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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.26/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 461 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.37/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 434 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.87/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 527 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 429 214
Feeder cattle 274 276 129
Slaughter cattle 25 33 12
Replacement cattle 6 8 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers an bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
210–235 223 2 165.00–170.00 $167.36 $373 +3.65
250–290 275 3 160.00–170.00 $163.03 $448 -6.58
315–320 fancy 318 2 180.00–182.50 $181.26 $576 —
325–345 335 5 160.00–175.00 $169.96 $569 +2.41
350–395 376 4 160.00–172.50 $166.83 $627 -2.14
450–485 468 2 153.00–159.00 $156.11 $731 +3.65
524 value added 524 4 154.00 $154.00 $807 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
550–594 583 7 142.00–147.50 $144.94 $845 -0.79
600 value added 600 3 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
600–629 621 7 135.00–140.00 $136.11 $845 —
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
879 879 4 110.00 $110.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 284 5 147.50–150.00 $149.55 $425 -0.56
310–330 321 4 140.00–155.00 $148.79 $478 —
380–395 388 5 140.00–150.00 $146.01 $567 -4.05
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
768 768 4 112.00 $112.00 $860 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $331 -3.53
310–345 325 3 125.00–130.00 $126.59 $411 —
355–380 366 7 120.00–130.00 $126.40 $463 +1.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 211 9 140.00–145.00 $140.58 $297 +10.58
265 265 1 151.00 $151.00 $400 +17.26
300–345 323 6 140.00–145.00 $140.84 $455 +7.57
350–390 372 6 135.00–145.00 $136.57 $508 +1.24
400–430 416 10 130.00–138.00 $133.72 $556 +2.26
455–493 461 21 125.00–135.00 $130.26 $600 +1.37
500–545 527 11 125.00–136.00 $131.87 $695 +5.11
560–572 568 5 125.00–135.00 $131.84 $749 +5.96
664 664 6 124.00 $124.00 $823 +9.50
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 265 4 125.00–135.00 $128.92 $342 —
325–335 330 3 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $421 +5.56
380–395 388 4 120.00–130.00 $122.45 $475 +0.01
405–440 425 6 115.00–125.00 $120.96 $514 +3.30
450–495 467 7 110.00–120.00 $112.72 $526 -2.07
600–645 623 2 110.00–114.00 $112.07 $698 +3.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 472 3 95.00–101.00 $97.78 $462 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 3 110.00–115.00 $111.73 $365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 434 17 133.00–145.00 $137.37 $596 -1.73
465–485 477 5 130.00–140.00 $137.24 $655 +4.65
500–530 513 7 125.00–135.00 $129.50 $664 +2.90
575–585 581 4 120.00–130.00 $127.48 $741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 fancy 418 2 170.00 $170.00 $711 —
410–440 422 3 156.00–160.00 $157.64 $665 +1.73
450–480 468 3 151.00–155.00 $152.99 $716 -3.22
515–525 522 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $734 -8.06
600–630 615 2 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $824 +3.36
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 5 115.00–125.00 $118.39 $501 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 95.00 $95.00 $608 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1405 1112 80-85% 12 55.00–65.00 $58.92 $655 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $264 —
795–975 862 85-90% 3 54.00–60.00 $56.20 $484 -7.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1555 1480 75-80% 3 62.00–69.00 $64.45 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1640 1468 4 90.00–92.00 $90.51 $1,329 +3.79

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–890 888 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 65.00–67.00 $66.00 $586
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 68.00 $68.00 $734
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–150 127 10 62.50–125.00 $94.27 $120 —
215 215 1 45.00 $45.00 $97 +5.00
225–245 237 3 75.00–91.00 $85.59 $203 +45.59

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–165 140 2 22.50–37.50 $28.66 $40 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 265.00 $265.00 +152.50
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 -97.86
100–135 122 7 300.00–405.00 $360.00 +97.14
150 150 1 430.00 $430.00 +138.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 5 65.00–67.50 $66.00 -57.33
30 30 5 135.00–140.00 $137.00 +13.67
40 40 5 145.00–155.00 $149.00 +4.50
40 40 8 80.00–90.00 $82.19 -62.31
50 50 11 160.00–170.00 $164.09 -5.91
50 50 3 100.00–110.00 $103.33 -66.67
60 60 5 200.00–210.00 $206.00 +36.00
60 60 6 180.00–185.00 $181.67 +11.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 160.00–170.00 $165.00 -17.50
50 50 5 100.00–107.50 $102.50 -80.00
60 60 5 115.00–122.50 $120.00 -62.50
70 70 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 +1.67
80 80 2 230.00–235.00 $232.50 +7.50
100 100 1 255.00 $255.00 -3.00
150 150 1 380.00 $380.00 +25.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 71.00–85.00 $77.91 $304 —
515 515 1 76.00 $76.00 $391 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 260.00 $260.00 —
80 80 2 290.00–300.00 $295.00 —
90 90 2 335.00 $335.00 —
110–145 128 2 365.00–425.00 $395.00 —

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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.