Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.55/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.48/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	484	278	285
Feeder cattle	226	169	159
Slaughter cattle	51	31	38
Replacement cattle	10	—	15

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
200 fancy	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	-20.00
370–380	375	3	150.00–170.00	$156.76	$588	-8.24
405–415	410	2	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$646	+7.47
420 fancy	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
485–495	490	2	143.00–145.00	$144.01	$706	-3.27
555–590	569	4	130.00–139.00	$135.26	$770	-7.74
600–625	613	4	127.00–130.00	$129.24	$792	-7.76
670–680	675	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$857	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	-8.00
350–390	377	3	135.00–143.00	$139.31	$525	+0.90
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628	—
510–525	518	2	122.00–124.00	$123.01	$637	—
550–560	555	3	120.00–122.50	$120.83	$671	—
610–640	620	3	110.00–120.00	$116.72	$724	—
725	725	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$779	—
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—
805	805	1	108.00	$108.00	$869	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	281	5	120.00–130.00	$123.84	$348	-0.11
325–340	333	3	125.00–130.00	$128.30	$427	+4.24
370–395	383	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$485	+7.94
520–535	528	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$605	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	-3.81
375–395	384	6	125.00–130.00	$127.19	$488	-7.05
405–445	424	10	123.00–131.00	$126.48	$536	-1.67
450–495	478	13	120.00–132.50	$123.55	$591	-2.47
505–540	517	9	120.00–130.00	$123.78	$640	-2.90
555–560	558	4	120.00–128.00	$123.00	$686	-1.00
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	3	120.00	$120.00	$400	—
360–395	378	3	115.00–120.00	$118.26	$447	—
400–440	421	4	110.00–120.00	$115.22	$485	+0.53
475–490	483	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$548	+1.02
505–525	516	6	110.00–118.00	$114.97	$593	+3.02
570–595	583	3	112.00–118.00	$115.67	$674	+2.15
600	600	2	110.00	$110.00	$660	+4.00
665–670	668	2	100.00–109.00	$104.52	$698	-9.48
705–735	720	2	96.00–100.00	$98.04	$706	-2.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	4	100.00–103.00	$100.72	$431	-0.95
455–475	465	3	100.00–103.00	$101.34	$471	—
505–545	520	6	100.00–105.00	$101.49	$528	-0.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	110.00	$110.00	$248	—
265–280	273	2	110.00	$110.00	$300	—
300–345	327	7	105.00–110.00	$108.64	$355	-1.35
350–360	355	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$381	-1.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	3	123.00–130.00	$126.07	$546	+1.57
475–495	485	2	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$607	+3.24
560–590	575	2	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$658	—
625–640	632	3	110.00–112.50	$110.82	$700	—
670–690	680	2	100.00–106.00	$103.04	$701	-6.96
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	416	4	140.00–150.00	$143.72	$598	+1.76
455–465	460	2	135.00–145.00	$140.05	$644	+0.72
475 fancy	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
510–530	518	3	135.00–146.00	$138.61	$718	+4.27
585	585	1	127.50	$127.50	$746	-1.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	105.00–110.00	$107.41	$462	-4.87
475–490	483	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$519	-3.54
515–545	526	4	105.00–110.00	$108.74	$572	+0.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	95.00	$95.00	$608	—
650–670	660	2	90.00–92.00	$90.98	$600	+0.65
755–765	760	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$692	+0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$594	—
1025–1550	1220	80-85%	26	62.00–74.00	$67.26	$821	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–850	786	85-90%	5	44.00–55.00	$48.73	$383	—
700–970	874	85-90%	9	60.00–70.00	$64.44	$563	+4.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1535	1458	75-80%	2	70.00–72.00	$71.05	$1,036	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,210	—
1205–2020	1592	6	89.00–102.00	$92.91	$1,479	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–920	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–89.00	$84.83	$630

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–165	125	26	80.00–102.50	$90.72	$113	-6.64
237–280	256	7	79.00–84.00	$80.96	$207	—
245–295	262	3	60.00–67.50	$62.82	$165	—
310	310	1	77.50	$77.50	$240	—
325	325	1	60.00	$60.00	$195	—
410	410	1	65.00	$65.00	$266	+5.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	85.00–87.50	$86.21	$192	—
310–375	341	4	5.00–7.00	$5.55	$19	—
400–450	427	3	5.00–10.00	$6.76	$29	—
670	670	1	5.00	$5.00	$34	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+13.75
80	80	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-26.25
100–140	116	10	200.00–300.00	$243.00	-32.00
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	±0.00
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–850	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–575.00	$563.89	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	-30.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	60.00–62.50	$61.25	-40.00
30	30	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+47.22
30	30	10	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-7.78
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	-5.00
40	40	14	90.00–95.00	$90.71	-54.29
50	50	6	190.00–215.00	$209.17	+39.17
50	50	4	155.00–160.00	$157.50	-12.50
50	50	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-62.50
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-50.00
60	60	2	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
70	70	4	270.00	$270.00	+100.00
70	70	2	180.00	$180.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	4	75.00–80.00	$76.25	-63.75
60	60	—	—	4	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-55.00
60	60	—	—	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	+1.67
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+12.50
80	80	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	+30.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00	$310.00	+95.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	190.00–220.00	$201.67	-13.33
150	150	—	—	3	275.00–285.00	$280.00	-15.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–38	36	8	40.00–45.00	$43.96	-6.04
50–55	51	9	47.50–72.50	$53.75	-13.75
60–62	61	5	50.00–55.00	$52.96	-14.54
70–75	73	2	92.50–97.50	$95.09	+10.09
70–78	75	3	37.50–75.00	$63.38	-21.62
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	+5.00
82–87	85	4	47.50–70.00	$59.08	-25.92
91–92	91	7	82.50–87.50	$86.06	+1.06

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	45.00	$45.00	$153	—
470	470	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	$294	—
625	625	1	62.50	$62.50	$391	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	285.00	$285.00	+5.00

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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.