Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.59/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 478 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.27/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 370 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.95/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 428 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	512	1,201	419
Feeder cattle	323	1,010	290
Slaughter cattle	35	44	41
Replacement cattle	38	29	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering of 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 fancy	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	-5.00
325–335	330	2	155.00–160.00	$157.46	$520	-8.14
350–395	368	8	155.00–165.00	$159.25	$586	-5.10
366–385 fancy	371	8	170.00–174.00	$173.29	$643	-4.43
400 fancy	400	1	172.50	$172.50	$690	+0.96
400–445	429	6	155.00–166.00	$161.27	$692	-2.01
455–495	465	6	155.00–166.00	$159.08	$740	-2.31
500–545	516	6	147.00–151.00	$149.84	$773	+3.60
560–585	573	2	141.00–146.00	$143.45	$822	-2.78
612–615	614	2	138.00–142.00	$140.00	$860	+4.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	140.00–150.00	$143.38	$333	—
300–345	324	7	140.00–151.00	$144.19	$467	-7.51
360–395	377	6	145.00–150.00	$148.77	$561	+3.89
450–485	472	3	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$685	+5.11
570–575	573	2	125.00–133.00	$128.98	$739	-7.76
810	810	1	112.50	$112.50	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$291	—
250–295	272	5	120.00–135.00	$128.84	$350	+1.45
300–315	308	3	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$385	+1.35
365–385	373	3	120.00–135.00	$128.42	$479	+6.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	4	130.00–143.00	$133.02	$286	-11.98
255–285	274	5	130.00–141.00	$132.29	$362	-12.71
325–345	333	3	130.00–141.00	$135.45	$451	+2.36
360–395	377	6	127.50–139.00	$131.63	$496	+0.87
400–445	428	14	125.00–138.00	$128.95	$552	+0.42
460–495	477	15	121.00–135.00	$127.50	$608	+1.96
485 fancy	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	+5.00
500–540	516	8	121.00–130.00	$123.87	$639	+0.17
520 fancy	520	1	137.50	$137.50	$715	—
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	-2.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	120.00	$120.00	$270	—
250–295	270	6	115.00–125.00	$119.83	$324	—
315–340	328	2	117.50–120.00	$118.80	$390	-4.60
365–380	373	3	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$438	+3.59
400–445	424	4	110.00–120.00	$115.74	$491	-1.86
470–485	475	3	110.00–117.50	$114.20	$542	+0.71
500–515	508	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$564	+1.04
570–595	585	5	110.00–112.00	$110.80	$648	-1.69
620–635	628	2	105.00	$105.00	$659	—
660–685	673	2	101.00–103.00	$101.98	$686	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	5	99.00–104.00	$101.20	$432	+1.20
450–490	468	4	95.00–102.00	$97.90	$458	-7.10
510–545	531	6	95.00–102.00	$99.12	$526	—
715–745	730	2	83.00–84.00	$83.49	$609	-9.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	3	110.00	$110.00	$308	-4.08
325–340	333	3	105.00–110.00	$107.33	$357	—
370–395	383	2	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	9	130.00–145.00	$139.26	$592	+4.24
475–495	486	4	130.00–140.00	$134.53	$654	-0.10
500–535	516	7	120.00–127.00	$122.49	$632	-2.43
550–595	577	3	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$706	-2.57
635–645	638	3	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$714	—
665–680	673	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$745	-1.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	6	150.00–162.00	$154.90	$658	-2.54
475–485	480	3	150.00–155.00	$152.00	$730	+3.12
535–540	538	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$756	-5.18
615–645	627	3	120.00–127.50	$124.19	$779	+4.19
675–685	680	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	3	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$486	—
700–745	721	4	89.00–92.00	$90.27	$651	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–835	732	85-90%	3	38.00–41.00	$39.57	$290	—
690–995	863	85-90%	15	50.00–63.00	$57.80	$499	-4.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1560	1184	80-85%	14	52.00–70.00	$60.61	$718	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1535	1485	2	87.00–88.00	$87.48	$1,299	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1140	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–950.00	$737.00
1030–1125	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–700.00	$628.31

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–770	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$674.50
810–905	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$723.62
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–945	894	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	500.00–650.00	$546.08
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1630	1630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	545.00	$545.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–193	141	9	40.00–42.50	$41.52	$59	+0.73
140–198	175	8	55.00–62.00	$59.45	$104	-0.43
215	215	1	40.00	$40.00	$86	-24.82
247–250	248	6	52.00–65.00	$60.15	$149	-4.67
300–338	319	7	52.00–60.00	$55.63	$177	+20.63
415–485	450	2	62.00–75.00	$69.01	$311	—
500–545	517	5	60.00–73.00	$67.51	$349	-0.49

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	20.00	$20.00	$44	—
575	575	1	5.00	$5.00	$29	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	140.00	$140.00	—
130–140	138	4	230.00–255.00	$246.25	—
150–190	170	2	270.00–325.00	$297.50	—
200–220	213	3	395.00–435.00	$418.33	-111.67
300	300	1	510.00	$510.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
740–950	857	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–825.00	$780.84	—
765–1000	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,000.00	$953.65	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1020	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–800.00	$766.75	—
1035–1185	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,010.00	$971.19	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	70.00	$70.00	-38.13
50	50	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+85.00
60	60	2	200.00	$200.00	+17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	52	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	—
60	60	2	110.00	$110.00	—
65	65	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	—
70	70	4	160.00–165.00	$162.50	—
80	80	2	182.50	$182.50	—
90–95	92	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	—
100–135	118	4	135.00–160.00	$148.75	-181.25
120	120	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	-97.50
160	160	1	370.00	$370.00	+60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	5.00	$5.00	—
35	35	3	25.00	$25.00	—
45	45	1	20.00	$20.00	—
50–52	51	12	42.50–45.00	$43.93	-1.07
60–61	61	4	37.50–45.00	$43.15	-1.85
77	77	2	30.00	$30.00	-22.00
82–87	85	6	22.50–25.00	$23.79	-21.21
93–95	94	2	37.50–43.00	$40.28	-4.72

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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.