Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.68/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 374 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $139.62/cwt ≈ $806/hd at 577 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.86/cwt ≈ $710/hd at 519 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	352	252
Feeder cattle	437	252	145
Slaughter cattle	104	19	30
Replacement cattle	62	11	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average 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
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
270–290	280	6	170.00–180.00	$175.48	$491	+0.67
305–340 fancy	318	5	185.00–195.00	$188.18	$598	—
300–345	328	11	165.00–177.50	$174.39	$572	+4.35
350–395	373	23	165.00–180.00	$173.72	$648	+4.82
355–390 fancy	378	6	185.00–195.00	$188.01	$711	-6.18
400 fancy	400	1	197.50	$197.50	$790	+13.38
400 value added	400	3	195.00	$195.00	$780	—
435	435	2	174.00–180.00	$177.00	$770	—
450 fancy	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	—
460–492	487	6	162.00–175.00	$164.05	$799	+3.47
500–505 fancy	503	2	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$880	+4.98
505–540	510	17	150.00–162.50	$155.76	$794	—
570–580	575	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$871	+3.49
625–640	633	2	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$870	-5.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378	-13.54
300–345	327	8	140.00–155.00	$148.22	$485	-0.78
350–375	358	7	140.00–160.00	$146.96	$526	+6.96
410–435	423	4	140.00–150.00	$144.30	$610	—
480–485	483	2	131.00–145.00	$137.96	$666	+5.53
577–585	577	27	130.00–140.00	$139.62	$806	—
655–690	675	4	120.00–124.00	$121.22	$818	+0.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	5	130.00–135.00	$133.04	$366	+3.04
305–340	327	5	127.00–136.00	$130.61	$427	+2.78
370–385	378	3	125.00–130.00	$128.30	$485	+1.51
410–420	415	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$508	—
520–545	533	3	115.00–125.00	$118.25	$630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–580	575	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$618	—
610–630	620	2	105.00–108.00	$106.52	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	140.00–145.00	$142.65	$304	—
265–290	279	5	140.00–150.00	$144.73	$404	+7.28
300–345	325	17	140.00–150.00	$141.90	$461	+3.80
350–395	371	17	140.00–157.00	$143.26	$531	+5.79
405–440	422	5	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$580	-0.74
450–490	468	10	135.00–141.00	$137.02	$641	+2.75
512–533 value added	518	20	138.50–139.00	$138.65	$718	—
515–530	522	6	127.50–135.00	$130.91	$683	—
555–570	562	22	127.50–134.50	$134.02	$753	+2.64
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	122.50–130.00	$126.38	$269	+3.99
270–290	280	4	125.00–132.50	$128.17	$359	+6.97
320–340	327	8	120.00–130.00	$125.62	$411	—
420–440	430	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$527	-2.44
465–495	481	4	115.00–122.50	$118.68	$571	-4.37
500–540	526	8	110.00–121.00	$114.68	$603	-6.80
565–575	570	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$641	-6.63
635–645	642	3	110.00–114.00	$112.16	$720	—
655–675	665	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$738	+1.51
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$283	+0.66
315–320	318	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$353	+0.67
425–440	433	3	109.00–111.00	$109.99	$476	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–625	615	2	94.00–96.00	$95.02	$584	—
655–665	660	2	92.00–95.00	$93.51	$617	+1.53

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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	428	9	140.00–150.00	$144.59	$619	+3.45
455–490	478	4	140.00–150.00	$143.80	$687	+1.32
510–530	523	4	120.00–130.00	$123.68	$647	-5.01
555–590	568	4	115.00–120.00	$118.28	$672	-10.47
600–635	618	6	110.00–118.00	$112.92	$698	—
655–690	675	4	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$754	-0.29

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	420	6	120.00–135.00	$127.62	$536	—
450–475	468	5	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$585	+9.52
515–520	518	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$583	—
555–570	565	5	105.00–112.50	$109.72	$620	+2.75
650–660	655	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$671	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 fancy	435	1	190.00	$190.00	$826	—
435–445	440	2	160.00–170.00	$165.06	$726	+3.52
450–465	458	4	155.00–177.50	$170.08	$779	+10.08
525–540	535	4	140.00–155.00	$145.55	$779	-1.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1655–1920	1753	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,700.00–4,300.00	$3,138.59	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	—
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1255	1127	80-85%	7	48.00–62.00	$56.65	$638	—
1000–1500	1197	80-85%	33	64.00–76.00	$69.23	$829	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–945	851	85-90%	15	65.00–74.00	$68.85	$586	—
620–985	858	85-90%	12	48.00–60.00	$52.92	$454	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1515	1475	75-80%	6	65.00–72.00	$68.00	$1,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1300	1288	2	70.00–82.00	$76.06	$980	—
1420–1905	1718	3	89.00–100.00	$93.27	$1,602	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$819

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–890	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.82
1005–1460	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	700.00–1,125.00	$985.51
1055–1580	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	925.00–1,225.00	$1,082.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1290	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–975.00	$883.23

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	30.00	$30.00	$34	-54.79
150–165	161	4	60.00	$60.00	$97	+0.19
140–195	168	2	87.50	$87.50	$147	+27.69
207–220	215	7	87.50–102.50	$96.18	$207	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	15.00–27.50	$21.25	$102	—
595	595	1	18.00	$18.00	$107	—
660–675	668	2	9.00	$9.00	$60	+4.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	122.50–127.50	$124.17	-48.33
70	70	2	140.00–142.50	$141.25	-53.75
80	80	4	155.00–160.00	$156.25	-123.75
80	80	7	175.00–185.00	$179.29	-100.71
100–140	126	5	215.00–260.00	$247.00	-96.33
200	200	1	405.00	$405.00	-50.00

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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
785–1460	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,200.00–1,675.00	$1,469.05	—
1145–1310	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.01–1,625.00	$1,398.42	—
1175–1380	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,516.67	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	12	70.00–85.00	$76.67	-24.16
30	30	4	115.00–125.00	$120.00	+19.17
40	40	10	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-1.25
50	50	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	—
60	60	4	170.00	$170.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	105.00	$105.00	-43.33
50	50	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+6.67
60	60	4	190.00	$190.00	+30.00
80	80	6	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-147.50
130–140	133	3	215.00–235.00	$221.67	-3.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	37.50	$37.50	—
30	30	8	45.00	$45.00	—
43	43	3	72.50	$72.50	—
46	46	19	35.00–40.00	$37.37	—
50	50	2	55.00	$55.00	-32.50
70–75	72	13	72.50–85.00	$78.49	-9.01
73	73	3	95.00	$95.00	+7.50
85	85	1	55.00	$55.00	-32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	40.00	$40.00	$112	-17.50
343	343	2	77.50	$77.50	$266	—
437	437	3	55.00	$55.00	$240	—
450	450	1	82.50	$82.50	$371	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—

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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.