Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

1,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.11/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 513 lb · 119 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.59/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 519 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.31/cwt +7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 464 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,395	441
Feeder cattle	1,130	305
Slaughter cattle	87	40
Replacement cattle	43	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Heavy 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
200–205 fancy	203	2	170.00	$170.00	$345	—
200–220	210	2	150.00–160.00	$155.24	$326	—
265–280	273	2	155.00–162.50	$158.65	$433	-3.85
300–335	322	3	150.00–155.00	$151.55	$488	-8.77
355 fancy	355	1	175.00	$175.00	$621	—
355–385	370	19	150.00–162.50	$153.19	$567	-13.85
401 value added	401	17	148.00	$148.00	$593	—
400–440	418	5	150.00–160.00	$153.42	$641	—
450–493	480	15	140.00–150.00	$142.63	$685	-13.37
510–540	516	5	138.00–139.00	$138.79	$716	-8.21
500–521 value added	519	64	142.00–143.00	$142.89	$742	—
550–565	559	4	135.00–137.50	$136.38	$762	-8.62
570–595 value added	586	35	136.00–148.00	$140.53	$824	—
612	612	4	133.00	$133.00	$814	-8.00
609–622 value added	614	13	139.00–140.00	$139.61	$857	—
691–693	692	7	132.00–133.00	$132.57	$917	—
720 value added	720	6	132.00	$132.00	$950	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-7.50
385	385	1	140.00	$140.00	$539	-4.51
410–445	427	5	130.00–145.00	$133.92	$572	—
460–495	466	32	125.00–137.00	$134.28	$626	—
505–545	522	20	125.00–136.00	$132.62	$692	-6.36
560–580	564	5	130.00	$130.00	$733	-10.00
600–605	603	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$731	—
655–693	681	5	117.50–122.50	$121.23	$826	-3.77
785	785	2	122.00	$122.00	$958	—
845	845	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,006	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	3	125.00–130.00	$126.70	$422	—
370	370	1	130.00	$130.00	$481	+5.00
463–468 value added	463	24	123.50–126.00	$125.79	$582	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215 fancy	208	2	165.00–170.00	$167.41	$348	—
205–220	213	2	140.00–145.00	$142.41	$303	—
255–280	274	4	135.00–145.00	$138.20	$379	-6.80
325–345	336	6	130.00–140.00	$134.15	$451	-5.55
355–395	370	4	130.00–135.00	$131.87	$488	-4.61
388 value added	388	11	131.00	$131.00	$508	—
400 value added	400	27	132.00	$132.00	$528	—
400–420	409	4	130.00–132.50	$131.25	$537	-3.05
450–492	470	24	125.00–132.50	$126.83	$596	-4.54
500–538 value added	513	119	124.50–131.50	$129.11	$662	-0.89
555–590	575	26	122.00–127.50	$124.83	$718	-4.13
578 value added	578	10	130.00	$130.00	$751	-3.00
609 value added	609	28	125.00	$125.00	$761	—
770–790	786	5	113.00–117.50	$113.88	$895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	125.00	$125.00	$288	-5.00
275–295	288	3	120.00–125.00	$121.59	$350	-3.43
300–346	338	9	120.00–125.00	$123.34	$417	-7.16
350–395	379	27	117.00–128.00	$124.82	$473	-0.53
409 value added	409	8	126.00	$126.00	$515	—
410–445	422	12	115.00–125.00	$119.46	$504	-1.68
450–497	464	42	115.00–125.00	$122.31	$568	+7.31
500–545	535	26	115.00–125.00	$121.08	$648	+0.59
550–590	565	22	115.00–123.00	$117.91	$666	-2.09
635–640	638	2	110.00–122.50	$116.27	$742	+16.27
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
700–740	722	22	110.00–115.50	$115.23	$832	+11.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	112.50	$112.50	$287	—
320	320	1	110.00	$110.00	$352	—
350	350	5	110.00–114.00	$113.20	$396	—
425–440	432	3	105.00–110.00	$108.34	$468	—
460	460	1	112.00	$112.00	$515	-3.00
530–535	533	2	110.00	$110.00	$586	—
552–565	556	3	110.00–112.00	$111.32	$619	—
660	660	3	107.00	$107.00	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–423	420	12	130.00–133.00	$131.76	$553	-7.80
450–495	483	18	125.00–132.50	$128.35	$620	-11.65
525–546	540	13	120.00–125.00	$121.33	$655	-9.67
561–586	577	17	124.00–127.00	$125.65	$725	—
613–640	617	9	115.00–122.00	$120.41	$743	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
833	833	4	93.00	$93.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–510	505	2	137.50–140.00	$138.76	$701	+1.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1260	1126	80-85%	20	50.00–56.00	$53.12	$598	—
645–1540	1195	80-85%	30	58.00–67.00	$60.66	$725	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–745	728	85-90%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.51	$390	—
815–925	853	85-90%	3	58.00–60.00	$58.72	$501	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1665	1465	75-80%	4	57.00–64.00	$60.25	$883	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1520	1195	5	68.00–80.00	$74.39	$889	—
1300–1735	1498	4	84.00–92.00	$87.55	$1,311	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–885	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–102.50	$100.86	$862
785–885	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	110.00–115.00	$114.70	$1,007
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$979

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–875	833	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–950.00	$910.08

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–865	729	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–78.00	$74.53	$543

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00
660	660	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	98.00	$98.00	$760

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1150	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–195	147	3	90.00–105.00	$96.65	$142	+12.54
200–265	240	4	90.00–105.00	$100.89	$242	—
270	270	1	80.00	$80.00	$216	-7.50
455–468	464	3	85.00	$85.00	$394	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	+10.83
70	70	3	165.00–172.50	$169.17	+46.67
80	80	3	142.50–145.00	$143.33	-19.17
80	80	4	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+20.00
90	90	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+32.50
100–115	105	9	215.00–240.00	$224.44	+87.77
160–180	170	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	+40.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	14	50.00–70.00	$59.29	-10.71
30	30	6	105.00–110.00	$107.50	+37.50
40	40	11	120.00–140.00	$127.73	+67.73
40–45	41	25	75.00–110.00	$90.60	+30.60
50	50	10	145.00–152.50	$149.00	+64.00
60	60	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	+7.92
60	60	3	175.00–200.00	$183.33	+30.00

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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	140.00–150.00	$145.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$143.33	+70.83
70	70	—	—	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	+44.17
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-140.00
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-100.00
120	120	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	+82.31

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
44	44	8	72.50	$72.50	±0.00
50	50	3	70.00	$70.00	-2.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	170.00–180.00	$177.50	-32.50
120	120	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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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.