Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.23/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 371 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.99/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 562 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.32/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 325 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	463	501	591
Feeder cattle	289	285	335
Slaughter cattle	58	37	91
Replacement cattle	7	5	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Feeder bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings 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
200 fancy	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—
220–240	230	2	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$362	—
255	255	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$414	+2.50
300–345	325	11	155.00–170.00	$162.32	$528	+3.92
355–365 fancy	360	2	185.00–190.00	$187.53	$675	+10.03
350–395	373	14	155.00–170.00	$160.90	$600	+2.61
415–445	429	5	150.00–165.00	$157.17	$674	-1.48
420–445 fancy	433	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$747	—
465–495	480	4	150.00–160.00	$153.75	$738	-4.90
480 fancy	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
505–540	523	2	150.00–157.50	$153.62	$803	+2.12
525 fancy	525	1	167.50	$167.50	$879	—
575–580	578	2	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$896	+6.83
621	621	7	135.00	$135.00	$838	-6.58
670–690	688	8	133.00–139.50	$138.71	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	228	3	140.00–145.00	$141.53	$323	+1.53
280	280	2	143.00–150.00	$146.50	$410	—
300–345	319	8	140.00–150.00	$145.37	$464	-1.33
360–365	363	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$517	-1.95
415–445	430	2	135.00–145.00	$139.83	$601	—
470–495	480	3	130.00–140.00	$135.02	$648	-8.27
510–535	524	4	135.00–145.00	$140.02	$734	+0.15
595	595	8	143.00	$143.00	$851	—
610–640	625	2	110.00–120.00	$115.12	$720	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	227	3	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$295	—
250–280	267	3	121.00–130.00	$126.96	$339	—
310–330	316	5	125.00–135.00	$128.37	$406	-4.04
405–440	423	2	120.00–125.00	$122.60	$519	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	3	135.00–142.50	$137.44	$289	-12.56
250–295	272	5	135.00–143.00	$138.78	$377	—
310 fancy	310	1	160.00	$160.00	$496	±0.00
310–345	322	3	135.00–142.50	$139.29	$449	+0.26
360–395	376	7	130.00–143.00	$138.49	$521	+1.73
400–435	419	5	130.00–142.50	$136.95	$574	+4.62
455–485	469	5	130.00–135.00	$131.17	$615	+0.03
460–495 fancy	478	4	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$705	+0.26
500–545	518	7	125.00–135.00	$130.41	$676	-1.08
525 fancy	525	3	140.00–151.00	$145.33	$763	+3.26
554–580	558	12	125.00–135.00	$133.51	$745	+2.34
555–590 fancy	577	3	142.50–150.00	$145.89	$842	+5.89
620–630 fancy	627	3	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$862	—
637	637	3	130.00	$130.00	$828	+4.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294	—
260–290	275	3	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$337	—
310–345	332	3	117.00–120.00	$118.96	$395	—
375–385	380	4	115.00–120.00	$116.76	$444	-10.75
415–445	430	7	115.00–120.00	$116.70	$502	-4.77
450–495	475	4	112.00–121.00	$115.53	$549	-4.45
505–525	515	2	114.00–120.00	$116.94	$602	+2.98
570–585	578	2	115.00–117.50	$116.27	$672	+0.57
705	705	2	110.00	$110.00	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$425	—
415–430	423	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$469	—
510–530	520	3	105.00–110.00	$107.69	$560	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–675	665	2	98.00–100.00	$99.02	$658	—

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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	5	135.00–145.00	$139.49	$604	+3.36
455–495	478	7	120.00–140.00	$133.79	$640	+3.90
500–520	510	3	125.00–130.00	$126.63	$646	—
560–565	563	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$690	+2.49
600–615	608	2	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$700	—
650–685	669	7	110.00–118.00	$114.46	$766	+4.46
700–725	709	5	110.00–116.00	$112.40	$797	—
825	825	1	108.00	$108.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	7	150.00–157.50	$153.15	$649	+6.94
455–475	465	2	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$686	+3.99
500–510	503	4	135.00–145.00	$138.73	$698	+3.27
550–585	563	4	135.00–140.00	$136.47	$768	+2.69
610–645	628	5	130.00–138.00	$133.54	$839	+3.34
675	675	1	124.00	$124.00	$837	+4.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	468	4	110.00–115.00	$111.71	$523	—
555–580	568	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$639	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1155	1102	80-85%	3	50.00–55.00	$52.40	$577	-3.09
1030–1430	1186	80-85%	21	64.00–74.00	$68.83	$816	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–830	757	85-90%	8	47.00–56.00	$51.52	$390	—
655–995	857	85-90%	14	60.00–67.50	$62.56	$536	-3.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1570	1460	75-80%	2	67.00–72.00	$69.31	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1220	1115	2	79.00–86.00	$82.83	$924	—
1585–1950	1709	4	92.00–102.00	$96.83	$1,655	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–725	702	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–75.00	$71.63	$503

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–115	111	10	60.00–65.00	$61.21	$68	-8.79
160–190	168	4	75.00–76.00	$75.72	$127	—
247	247	3	76.00	$76.00	$188	-5.29
220–295	258	2	60.00–67.00	$62.99	$163	-7.01
302	302	3	72.00	$72.00	$217	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–390	367	4	5.00	$5.00	$18	—
415–470	443	2	5.00	$5.00	$22	-4.97
540–595	568	2	5.00	$5.00	$28	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	3	172.50	$172.50	-7.50
100	100	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	-107.50
200–210	205	2	305.00–335.00	$320.00	—
250	250	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–145	138	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	225.00–255.00	$243.33	—
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	31	10	60.00–75.00	$67.00	-63.00
40	40	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+58.50
40	40	5	90.00–100.00	$94.00	+15.00
50	50	2	150.00	$150.00	-12.50
50	50	8	110.00–120.00	$116.25	-46.25
60	60	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	-0.83
60	60	4	130.00	$130.00	-43.33
70	70	2	187.50	$187.50	+14.17
70	70	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	-25.00
80	80	2	205.00	$205.00	+31.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	62.50	$62.50	+2.50
80	80	3	57.50	$57.50	+1.72
97	97	6	60.00	$60.00	+4.22

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	47.00	$47.00	$129	-18.00
310–385	333	6	50.00–66.00	$58.39	$194	-9.24
400–495	456	4	74.00–85.00	$77.73	$354	—
700	700	1	65.00	$65.00	$455	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	182.50	$182.50	—

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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.