Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.41/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 432 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.63/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 501 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.54/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 430 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	535	413	268
Feeder cattle	320	274	210
Slaughter cattle	51	25	10
Replacement cattle	26	6	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady . Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	4	140.00–150.00	$144.89	$397	-4.66
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	-8.79
350–395	378	5	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$548	-1.03
400–448	428	6	134.00–145.00	$139.75	$598	—
470	470	16	135.00–144.00	$143.44	$674	—
555–570	563	2	140.00–143.00	$141.52	$797	+11.52
605–643	633	6	120.00–129.00	$124.82	$790	—
705–710	708	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$789	—
810	810	1	106.00	$106.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	220	4	160.00–180.00	$170.94	$376	+3.58
265–270	267	3	155.00–170.00	$159.97	$427	-3.06
310–345	320	9	155.00–175.00	$169.17	$541	-0.79
355–395	370	8	160.00–170.00	$164.08	$607	-2.75
405–420	414	7	160.00–165.00	$164.27	$680	—
455–480	463	3	155.00–157.00	$155.69	$721	-0.42
500–545	523	2	145.00–150.00	$147.39	$771	+2.39

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$274	—
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	-2.50
310–340	325	4	125.00–130.00	$128.19	$417	+1.60
365–390	375	4	125.00–135.00	$129.44	$485	+3.04
410	410	1	117.00	$117.00	$480	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	4	142.00	$142.00	$348	+1.42
265–290	280	6	135.00–140.00	$138.35	$387	-12.65
310–345	329	4	135.00–145.00	$139.48	$459	-1.36
350–395	383	16	135.00–140.00	$135.29	$518	-1.28
400–448	430	19	130.00–140.00	$134.54	$579	+0.82
450–475	460	3	130.00–135.00	$132.62	$610	+2.36
500–515	501	22	124.00–130.10	$129.63	$649	-2.24
565–575	570	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$710	-7.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	4	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$294	—
250–290	279	6	122.50–132.50	$127.92	$357	-1.00
300–345	324	9	121.00–130.00	$124.33	$403	-3.20
355–390	370	5	118.00–122.00	$120.01	$444	-2.44
400–445	421	7	115.00–125.00	$119.39	$503	-1.57
450–490	469	12	110.00–118.00	$115.63	$542	+2.91
505–540	529	4	112.00–115.00	$113.64	$601	—
605–640	620	4	107.00–113.00	$109.76	$681	-2.31
675	675	1	104.00	$104.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
500–530	516	4	100.00–102.50	$100.88	$521	—
550–590	570	2	100.00–105.00	$102.59	$585	—
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$400	—
445	445	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$494	—

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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	432	24	130.00–140.00	$137.41	$594	+0.04
460–490	476	7	125.00–135.00	$131.17	$624	-6.07
510–545	522	7	120.00–130.00	$125.24	$654	-4.26
630–640	635	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$715	—
660–675	668	2	103.00–108.00	$105.47	$705	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—
825	825	1	111.00	$111.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–443	425	9	143.00–155.00	$148.35	$630	-9.29
450–470	460	2	141.00–145.00	$143.04	$658	-9.95
505–534	522	11	134.00–145.00	$136.06	$710	-4.60

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	122.00–122.50	$122.25	$523	+3.86
470–485	478	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$561	—
500–505	503	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$585	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	90.00	$90.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1425	1111	80-85%	5	42.00–54.00	$50.51	$561	-8.41
1020–1505	1144	80-85%	16	60.00–70.00	$63.47	$726	+4.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–980	861	85-90%	6	45.00–53.00	$49.34	$425	-6.86
775–995	878	85-90%	9	59.00–72.00	$64.37	$565	+8.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1130	1052	3	72.00–80.00	$76.50	$805	—
1220–1965	1525	6	88.00–94.00	$90.58	$1,381	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1290	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$714.05
1040–1415	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–875.00	$784.83
1010–1265	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	720.00–950.00	$853.79

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
820–870	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–825.00	$800.74
835–905	859	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–675.00	$599.94
940–945	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
920–995	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$649.02

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–180	142	12	70.00–77.50	$72.26	$103	-22.01
238	238	2	14.00	$14.00	$33	-71.59
205–298	263	20	70.00–84.00	$79.32	$209	—
300–398	335	9	70.00–83.00	$76.31	$256	—
335	335	1	65.00	$65.00	$218	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	8.00	$8.00	$55	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–130	125	4	275.00–310.00	$290.00	-70.00
150–180	165	2	345.00–370.00	$357.50	-72.50

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	—
120	120	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	95.00	$95.00	+29.00
30	30	4	90.00–95.00	$92.50	+26.50
30	30	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	+54.00
40	40	2	100.00–102.50	$101.25	-47.75
40	40	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	-12.33
50	50	8	145.00–150.00	$149.38	-14.71
60	60	9	175.00–185.00	$177.78	-28.22

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	167.50	$167.50	+2.50
50	50	2	100.00	$100.00	-65.00
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	+70.00
120–140	127	3	245.00–270.00	$253.33	-1.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
26–27	27	14	20.00–25.00	$22.45	—
32	32	4	22.50	$22.50	—
45	45	2	60.00	$60.00	—
55	55	4	32.50	$32.50	—
85	85	3	47.50	$47.50	—
90	90	2	85.00	$85.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	35.00	$35.00	$84	—
310	310	1	35.00	$35.00	$108	—
460–470	467	3	70.00–74.00	$72.01	$336	—
515	515	1	77.00	$77.00	$397	+1.00
605–620	610	3	72.00	$72.00	$439	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	220.00–225.00	$222.50	-37.50
80	80	2	245.00–250.00	$247.50	-47.50

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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.