Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.56/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $131.09/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.71/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	452	616	479
Feeder cattle	274	371	246
Slaughter cattle	26	53	50
Replacement cattle	6	6	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	±0.00
305–335	322	3	137.00–145.00	$140.73	$453	—
380–395	390	3	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$526	-1.73
430–440	435	2	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$565	-0.06
475–495	484	11	128.00–132.00	$131.09	$634	+4.57
505–540	520	6	125.00–130.00	$128.98	$671	+5.98
560–590	578	5	120.00–123.00	$122.42	$708	—
620–640	632	4	110.00–120.00	$113.72	$719	—
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	-1.37
790	790	1	104.00	$104.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	—
310	310	1	160.00	$160.00	$496	+5.12
370–385	381	4	155.00–160.00	$158.79	$605	-3.14
440	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
500–540	519	7	135.00–137.50	$135.94	$706	-0.94
550–593	582	4	132.00–135.00	$132.96	$774	-3.45
600–625	619	10	125.00–128.50	$127.66	$790	-2.48
690	690	1	123.00	$123.00	$849	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	370	3	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$444	+2.85
430–445	438	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$514	—
450–495	473	6	110.00–120.00	$114.48	$541	+1.04
510–515	513	2	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$590	+2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	3	105.00–110.00	$108.22	$400	+3.92
575–590	583	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	125.00–130.00	$127.64	$351	-7.36
330–340	334	4	127.50–131.00	$129.64	$433	+0.16
355–370	363	2	125.00–128.00	$126.47	$459	-3.23
415–445	434	9	125.00–130.00	$126.46	$549	+0.27
450–495	475	14	123.00–128.00	$125.56	$596	-2.09
500–535	520	10	120.00–127.50	$123.71	$643	+0.75
560–590	578	3	120.00–124.00	$121.29	$701	-4.13
605–612	610	6	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$705	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	115.00–120.00	$117.61	$276	—
255–295	275	2	115.00–120.00	$117.32	$323	-2.68
400–445	428	3	110.00–115.00	$113.29	$485	-0.20
455–495	475	3	110.00–118.00	$115.01	$546	+2.03
500–535	517	5	110.00–117.00	$113.61	$587	+2.02
555–575	563	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$623	-7.34
600–605	604	4	105.00–108.00	$107.00	$646	-2.40
675–690	683	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$693	-9.52
840	840	1	90.00	$90.00	$756	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	5	100.00–105.00	$103.60	$344	—
350–395	375	6	100.00–105.00	$101.56	$381	-2.20
405–425	415	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$390	—
510–535	523	2	92.00–95.00	$93.46	$489	—
610–625	618	2	91.00–93.00	$91.99	$568	-0.01
665	665	1	92.00	$92.00	$612	—
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	5	100.00–105.00	$103.00	$438	—
455–475	467	3	100.00–105.00	$101.70	$475	-2.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	426	5	123.00–131.00	$127.44	$543	+4.61
455–490	473	8	117.00–125.00	$120.52	$570	+0.70
510–535	527	3	115.00–120.00	$117.29	$618	-0.26
605–640	624	6	105.00–110.00	$107.66	$672	-1.35
755–785	770	4	100.00–108.00	$103.47	$797	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	422	3	135.00–143.00	$138.70	$585	—
465–495	475	6	130.00–133.00	$130.66	$621	-7.80
500–530	515	3	125.00–128.00	$126.69	$652	-5.77
560–595	573	3	123.00–124.00	$123.33	$707	-1.67
605–630	618	2	119.00–121.00	$119.98	$741	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	5	110.00–117.00	$113.61	$475	+0.59
455–485	469	6	105.00–111.00	$108.13	$507	-1.87
550–570	562	3	104.00–110.00	$107.99	$607	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	90.00–95.00	$92.54	$428	-11.19
525–530	528	2	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$483	-9.53
565–590	578	2	90.00–92.00	$90.98	$526	—
710	710	1	93.00	$93.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1120	1118	80-85%	2	55.00–60.00	$57.51	$643	+6.20
1015–1300	1163	80-85%	11	68.00–80.00	$76.36	$888	-3.15
1180–1465	1293	80-85%	5	84.00–88.00	$85.48	$1,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–880	800	85-90%	3	50.00–57.00	$53.83	$431	—
925–935	930	85-90%	2	67.00–75.00	$71.02	$660	+7.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,306	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–910	801	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	77.00–83.00	$79.81	$639

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–155	133	5	87.50–92.50	$90.04	$120	—
121–199	164	17	97.50–105.00	$103.21	$169	+7.06
202–250	221	5	100.00–117.50	$107.32	$237	+74.82
265	265	1	80.00	$80.00	$212	+10.50
325	325	2	70.00	$70.00	$228	+15.99
400–420	412	3	62.00–65.00	$63.98	$264	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	40.00	$40.00	$122	—
590	590	1	8.00	$8.00	$47	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	+45.00
70	70	2	110.00	$110.00	-80.00
80	80	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	+62.50
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	-75.00
95	95	2	265.00–275.00	$270.00	+65.00
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	-93.33
105	105	1	285.00	$285.00	+31.67
150	150	1	400.00	$400.00	+73.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675–690	683	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–875.00	$837.91	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	74.00	$74.00	$374	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+64.82
40	40	5	160.00	$160.00	+78.61
40	40	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	+60.28
50	50	3	172.50–180.00	$175.83	-2.50
50	50	4	150.00–155.00	$153.75	-24.58
60	60	3	200.00–215.00	$210.00	+13.75
60	60	4	160.00–165.00	$163.75	-32.50
70	70	5	170.00	$170.00	-3.33

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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	—	—	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-45.00
40–50	44	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	170.00–187.50	$179.50	+4.50
50	50	—	—	5	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-2.50
60	60	—	—	4	155.00–160.00	$157.50	+33.33
65	65	—	—	4	90.00–95.00	$91.25	-113.75
60–70	67	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	200.00–240.00	$220.00	+15.00
80	80	—	—	4	175.00–180.00	$177.50	+42.50
90	90	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	+150.00
100–125	113	—	—	4	120.00–145.00	$135.00	-8.75
125	125	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	+86.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–27	26	10	47.50–50.00	$49.03	-4.43
53	53	6	75.00	$75.00	+6.40
68	68	2	85.00	$85.00	+16.40

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	60.00	$60.00	$171	+10.00
320–365	343	2	62.50–70.00	$66.00	$226	+22.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	250.00	$250.00	+40.00
100–125	113	2	290.00–315.00	$302.50	+52.50
150	150	2	350.00–370.00	$360.00	—

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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.