	$1,323	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–670	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–85.00	$82.38	$527

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
670–885	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	350.00–550.00	$468.75
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–180	138	9	40.00–54.00	$46.46	$64	-13.95
202–250	218	3	55.00–56.00	$55.62	$121	+5.62
220–260	240	5	40.00–50.00	$42.54	$102	-7.46
350–380	365	2	44.00–48.00	$45.92	$168	—
355–380	368	2	58.00–61.00	$59.55	$219	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–375	353	3	5.00–27.00	$11.43	$40	—
510	510	1	5.00	$5.00	$26	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	130.00–137.50	$134.17	+4.17
80	80	2	152.50–157.50	$155.00	-2.50
100	100	2	170.00	$170.00	-46.67
100–110	105	2	205.00–215.00	$210.00	-6.67

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	90.00–95.00	$91.88	-9.37
35	35	2	125.00	$125.00	+23.75
40	40	4	135.00–142.50	$138.75	+11.87
40	40	3	95.00–105.00	$98.33	-28.55
50	50	5	110.00–112.50	$111.50	-41.00
50	50	2	150.00	$150.00	-2.50
60	60	3	165.00–167.50	$165.83	+0.83
80	80	2	225.00–235.00	$230.00	+65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
70	70	4	140.00–145.00	$141.88	-8.12
70	70	2	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
80	80	4	127.50–135.00	$130.63	-54.37
80	80	2	150.00	$150.00	-35.00
110–135	117	6	180.00–230.00	$192.92	-43.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–29	28	12	20.00–25.00	$20.74	-11.09
30	30	15	27.50–30.00	$29.50	-2.33
45	45	4	35.00	$35.00	+3.17
73–75	73	7	35.00–47.50	$45.67	+5.67
80	80	3	50.00	$50.00	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	35.00–42.00	$38.45	$123	—
410	410	1	50.00	$50.00	$205	—
415	415	1	44.00	$44.00	$183	—
585	585	1	55.00	$55.00	$322	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	182.50	$182.50	-62.50
120	120	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	-27.50

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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.