Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	421	535	400
Feeder cattle	185	320	255
Slaughter cattle	46	51	31
Replacement cattle	33	26	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . 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
280–295	288	4	135.00–145.00	$139.98	$403	-4.91
305–335	320	4	140.00–150.00	$143.77	$460	+3.77
350–395	376	5	136.00–140.00	$139.16	$523	-5.82
420–435	428	2	125.00–139.00	$131.88	$564	-7.87
500–502	502	6	125.00–138.00	$135.84	$682	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	—
235–240	238	3	155.00–165.00	$159.97	$381	-10.97
265–285	277	3	160.00–165.00	$163.28	$452	+3.31
290 fancy	290	1	180.00	$180.00	$522	—
315–345	325	6	155.00–165.00	$159.05	$517	-10.12
345 fancy	345	1	175.00	$175.00	$604	—
365 fancy	365	1	175.00	$175.00	$639	—
360–395	379	4	155.00–160.00	$157.61	$597	-6.47
610	610	1	137.00	$137.00	$836	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	+2.44
260–295	275	4	125.00–130.00	$128.82	$354	-1.18
305–345	321	6	120.00–130.00	$122.51	$393	-5.68
375–390	383	2	130.00	$130.00	$498	+0.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$524	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$338	-5.90
265 fancy	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
315–345	335	3	132.50–139.00	$135.51	$454	-3.97
385–390	387	3	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$526	+0.71
405–440	423	4	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$556	-3.03
460–485	473	2	127.00–132.00	$129.43	$612	-3.19
525–540	530	3	123.00–127.00	$124.98	$662	-4.65
560	560	1	124.00	$124.00	$694	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	3	120.00–125.00	$121.55	$332	-6.37
350–380	362	3	120.00–125.00	$123.39	$447	+3.38
400–445	425	4	115.00–120.00	$117.17	$498	-2.22
455–490	478	3	110.00–116.00	$112.59	$538	-3.04
530–545	538	2	115.00	$115.00	$619	+1.36
550–590	570	2	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$642	—
705–710	708	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$747	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328	—
320–325	323	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$363	—
355–365	360	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$405	+1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–740	720	2	92.50–96.00	$94.30	$679	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	418	4	130.00–140.00	$134.50	$562	-2.91
450–495	479	4	125.00–130.00	$127.98	$613	-3.19
500–545	523	8	115.00–122.00	$119.52	$625	-5.72
650–675	662	3	100.00–111.00	$106.07	$702	+0.60
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	413	3	145.00–150.00	$147.32	$608	-1.03
450–485	465	7	135.00–145.00	$139.56	$649	-3.48
505–545	523	4	135.00–137.00	$135.50	$709	-0.56
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	3	105.00–115.00	$108.39	$458	—
515–530	525	3	105.00–110.00	$107.64	$565	—
555–595	575	2	102.50–110.00	$106.12	$610	—
605–640	623	2	92.00–95.00	$93.54	$583	—
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–895	836	85-90%	5	41.00–50.00	$45.56	$381	—
705–955	844	85-90%	7	55.00–62.00	$59.38	$501	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1435	1226	80-85%	10	60.00–72.00	$65.32	$801	—
1455	1455	80-85%	1	75.50	$75.50	$1,099	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$685	—
1260–1760	1510	75-80%	2	58.00–69.00	$62.59	$945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1445	1332	3	88.00–92.00	$90.34	$1,203	—
1055–1875	1577	3	65.00–79.00	$73.50	$1,159	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–765	687	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–82.50	$77.98	$536
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$658

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
1065–1250	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–775.00	$744.73
1120–1355	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–825.00	$765.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–800	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$689.47
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–185	142	9	67.50–72.50	$69.69	$99	-2.57
155–198	168	10	77.50–80.00	$78.32	$132	—
225	225	1	82.50	$82.50	$186	+68.50
200–295	261	6	65.00–72.50	$70.60	$184	-8.72
305	305	1	77.50	$77.50	$236	+1.19
360	360	1	70.00	$70.00	$252	—
480	480	1	90.00	$90.00	$432	—
530	530	1	86.00	$86.00	$456	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	5.00	$5.00	$29	—
630	630	1	5.00	$5.00	$32	—
830	830	1	7.00	$7.00	$58	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	300.00	$300.00	—
90	90	—	—	2	162.50–165.00	$163.75	—
90	90	—	—	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	—
100–130	114	—	—	5	225.00–275.00	$251.00	-39.00
250	250	—	—	1	540.00	$540.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1050	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1075–1205	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,134.58	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–975	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,075.00	$985.20	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	19	90.00–100.00	$94.61	-0.39
30	30	5	60.00–65.00	$62.00	-30.50
30	30	11	115.00–125.00	$119.77	+27.27
40	40	7	115.00–120.00	$119.29	+18.04
40	40	8	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+38.75
50	50	8	150.00–162.50	$153.44	+4.06
50	50	2	200.00	$200.00	+50.62
60	60	4	170.00–175.00	$171.25	-6.53
60	60	2	220.00	$220.00	+42.22

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	5	150.00–155.00	$153.00	-37.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-90.00
70	70	3	170.00	$170.00	-20.00
90	90	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	+2.50
100–130	111	15	200.00–245.00	$214.00	-39.33
130–135	133	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	-80.83
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
56	56	3	77.50	$77.50	+45.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–360	348	3	65.00–70.00	$68.42	$238	—
425–470	440	4	61.00–70.00	$67.56	$297	—
550–595	573	2	68.00–70.00	$69.04	$396	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	225.00	$225.00	+2.50
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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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.