Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.10/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.88/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 468 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	472	524	475
Feeder cattle	269	279	333
Slaughter cattle	89	120	54
Replacement cattle	27	11	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter 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
290	290	1	155.00	$155.00	$450	—
310–340 fancy	325	2	157.50–162.50	$159.88	$520	—
310–340	325	2	145.00–150.00	$147.62	$480	-2.37
365 fancy	365	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$589	—
355–395	386	7	140.00–150.00	$146.17	$564	-1.32
410–435 fancy	423	2	160.00–162.50	$161.29	$682	—
555	555	1	135.00	$135.00	$749	—
635–645	640	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$845	—
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$320	—
330–340	335	4	135.00–140.00	$136.99	$459	-4.03
360–385	376	6	125.00–135.00	$131.72	$495	-5.85
430	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	-6.94
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	-5.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
270–295	280	3	120.00–125.00	$121.64	$341	—
310–345	329	5	115.00–125.00	$119.57	$393	-7.84
365–390	378	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	$441	-7.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	5	105.00–110.00	$107.81	$351	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
310–345	328	2	125.00–133.00	$128.79	$422	—
360–395	381	4	125.00–131.00	$127.80	$487	-2.69
445 fancy	445	1	131.00	$131.00	$583	—
450–495	478	6	123.00–127.50	$124.88	$597	-3.12
495 fancy	495	1	132.00	$132.00	$653	—
500–545	528	8	121.00–126.00	$122.87	$649	—
550–575	563	3	120.00–126.00	$122.98	$692	—
605–627	622	4	117.00–120.00	$117.73	$732	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	115.00–120.00	$117.38	$438	-3.78
405–440	419	7	114.00–120.00	$116.57	$488	-4.63
450–495	468	11	112.50–120.00	$116.88	$547	-0.21
510–515	513	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$582	-3.51
555–585	567	3	110.00–115.00	$111.63	$633	-3.86
655–670	662	3	105.00–110.00	$107.32	$710	-1.01
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	-7.00
865	865	1	95.00	$95.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	312	6	100.00–105.00	$101.99	$318	—
505–545	526	5	93.00–97.00	$94.58	$497	+1.25
555–595	575	2	92.00–96.00	$93.93	$540	—
615–635	625	4	90.00–95.00	$92.51	$578	—
655–675	665	2	91.00–94.00	$92.48	$615	—
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$347	+1.36
370–380	375	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$416	+2.68
410–440	426	5	105.00–111.00	$108.26	$461	+0.13
500–530	515	2	102.00–105.00	$103.46	$533	+0.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	9	125.00–135.00	$131.63	$558	+0.91
450–495	472	9	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$590	-0.81
500–545	524	11	120.00–131.00	$126.10	$661	+5.97
575–595	584	4	112.00–120.00	$116.73	$682	+1.70
605–630	614	4	110.00–119.00	$114.77	$705	+3.90
665–680	673	4	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$752	+2.06
725–730	728	2	108.00–112.50	$110.26	$803	+8.25
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	426	4	110.00–120.00	$113.67	$484	+1.21
450–485	466	7	105.00–115.00	$109.21	$509	+1.21
500–515	510	7	105.00–112.00	$108.22	$552	+2.23
605–640	623	2	100.00–105.00	$102.57	$639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	524	9	90.00–97.00	$93.40	$489	-0.36
585–595	590	3	90.00–96.00	$92.82	$548	+1.34
620–635	628	2	90.00–95.00	$92.53	$581	—
655–695	673	4	90.00–94.00	$91.48	$616	-3.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	6	140.00–147.50	$144.11	$610	—
420–430 fancy	425	2	151.00–152.50	$151.76	$645	—
450–490	468	5	138.00–145.00	$141.52	$662	+4.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1260	1065	80-85%	11	48.00–55.00	$52.20	$556	-1.01
1010–1425	1175	80-85%	28	58.00–65.00	$61.27	$720	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–980	880	85-90%	9	45.00–55.00	$49.83	$439	—
770–995	892	85-90%	19	57.00–63.00	$59.49	$531	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1620	1358	75-80%	4	55.00–62.00	$58.32	$792	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1105	1056	5	65.00–78.00	$71.11	$751	—
1380–2085	1683	4	84.00–87.00	$85.85	$1,445	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–845	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	73.00–77.00	$74.95	$618

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$758

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1175	1094	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–760.00	$723.44
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
760–975	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	590.00–600.00	$595.62
875–975	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$651.20

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–740	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	375.00–400.00	$386.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107–180	138	9	50.00–65.00	$62.23	$86	—
205–250	235	5	60.00–62.50	$60.47	$142	—
290	290	1	97.50	$97.50	$283	—
395	395	1	85.00	$85.00	$336	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	5.00	$5.00	$23	—
630	630	1	7.00	$7.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	145.00–147.50	$146.25	+4.58
80	80	1	225.00	$225.00	+83.33
100–140	120	4	235.00–280.00	$256.25	+61.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
625–830	748	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–675.00	$635.91	—
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	50.00–60.00	$55.00	-50.91
30	30	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-15.91
40	40	3	110.00–117.50	$112.50	-14.58
40	40	4	65.00–70.00	$68.13	-58.95
50	50	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-17.67
50	50	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+34.83
60	60	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-35.00
65	65	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	+15.00

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	190.00–195.00	$193.75	—
50	50	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+57.50
65	65	—	—	4	170.00–175.00	$171.25	+7.92
70	70	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-26.67
80	80	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-1.25
90	90	—	—	3	190.00–200.00	$193.33	+1.66
140	140	—	—	2	300.00	$300.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	22.50	$22.50	-27.50
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-7.50
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	-12.50
75	75	3	70.00	$70.00	+7.50
80	80	1	62.50	$62.50	±0.00
95	95	4	70.00	$70.00	+7.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	70.00–77.50	$73.63	$239	—
360	360	2	40.00	$40.00	$144	—
450	450	1	88.00	$88.00	$396	—
489	489	4	79.00	$79.00	$386	—
555	555	1	91.00	$91.00	$505	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135	135	1	370.00	$370.00	+160.00

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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.