Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.50/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 474 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.36/cwt -5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 418 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.98/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 372 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	658	568	620
Feeder cattle	369	309	275
Slaughter cattle	97	105	73
Replacement cattle	21	34	16

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
235–245	240	2	165.00–170.00	$167.55	$402	—
250–275	266	4	170.00–175.00	$173.57	$462	+14.80
320 fancy	320	1	175.00	$175.00	$560	-2.00
300–345	324	6	150.00–167.50	$162.05	$525	+3.57
350–385 fancy	363	3	172.50–180.00	$175.10	$636	—
350–390	370	7	150.00–165.00	$155.35	$575	-9.48
400 fancy	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	—
415–445	434	5	155.00–167.00	$160.92	$698	+3.46
454	454	6	150.00	$150.00	$681	—
500–540	520	4	145.00–150.00	$147.74	$768	-1.07
550–590	572	5	140.00–145.00	$141.16	$807	—
610–640	625	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$881	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	261	4	140.00–145.00	$141.24	$369	-1.77
355–395	376	6	140.00–145.00	$141.75	$533	-7.11
415–440	428	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$613	-3.43
570–580	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$762	+5.48
650–660	655	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$737	—
750–770	760	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$844	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	321	4	125.00–135.00	$129.41	$415	-3.53
365–395	385	9	120.00–130.00	$124.18	$478	—
420–440	430	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$527	—
450–465	458	2	115.00–125.00	$120.08	$550	+7.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	7	130.00–141.00	$137.45	$448	-5.11
350–390	372	12	130.00–140.00	$132.98	$495	-2.50
410 fancy	410	1	143.00	$143.00	$586	—
400–445	426	9	130.00–135.00	$132.13	$563	-0.78
465 fancy	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	—
450–495	475	17	127.00–137.50	$130.94	$622	+0.64
500–540	523	6	124.00–133.00	$127.56	$667	-0.44
550–590	569	9	123.00–133.00	$127.47	$725	+4.98
615–645	630	4	120.00–126.00	$122.76	$773	+0.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	227	3	115.00–125.00	$118.09	$268	-3.91
300–330	311	4	120.00–125.00	$121.78	$379	-0.35
370–385	378	4	118.00–122.50	$120.35	$455	+2.00
405–440	427	5	115.00–125.00	$120.98	$517	-2.16
455–495	476	9	115.00–124.00	$118.84	$566	-0.08
500–545	517	3	116.00–120.00	$118.70	$614	+4.73
550–575	563	4	114.00–120.00	$117.21	$660	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-2.09

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	108.00–110.00	$108.95	$401	-1.69
420–445	433	2	107.00–110.00	$108.46	$470	+0.33
455–485	472	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$503	+1.20
630–645	638	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$647	—
650–665	658	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–590	578	2	90.00–95.00	$92.45	$534	-1.55
670–690	680	3	90.00–94.00	$92.18	$627	—

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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	425	9	130.00–145.00	$139.07	$591	-6.73
455–495	483	11	125.00–144.00	$138.91	$671	+6.50
500–530	522	5	120.00–130.00	$127.88	$668	+2.80
555–595	578	5	120.00–130.00	$124.07	$717	—
605–635	620	2	112.00–120.00	$115.90	$719	-9.10
660–695	678	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$752	-5.68
715–745	733	3	100.00–107.50	$103.11	$756	-0.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	1	174.00	$174.00	$696	—
400–440	419	12	150.00–162.50	$154.89	$649	-7.43
450–465	458	2	149.00–154.00	$151.54	$694	—
505–545	523	6	135.00–149.00	$140.81	$736	+4.41
550–575	562	5	135.00–142.50	$137.52	$773	+2.52
600–635	613	4	125.00–137.00	$130.58	$800	-0.42

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	115.00–125.00	$119.82	$497	+0.41
450–495	471	8	110.00–117.00	$111.83	$527	+0.05
510–545	524	6	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$550	-3.99
550–580	567	3	100.00–110.00	$103.24	$585	—
605–635	620	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–595	590	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$543	—
615–625	620	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$564	—
670–690	678	3	90.00–92.00	$90.66	$615	-0.86
750–795	770	4	90.00–97.00	$94.30	$726	—
858	858	2	93.00	$93.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1115	1086	80-85%	5	45.00–50.00	$46.62	$506	-1.54
1015–1515	1215	80-85%	31	55.00–68.00	$60.52	$735	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–995	838	85-90%	14	42.00–52.00	$47.49	$398	—
750–995	930	85-90%	15	54.00–66.00	$58.48	$544	+1.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1540	1426	75-80%	8	53.00–64.00	$59.97	$855	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1085	1058	2	73.00–78.00	$75.57	$800	—
1210–2170	1659	7	82.00–94.00	$88.35	$1,466	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
475–760	588	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–950.00	$869.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–860	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	82.50–145.00	$118.82	$879
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$906

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1445	1141	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,350.00	$930.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1085	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–625.00	$616.85
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–196	143	15	97.50–190.00	$135.61	$194	—
200–265	223	6	92.50–107.50	$101.44	$226	+16.36
315–395	349	5	90.00–97.50	$95.05	$332	+37.05
437	437	2	100.00	$100.00	$437	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	17.50	$17.50	$77	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-10.00
70	70	5	170.00–180.00	$176.00	+11.00
70	70	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-43.33
80	80	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+7.50
90	90	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	+57.50
100–140	117	12	220.00–335.00	$257.08	+22.08
150	150	3	350.00–370.00	$356.67	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00	—
120	120	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
20	20	2	105.00–107.50	$106.25	-8.75
30	30	9	115.00–130.00	$122.78	+7.78
40	40	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-22.50
40	40	1	80.00	$80.00	-85.00
50	50	5	150.00–152.50	$151.50	-23.50
50	50	1	185.00	$185.00	+10.00
60	60	4	160.00–167.50	$161.88	-1.62
60	60	3	235.00–240.00	$238.33	+74.83
60	60	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-41.00
70	70	2	255.00–265.00	$260.00	+96.50
80	80	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	+109.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	120.00–127.50	$121.88	-26.87
60	60	6	165.00–175.00	$170.00	-4.00
70	70	5	180.00–195.00	$187.00	+13.00
80	80	3	205.00–210.00	$208.33	-1.67
80	80	2	140.00	$140.00	-70.00
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	—
150	150	2	275.00–285.00	$280.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
38	38	6	40.00	$40.00	-17.50
45	45	5	62.50–75.00	$67.50	+10.00
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	+5.00
60–62	61	14	62.50–87.50	$74.24	+4.24
70	70	7	87.50–102.50	$91.79	+21.79
85	85	6	90.00	$90.00	-5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	93.00	$93.00	$353	+36.00
500	500	1	90.00	$90.00	$450	+7.24

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	3	225.00–230.00	$226.67	—
120	120	1	290.00	$290.00	—
160	160	2	355.00	$355.00	+80.00

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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.