Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	323	421	461
Feeder cattle	177	185	153
Slaughter cattle	42	46	74
Replacement cattle	22	33	40

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	182.50	$182.50	$392	+12.50
205–245	232	3	160.00–172.50	$166.51	$386	+6.54
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	-8.28
305–345	329	5	155.00–170.00	$161.82	$532	+2.77
360–390	378	4	155.00–165.00	$158.77	$600	+1.16
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	140.00–150.00	$144.77	$471	+1.00
355–385	373	5	140.00–147.00	$142.90	$533	+3.74
475–490	483	2	127.00–132.00	$129.46	$625	—
575–585	580	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$740	—
655–695	675	2	120.00–122.00	$121.03	$817	+1.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$300	-7.50
255–290	273	2	120.00–125.00	$122.34	$334	-6.48
300–320	310	2	122.50–127.50	$124.92	$387	+2.41
350–390	375	6	112.50–125.00	$118.17	$443	-11.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	4	120.00–125.00	$121.86	$390	—
370–390	378	4	120.00–125.00	$121.86	$461	-1.53
400–440	429	4	113.00–117.00	$114.50	$491	-2.67
450–495	467	7	110.00–117.00	$113.10	$528	+0.51
505–545	527	3	112.50–117.50	$115.04	$606	+0.04
555–585	568	3	110.00–118.00	$113.34	$644	+0.75
610–645	629	6	106.00–114.00	$110.28	$694	—
665–670	668	2	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	3	100.00–105.00	$102.41	$423	—
555–585	570	2	97.50–104.00	$100.66	$574	—
620–640	628	4	98.00–102.50	$100.36	$630	—
750–770	760	4	90.00–94.00	$91.76	$697	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	130.00–142.50	$135.68	$298	—
305–335	320	2	130.00–135.00	$132.38	$424	-3.13
400–415	408	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$506	-7.53
450	450	1	121.00	$121.00	$544	-8.43
505–520	513	2	123.00	$123.00	$631	-1.98
560	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	+1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	372	5	105.00–112.50	$109.97	$409	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	410	5	145.00–155.00	$148.46	$609	+1.14
455–470	462	3	138.00–140.00	$138.68	$641	-0.88
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-5.50
560	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	-10.00
605–645	626	4	120.00–125.00	$122.23	$765	—
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	431	5	125.00–135.00	$130.96	$564	-3.54
480–495	485	4	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$606	-2.99
500–530	510	3	114.00–120.00	$116.31	$593	-3.21
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—
605	605	1	114.00	$114.00	$690	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	5	114.00–120.00	$116.23	$488	—
450–490	470	4	110.00–115.00	$111.56	$524	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–540	530	2	101.00–105.00	$102.96	$546	-4.68
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	-6.12
710–740	725	2	92.00–95.00	$93.47	$678	—
840	840	1	85.00	$85.00	$714	—
880	880	1	81.00	$81.00	$713	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1145	1103	80-85%	3	51.00–54.00	$52.36	$578	—
1025–1715	1238	80-85%	16	60.00–70.00	$65.67	$813	+0.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–910	826	85-90%	5	40.00–55.00	$49.97	$413	+4.41
775–985	894	85-90%	6	60.00–65.00	$62.55	$559	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,343	+10.66
1525–2100	1813	2	85.00–94.00	$90.21	$1,636	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–890	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–90.00	$83.75	$607

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–945	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	69.00–75.00	$71.67	$657

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540	540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	275.00	$275.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
127–175	141	4	57.50–70.00	$64.68	$91	-5.01
160	160	1	36.00	$36.00	$58	-42.32
266	266	4	75.00	$75.00	$200	+4.40
300–360	330	2	62.00–65.00	$63.64	$210	-13.86

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-182.50
70–75	73	—	—	2	135.00–137.50	$136.25	-163.75
80	80	—	—	4	155.00–160.00	$157.50	-142.50
80	80	—	—	3	167.50–170.00	$168.33	-131.67
120	120	—	—	3	200.00–215.00	$206.67	-44.33
150	150	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	510.00	$510.00	—
160	160	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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
935–1190	1081	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	925.00–1,625.00	$1,374.92	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	78.00	$78.00	$292	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-64.61
30	30	7	100.00–115.00	$107.14	+45.14
30	30	2	65.00	$65.00	+3.00
40	40	10	130.00–140.00	$136.00	+16.71
40	40	4	82.50–92.50	$87.50	-31.79
50	50	2	147.50–155.00	$151.25	-2.19
60	60	1	180.00	$180.00	+8.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	—	—	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+29.50
50	50	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-18.00
50	50	—	—	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-65.50
70	70	—	—	3	155.00–160.00	$156.67	-13.33
125	125	—	—	1	152.50	$152.50	-20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	8	32.50	$32.50	—
95	95	2	60.00	$60.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	$292	—
525–535	530	2	65.00–70.00	$67.52	$358	—

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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.