Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.47/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	395	472	432
Feeder cattle	191	269	261
Slaughter cattle	62	89	57
Replacement cattle	18	27	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . 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
215–235	223	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$293	-5.77
260–285	273	3	130.00–140.00	$133.35	$364	—
350–390	376	4	130.00–141.00	$137.66	$518	+5.94
456–485	467	8	130.00–136.00	$132.81	$620	—
500–545	523	3	125.00–132.50	$129.28	$676	—
600–645	623	4	115.00–120.00	$118.28	$737	—
663	663	6	120.00	$120.00	$796	+10.00
710–730	720	2	115.00–118.00	$116.52	$839	—
778	778	2	114.00	$114.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	155.00–157.00	$156.05	$434	+1.05
300–340	315	3	145.00–150.00	$148.20	$467	+0.58
400–430	418	4	145.00–155.00	$150.06	$627	—
540	540	3	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
550–591	579	14	133.00–140.00	$135.47	$784	+0.47
748	748	2	126.00	$126.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$324	+0.77
300–335	320	3	120.00–125.00	$121.74	$390	+2.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$398	—
360–385	371	4	120.00–125.00	$123.22	$457	+5.84
400–445	428	5	115.00–125.00	$118.57	$507	+2.00
465–477	475	8	115.00–125.00	$123.39	$586	+6.51
530–537	536	9	115.00–122.50	$121.68	$652	+8.19
555–575	565	5	112.00–119.00	$114.58	$647	+2.95
610–620	615	3	110.00–115.00	$113.35	$697	—
650–655	653	3	105.00–112.00	$108.99	$712	+1.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	3	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$431	+1.87
355–380	367	3	130.00–135.00	$131.95	$484	+4.15
375 fancy	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—
500–510	503	3	127.50–130.00	$128.84	$648	+5.97
560–575	568	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$724	+4.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$359	+0.04
355–385	368	3	110.00–112.00	$110.70	$407	-0.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	419	5	125.00–135.00	$128.60	$539	-3.03
450–495	476	4	120.00–130.00	$124.90	$595	-0.10
550–590	570	3	115.00–121.00	$117.93	$672	+1.20
600–645	615	3	110.00–117.50	$113.60	$699	-1.17
700–745	723	2	105.00–108.00	$106.45	$770	-3.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	4	140.00–147.50	$144.41	$618	+0.30
450–475	463	5	140.00–147.00	$142.49	$660	+0.97
525–540	533	3	135.00–137.50	$135.82	$724	—
555–570	562	3	128.00–131.00	$130.01	$731	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$464	-5.32
550–570	560	2	101.00–105.00	$103.04	$577	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–640	633	2	92.00–96.00	$94.02	$595	+1.49
755–775	765	2	90.00–94.00	$91.97	$704	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425–1705	1565	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,508.95	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1350	1112	80-85%	12	40.00–50.00	$45.49	$506	—
1030–1640	1192	80-85%	24	54.00–65.00	$58.45	$697	-2.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–965	878	85-90%	7	40.00–50.00	$45.52	$400	-4.31
835–960	902	85-90%	3	54.00–58.00	$55.96	$505	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1550	1458	75-80%	5	52.00–58.00	$55.42	$808	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1255	1135	3	65.00–76.00	$70.05	$795	—
1665	1665	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,432	+0.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1345	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$765.76
1035–1345	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–900.00	$759.77

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–845	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–625.00	$508.72
890–950	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	425.00–625.00	$528.26
915–985	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–750.00	$677.46

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	225.00	$225.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	4	47.50–48.00	$47.75	$62	-14.48
103–182	138	15	60.00–77.50	$67.06	$93	+4.83
225–270	248	2	69.00–75.00	$71.73	$178	+11.26
315	315	1	92.50	$92.50	$291	—
410–455	433	2	70.00	$70.00	$303	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	5.00	$5.00	$23	±0.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-24.58
70	70	3	162.00–172.50	$165.50	+19.25
80	80	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+36.25
80	80	3	142.50–150.00	$145.00	-1.25
120	120	1	235.00	$235.00	-21.25
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	11	90.00–100.00	$95.91	+40.91
40	40	9	130.00–142.50	$136.67	+24.17
50	50	1	175.00	$175.00	+45.00
50	50	5	150.00–155.00	$152.00	+22.00
60	60	5	162.50–167.50	$164.50	-0.50
70	70	1	195.00	$195.00	-20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	110.00–117.50	$114.50	-45.50
65	65	2	150.00	$150.00	-21.25
80	80	3	125.00–135.00	$128.33	-51.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21	21	14	12.50–17.50	$15.00	-7.50
31	31	5	50.00	$50.00	+27.50
45	45	2	30.00	$30.00	+7.50
55	55	1	30.00	$30.00	-25.00
72–75	74	4	40.00	$40.00	-30.00
80	80	2	57.50–62.50	$60.00	-2.50
90	90	2	77.50	$77.50	+7.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	51.00	$51.00	$130	—
675	675	1	59.00	$59.00	$398	—

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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.