Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.25/cwt ≈ $1,243/hd at 850 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.17/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 565 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.69/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 583 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	473	540
Feeder cattle	285	262	354
Slaughter cattle	37	65	48
Replacement cattle	5	15	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls to few too trend. Average offering of average 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
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	-7.84
305–340	318	3	155.00–160.00	$158.40	$504	-5.01
375 fancy	375	1	177.50	$177.50	$666	-2.50
355–395	376	7	155.00–163.00	$158.29	$595	-5.32
425–435	430	3	155.00–161.00	$158.65	$682	+5.44
430 value added	430	2	171.00	$171.00	$735	—
450–490	479	8	155.00–163.00	$158.65	$760	-1.35
515–535	530	6	150.00–152.00	$151.50	$803	+9.85
560 value added	560	11	158.00	$158.00	$885	—
550–585	572	7	143.00–150.00	$148.15	$847	-0.34
605–644	630	7	140.00–142.00	$141.58	$892	-3.01
708 value added	708	10	133.50	$133.50	$945	—
730 fancy	730	1	136.00	$136.00	$993	—
850 value added	850	66	146.25	$146.25	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	—
315–320	318	3	140.00–150.00	$146.70	$467	+1.37
360–395	382	3	140.00–150.00	$144.47	$552	-5.75
450–490	477	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$683	+15.83
505–545	523	3	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$732	+9.49
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	130.00–135.00	$132.41	$441	-1.30
350–380	366	4	125.00–132.50	$129.84	$475	-0.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230 fancy	215	2	160.00–165.00	$162.67	$350	+14.67
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
280 fancy	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	—
320–340	330	3	137.00–140.00	$139.03	$459	-0.73
330 fancy	330	1	160.00	$160.00	$528	—
350–395 fancy	373	2	150.00	$150.00	$560	—
350–395	380	10	135.00–142.50	$136.76	$520	—
405 fancy	405	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$605	—
400–445	431	8	128.00–137.00	$132.33	$570	+3.89
450–485	463	6	130.00–135.00	$131.14	$607	+0.44
455–480 fancy	466	4	140.00–150.00	$147.23	$686	—
500–545 fancy	523	4	140.00–145.00	$142.07	$743	—
500–545	525	12	126.00–136.00	$131.49	$690	-0.45
550–595	583	16	125.00–133.00	$131.17	$765	+1.59
585 fancy	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
605–615	612	3	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$765	+4.20
660 fancy	660	1	132.50	$132.50	$874	—
655–695	672	3	118.00–120.00	$119.31	$802	—
715	715	3	115.00–118.00	$116.67	$834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	3	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$488	-2.51
420–435	428	2	120.00–123.00	$121.47	$520	+0.13
455–480	472	3	119.00–121.00	$119.98	$566	-0.03
505–535	515	3	110.00–120.00	$113.96	$587	-4.17
570–595	580	3	110.00–120.00	$115.70	$671	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	4	145.00–150.00	$146.21	$604	-2.72
470–485	478	2	141.00–146.00	$143.46	$686	—
515–530	523	2	133.00–138.00	$135.46	$708	—
550–580	565	5	130.00–137.00	$133.78	$756	+5.57
600–630	614	4	125.00–135.00	$130.20	$799	—
670–685	678	2	116.00–123.00	$119.46	$810	—
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	432	5	130.00–140.00	$136.13	$588	+0.83
460–480	470	2	125.00–135.00	$129.89	$610	+3.41
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+8.06
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	-1.35
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1145	1100	80-85%	3	51.00–60.00	$55.49	$610	-24.51
1030–1585	1205	80-85%	17	63.00–74.00	$69.05	$832	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–985	890	85-90%	8	63.00–70.00	$66.44	$591	-1.72
810–975	902	85-90%	3	50.00–56.00	$52.84	$477	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635	1635	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,570	—
1885	1885	1	107.00	$107.00	$2,017	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	79.00	$79.00	$679

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
119–128	121	9	70.00	$70.00	$85	-2.50
100–188	142	22	77.50–102.50	$86.44	$123	+13.94
205–283	247	19	77.00–85.00	$81.29	$201	—
285	285	1	70.00	$70.00	$200	-5.00
485	485	1	79.00	$79.00	$383	+7.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	7.50–12.50	$9.97	$41	—
610	610	1	5.00	$5.00	$30	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	6	110.00–120.00	$111.67	—
70	70	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	—
90–95	93	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	—
120	120	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,240.00	$1,240.00	—
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	9	30.00–40.00	$35.56	+0.56
30	30	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+76.67
30	30	16	55.00–70.00	$61.56	+8.23
40	40	5	75.00–85.00	$79.00	+5.67
40	40	5	145.00–155.00	$149.00	+75.67
50	50	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+12.92
50	50	4	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-42.08
60	60	3	170.00–180.00	$173.33	+30.47

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	180.00	$180.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-25.00
50	50	—	—	9	85.00–95.00	$88.89	-73.61
60	60	—	—	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-52.50
120	120	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-92.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
34–38	36	17	45.00–47.50	$46.25	+13.75
57	57	5	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
74	74	4	67.50	$67.50	+22.50
80–82	81	3	52.50–62.50	$55.78	+10.78

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	65.00	$65.00	$162	—
325–378	347	7	60.00–72.50	$67.63	$235	—
423–440	429	3	63.00–74.00	$70.24	$301	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–145	138	2	245.00–265.00	$255.00	—

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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.