Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.65/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 463 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.14/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 625 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.41/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 566 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	616	391	427
Feeder cattle	371	155	219
Slaughter cattle	53	106	28
Replacement cattle	6	45	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower based on a light trend. 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	-5.04
300–315	308	2	150.00–160.00	$154.88	$477	-3.27
361–390	369	8	160.00–170.00	$161.93	$598	-3.24
465–497	485	21	135.00–145.00	$140.13	$680	-2.90
505–540	522	6	133.00–141.00	$136.88	$715	-4.52
555–580	566	26	135.50–137.00	$136.41	$772	-0.10
623–643	625	28	130.10–130.50	$130.14	$813	+0.14
650	650	1	128.00	$128.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	5	140.00	$140.00	$344	—
270–285	277	3	135.00–140.00	$138.28	$383	-4.13
370–395	380	3	135.00–140.00	$136.73	$520	-0.74
430	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	-7.44
455–490	470	3	120.00–130.00	$126.52	$595	-6.02
540	540	1	123.00	$123.00	$664	—
710–745	727	3	110.00–114.00	$111.37	$810	—
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	110.00–120.00	$114.02	$311	-14.23
350–390	372	7	110.00–120.00	$117.22	$436	-6.46
455–495	475	2	112.00–115.00	$113.44	$539	+0.83
505–520	513	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$577	+2.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	3	100.00–105.00	$101.58	$337	-7.17
355–395	375	3	100.00–107.50	$104.30	$391	-4.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	4	127.50–135.00	$130.27	$287	+0.27
260	260	1	135.00	$135.00	$351	+0.14
300–340	319	7	125.00–138.00	$129.48	$413	—
355–385	380	15	125.00–135.00	$129.70	$493	—
405–430	423	4	122.00–130.00	$126.19	$534	+1.27
450–493	463	31	121.00–130.00	$127.65	$591	+3.66
500–549	534	20	120.00–126.00	$122.96	$657	+1.03
553–588	556	22	120.00–126.00	$125.42	$697	+2.93
601	601	6	118.00	$118.00	$709	+3.00
659	659	4	115.00	$115.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	3	120.00	$120.00	$324	—
320–345	324	6	120.00	$120.00	$389	—
350–370	360	2	117.50–120.00	$118.78	$428	—
405–440	425	4	110.00–116.00	$113.49	$482	+2.15
460–495	479	5	110.00–115.00	$112.98	$541	+3.40
505–540	519	5	110.00–115.00	$111.59	$579	-0.38
590	590	1	118.00	$118.00	$696	+7.31
600–635	613	5	105.00–112.00	$109.40	$671	-0.60
680	680	1	111.00	$111.00	$755	—
826	826	4	91.00	$91.00	$752	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$291	+2.23
310–335	323	3	110.00	$110.00	$355	+2.40
455–495	475	2	104.00–105.00	$104.52	$496	—
555–565	560	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$574	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	2	102.50–105.00	$103.76	$366	—
560–580	570	3	93.00–95.00	$94.01	$536	+2.52
630	630	1	92.00	$92.00	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	—	—	6	122.00–125.00	$122.83	$518	-4.67
450–490	466	—	—	10	115.00–124.00	$119.82	$558	-6.52
500–530	520	—	—	4	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$611	-4.72
555–575	569	—	—	5	115.00–120.00	$119.02	$677	-1.93
635–645	640	—	—	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$698	—
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	465	3	135.00–142.50	$138.46	$644	+2.95
520–535	528	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$699	—
580	580	1	125.00	$125.00	$725	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	415	5	110.00–115.00	$113.02	$469	+1.33
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	102.50–105.00	$103.73	$485	—
515–535	525	2	100.00–102.00	$101.02	$530	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1230	1115	80-85%	2	48.00–54.00	$51.31	$572	—
1010–1370	1143	80-85%	19	62.00–76.00	$68.59	$784	—
1175–1215	1195	80-85%	2	79.00–80.00	$79.51	$950	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–950	861	85-90%	5	45.00–55.00	$50.12	$432	—
740–985	914	85-90%	10	60.00–67.00	$63.43	$580	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1340	1330	2	85.00–88.00	$86.49	$1,150	—
1205–2290	1722	7	90.00–96.00	$93.43	$1,609	—
1930	1930	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,123	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–195	155	10	82.50–100.00	$96.15	$149	+31.15
215	215	1	32.50	$32.50	$70	-45.01
260–290	280	5	57.50–77.50	$69.50	$195	—
310–390	342	8	50.00–55.00	$54.01	$185	—
455	455	1	55.00	$55.00	$250	-15.50

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	15.00	$15.00	$58	—
465	465	1	5.00	$5.00	$23	—
545	545	1	4.00	$4.00	$22	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	185.00–195.00	$190.00	—
90	90	3	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—
100–135	122	9	220.00–285.00	$253.33	+28.33
150–180	163	9	300.00–360.00	$326.67	+51.67
200	200	2	370.00–380.00	$375.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	117.50–120.00	$118.75	+85.75
30	30	14	57.50–67.50	$62.68	+12.68
30	30	9	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+80.00
40	40	2	140.00–142.50	$141.25	+5.00
40	40	9	80.00–82.50	$81.39	-54.86
50	50	6	150.00–155.00	$150.83	+83.33
50	50	3	175.00–180.00	$178.33	+110.83
55	55	12	90.00–105.00	$97.08	+29.58
60	60	2	195.00–197.50	$196.25	+33.75
65	65	3	170.00–175.00	$173.33	+10.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	+2.50
50	50	—	—	8	145.00–155.00	$150.00	+7.50
60	60	—	—	3	120.00–127.50	$124.17	-18.33
60	60	—	—	5	160.00–165.00	$161.00	+18.50
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	+62.50
70	70	—	—	5	170.00–175.00	$172.00	+2.50
80	80	—	—	2	135.00	$135.00	-34.50
100	100	—	—	4	140.00–145.00	$143.75	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
41–48	44	9	45.00–62.50	$53.46	-34.04
64–69	67	8	59.00–77.50	$68.60	+3.60
70–75	72	12	55.00–90.00	$70.57	+5.57
85	85	1	77.50	$77.50	-1.61
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	-22.14

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	50.00	$50.00	$145	—
320	320	2	42.50–45.00	$43.75	$140	+8.75
405	405	1	45.00	$45.00	$182	-14.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	+32.50
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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.