Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	338	345	247
Feeder cattle	121	190	158
Slaughter cattle	37	36	23
Replacement cattle	10	8	7

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	4	155.00–165.00	$160.04	$527	+2.42
350–370	355	4	155.00–165.00	$158.70	$563	-0.05
420–440	430	2	151.00–152.50	$151.77	$653	—
470–475	473	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$674	-0.51
550	550	1	141.00	$141.00	$776	+4.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	130.00–132.50	$131.19	$289	—
300–340	328	4	125.00–130.00	$128.70	$422	—
375–395	380	4	125.00–135.00	$128.70	$489	+6.70
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	—
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—
685	685	1	106.00	$106.00	$726	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	+5.10
365–395	377	5	140.00–150.00	$143.72	$542	+2.26
410–435	423	2	130.00–142.00	$135.82	$575	+1.49
475–485	480	2	127.50–135.00	$131.21	$630	—
675	675	1	117.50	$117.50	$793	—

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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 fancy	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
225–240	233	3	132.50–140.00	$135.91	$317	+5.91
255–285	270	3	130.00–135.00	$131.76	$356	—
315–340	328	3	130.00–136.00	$133.59	$438	+0.95
410–440	430	3	130.00–133.00	$131.34	$565	+2.33
460	460	2	127.50–134.00	$130.75	$601	+7.10
580	580	1	121.00	$121.00	$702	-1.00
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	125.00	$125.00	$281	—
315	315	1	117.50	$117.50	$370	—
360–365	363	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$445	+2.50
415–425	418	3	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$495	+1.46
455–480	469	4	115.00–122.00	$118.22	$554	+2.60
540	540	1	116.00	$116.00	$626	—
560–585	572	5	110.00–115.00	$112.21	$642	+0.24

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	3	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$434	—
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	90.00–95.00	$92.45	$448	—
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	—

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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	426	6	125.00–130.00	$129.19	$550	-2.46
460–495	478	3	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$597	-3.88
500–535	518	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$634	—
565–575	570	2	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
610–635	623	2	100.00–108.00	$103.92	$647	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	110.00–117.00	$113.65	$475	—
460–490	477	5	105.00–112.00	$107.96	$515	—
500–535	518	3	105.00–110.00	$108.39	$561	—
550–565	557	3	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$566	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	4	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$598	+0.36
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	-5.52
505–540	527	3	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1765	1765	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1415	1184	80-85%	7	55.00–66.00	$60.48	$716	+13.31
1110–1340	1229	80-85%	5	47.00–52.00	$50.19	$617	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–915	750	85-90%	4	41.00–48.00	$43.19	$324	—
945–990	962	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.31	$542	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1555	1388	3	84.00–87.00	$85.43	$1,186	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–980	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	68.00–80.00	$73.50	$534

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	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
100–124	119	5	75.00	$75.00	$89	+30.00
107–188	160	12	30.00–35.00	$34.40	$55	—
110–183	161	6	50.00–57.50	$52.62	$85	—
202–218	208	8	37.50–40.00	$38.48	$80	—
215–270	245	9	53.00–65.00	$60.13	$147	—
313	313	2	60.00	$60.00	$188	—
305–328	320	3	73.00–75.00	$73.63	$236	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	8.00	$8.00	$33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
70	70	5	175.00–185.00	$181.50	+51.50
70	70	4	140.00–152.50	$144.38	+14.38
80	80	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+20.00
90	90	1	172.50	$172.50	-12.50
100–120	104	5	245.00–270.00	$252.00	-13.00
180	180	1	350.00	$350.00	-15.00
200	200	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	60.00	$60.00	-52.50
30	30	6	115.00–120.00	$119.17	+6.67
30	30	8	85.00–95.00	$89.38	-23.12
40	40	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	+38.33
40	40	6	110.00–115.00	$110.83	+15.83
50	50	4	120.00–125.00	$121.25	-29.75
50	50	5	145.00–155.00	$150.00	-1.00
60	60	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	+25.00
60	60	5	165.00–175.00	$168.50	+1.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	4	150.00–160.00	$152.50	-15.00
50	50	—	—	4	105.00–110.00	$108.75	-58.75
60	60	—	—	5	120.00–130.00	$124.00	-43.50
60	60	—	—	3	165.00–175.00	$168.33	+0.83
80	80	—	—	3	180.00–185.00	$181.67	+51.67
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	+127.50
100–120	113	—	—	3	200.00–230.00	$216.67	-40.83
100–145	130	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	12	285.00–350.00	$323.75	+66.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	-25.00
33	33	8	32.50	$32.50	-12.50
47	47	8	27.50	$27.50	-17.50
50	50	8	27.50	$27.50	-25.00
75	75	1	30.00	$30.00	-17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	52.50	$52.50	$144	—

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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.