Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.97/cwt -9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 377 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	368	512	367
Feeder cattle	266	323	154
Slaughter cattle	40	35	15
Replacement cattle	10	38	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate 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
312–348	331	4	150.00–160.00	$153.44	$508	-4.02
352–392	376	11	150.00–165.00	$155.78	$586	-3.47
388 fancy	388	1	170.00	$170.00	$660	-3.29
418 fancy	418	1	170.00	$170.00	$711	-2.50
425–432	429	2	150.00	$150.00	$644	-11.27
556–592	570	3	137.00–144.00	$139.28	$794	-4.17
614	614	1	135.00	$135.00	$829	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–244	232	6	115.00–135.00	$123.76	$287	-1.28
250–298	272	9	120.00–132.00	$128.72	$350	-0.12
324 thin fleshed	324	1	123.00	$123.00	$399	—
336–340	338	2	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$422	±0.00
384–392	388	3	118.00–123.00	$120.34	$467	-8.08
418	418	1	127.00	$127.00	$531	—
544	544	1	121.00	$121.00	$658	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204	204	1	130.00	$130.00	$265	-13.38
254–262	258	2	130.00	$130.00	$335	—
316–340	325	4	131.00–146.00	$139.82	$454	-4.37
352–398	370	6	131.00–146.00	$136.38	$505	-12.39
418–432	425	2	132.50–146.00	$139.36	$592	—
464–476	472	3	132.50–144.00	$137.18	$647	-7.93
552	552	1	130.00	$130.00	$718	+1.02
640	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
678	678	1	122.50	$122.50	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214	214	1	100.00	$100.00	$214	—
254–282	268	4	103.00–112.50	$107.76	$289	—
304–310	307	2	112.50–115.00	$113.76	$349	—
372	372	1	110.00	$110.00	$409	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216–248	229	4	120.00–125.00	$123.80	$284	+3.80
256–298	274	5	117.50–122.50	$119.51	$327	-0.32
302–312	307	2	115.00–120.00	$117.54	$361	-1.26
352–384	372	3	120.00–122.50	$120.85	$450	+3.34
402–430	415	9	115.00–125.00	$120.30	$499	+4.56
454–498	480	6	115.00–123.00	$120.45	$578	+6.25
550–578	563	4	115.00–119.00	$115.98	$653	+5.18
602	602	1	112.00	$112.00	$674	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–244	235	2	130.00	$130.00	$306	-3.02
252–290	272	5	127.50–130.00	$128.90	$351	-3.39
312–314	313	4	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$410	-4.45
372–376	374	2	131.00–135.00	$133.01	$497	+1.38
402–446	422	4	122.00–130.00	$126.66	$535	-2.29
450–480	459	6	124.00–132.50	$127.21	$584	-0.29
462 value added	462	1	124.00	$124.00	$573	—
568	568	1	120.00	$120.00	$682	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–228	227	2	112.50–117.00	$114.74	$260	—
282	282	1	112.50	$112.50	$317	+2.50
304–340	322	2	110.00–111.00	$110.53	$356	+3.20
358–374	363	3	110.00–112.50	$110.82	$402	+3.40
400	400	1	107.50	$107.50	$430	—
548	548	1	105.00	$105.00	$575	—
602	602	1	100.00	$100.00	$602	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–328	327	2	90.00–100.00	$95.02	$311	—
396	396	1	104.00	$104.00	$412	—
410–438	429	3	98.00–102.50	$100.17	$430	-1.03
486	486	1	104.00	$104.00	$505	+6.10
504–510	507	2	95.00–105.00	$100.03	$507	+0.91
578	578	1	104.00	$104.00	$601	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–440	423	5	145.00–155.00	$149.74	$633	-5.16
456–496	481	4	145.00–160.00	$150.09	$722	-1.91
508	508	2	134.00–140.00	$137.00	$696	-3.50
568–594	585	3	130.00–131.00	$130.32	$762	—
608	608	1	121.00	$121.00	$736	-3.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–448	443	3	128.00–141.00	$133.06	$589	-6.20
454–492	479	5	127.50–140.00	$135.33	$648	+0.80
508–544	526	2	121.00–124.00	$122.55	$645	+0.06
596	596	1	120.00	$120.00	$715	-2.43

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–446	444	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$527	—
468–480	474	2	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$569	—
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	1	103.00	$103.00	$468	-1.91
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
678	678	1	100.00	$100.00	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224	1224	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$661	—
1040–1490	1231	80-85%	14	56.00–66.00	$59.50	$732	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796–1044	914	85-90%	4	30.00–48.00	$40.52	$370	—
888–984	936	85-90%	2	53.00–57.00	$55.10	$516	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1378–1510	1426	75-80%	3	55.00–60.00	$58.39	$833	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1410	1176	3	67.00–79.00	$73.03	$859	—
1895	1895	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,781	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766	766	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	306.00	$306.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	469.00	$469.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1426	1426	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
724	724	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–155	128	2	45.00–66.00	$57.76	$74	+16.24
140	140	1	50.00	$50.00	$70	+8.48
142	142	2	40.00	$40.00	$57	-1.52
100–182	149	7	51.00–410.00	$120.08	$179	+78.56
265	265	1	46.00	$46.00	$122	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–265	245	2	32.00–32.50	$32.27	$79	+12.27
310	310	1	25.00	$25.00	$78	—
340	340	1	8.00	$8.00	$27	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85 thin fleshed	85	1	100.00	$100.00	—
85	85	2	100.00–152.50	$126.25	-13.75
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	+50.00
100	100	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	—
100–145	114	6	147.50–260.00	$191.25	-55.00
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	+2.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1142	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1106–1258	1182	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,241.52	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
974	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+128.81

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	84.00	$84.00	-91.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	+43.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	52.50	$52.50	+47.50
40	40	7	67.50	$67.50	+42.50
70–78	75	3	60.00–65.00	$63.45	+33.45
80	80	3	40.00	$40.00	+10.00
90	90	1	127.50	$127.50	+87.22

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	77.50	$77.50	$151	—
255	255	2	44.00–50.00	$47.00	$120	—
230–280	257	3	63.00–77.50	$69.17	$178	—
395	395	1	38.00	$38.00	$150	—
465	465	1	75.00	$75.00	$349	—

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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.