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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 323 353
Feeder cattle 115 177 179
Slaughter cattle 20 42 16
Replacement cattle 3 22 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light 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
215 fancy 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 -2.50
230–240 235 2 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $364 -11.62
255–290 273 2 155.00–160.00 $157.66 $430 +2.66
330–345 338 2 150.00–160.00 $155.11 $524 -6.71
350 fancy 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
510–525 518 2 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $723 -0.51
600 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 135.00 $135.00 $324 —
270–295 285 3 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $392 —
360–385 373 3 140.00–145.00 $143.39 $535 +0.49
665 665 1 123.00 $123.00 $818 +1.97
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
785 785 1 101.00 $101.00 $793 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 3 125.00–130.00 $127.63 $355 +5.29
355–385 371 5 115.00–125.00 $118.94 $441 +0.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 95.00 $95.00 $256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
305–340 323 4 127.50–134.00 $130.94 $423 -1.44
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +6.02
455–470 463 2 122.50–127.00 $124.71 $577 +3.71
510–535 528 4 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $647 -0.51
560–590 571 5 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $697 -3.02
590 fancy 590 1 131.00 $131.00 $773 —
605 605 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 —
365–390 378 5 115.00–120.00 $117.36 $444 -4.50
405–420 411 4 113.00–116.00 $114.26 $470 -0.24
450–475 463 2 113.00–115.00 $113.97 $528 +0.87
505–530 518 2 108.00–114.00 $111.07 $575 -3.97
560–580 570 3 112.00–115.00 $113.66 $648 +0.32
750–775 763 2 90.00–99.00 $94.57 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 100.00 $100.00 $470 —
605 605 1 97.00 $97.00 $587 -3.36
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $365 —
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 +0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 3 125.00–134.00 $127.89 $611 +2.90
510–515 513 2 115.00–125.00 $120.02 $616 +3.71
550–580 565 3 112.00–120.00 $115.64 $653 +0.64
650–690 675 3 103.00–111.00 $107.41 $725 —
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
800–835 813 3 91.00–96.00 $94.29 $767 —
875 875 1 97.50 $97.50 $853 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 145.00–155.00 $150.09 $657 +1.63
450–480 460 4 140.00–145.00 $143.28 $659 +4.60
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 2 90.00–96.00 $92.94 $493 -10.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $654 —
1015–1615 1355 80-85% 8 65.00–74.00 $69.72 $945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,087 —
1370–1640 1500 8 88.00–94.00 $90.87 $1,363 —
2200 2200 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,266 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620–955 773 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 74.00–77.50 $75.39 $583

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108–155 136 5 70.00–77.50 $75.12 $102 +10.44
128–190 169 11 84.00–92.00 $88.85 $150 +52.85
205–248 229 10 87.00–94.00 $89.24 $204 —
265 265 2 65.00 $65.00 $172 -10.00
465–473 470 4 50.00–70.00 $55.00 $258 —
545 545 1 64.00 $64.00 $349 —
610 610 1 80.00 $80.00 $488 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 15.00 $15.00 $37 —
780 780 1 3.00 $3.00 $23 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 1 265.00 $265.00 +15.00
220 220 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 —
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 —
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 75.00 $75.00 $405 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 11 110.00–135.00 $124.55 +17.41
30 30 7 85.00–90.00 $87.86 -19.28
40 40 5 140.00–150.00 $147.00 +11.00
50 50 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 +11.25
60 60 3 170.00–175.00 $173.33 -6.67
60 60 2 210.00 $210.00 +30.00
70 70 4 180.00–185.00 $181.25 +1.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 +50.00
50 50 10 145.00–155.00 $149.00 -33.50
60 60 5 160.00–170.00 $165.00 -17.50
80 80 2 125.00 $125.00 -31.67
80 80 3 180.00–185.00 $183.33 +26.66
120 120 3 230.00–240.00 $233.33 +80.83
150 150 4 300.00–335.00 $316.25 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
37 37 4 42.50 $42.50 +10.00
50 50 13 57.50 $57.50 —
66 66 4 90.00 $90.00 +30.00
70–75 73 3 82.50–95.00 $91.02 +31.02
85–87 86 3 80.00–82.50 $80.82 +20.82
93–98 96 9 97.50–99.00 $98.52 +38.52

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 59.00 $59.00 $201 —
620 620 1 45.00 $45.00 $279 —

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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.