Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.00/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 720 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $149.79/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 376 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.80/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	423	306	226
Feeder cattle	289	188	105
Slaughter cattle	49	34	24
Replacement cattle	20	8	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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
225–240	233	2	150.00–155.00	$152.58	$356	—
255–275	268	3	146.00–160.00	$152.05	$407	—
300–345	329	9	145.00–161.00	$150.76	$496	—
350–395	376	14	144.00–160.00	$149.79	$563	+4.47
410–445	421	5	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$568	—
455–485	470	3	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$634	-7.51
530–545	538	2	135.00–142.00	$138.45	$745	-1.64
560–590	575	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$790	—
610–635	621	4	115.00–124.00	$120.76	$750	—
655–685	672	3	111.00–122.00	$116.08	$780	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	180.00–202.50	$192.57	$564	+22.57
310 fancy	310	1	210.00	$210.00	$651	+12.00
340–345	342	3	180.00–200.00	$192.54	$658	+7.70
350–390	371	7	175.00–191.00	$184.50	$684	+12.42
410–445	432	7	165.00–185.00	$175.85	$760	-1.01
455–495	475	5	160.00–170.00	$164.14	$780	+5.38
520–545	533	2	160.00–171.00	$165.37	$881	+8.17
550–570	560	2	155.00–165.00	$159.91	$895	+7.05
635–640	638	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$871	-8.51
685–695	690	2	130.00–136.00	$133.02	$918	—
700	700	1	129.00	$129.00	$903	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	5	130.00–135.00	$133.10	$374	—
300–340	317	3	125.00–135.00	$130.41	$413	-2.11
370–390	380	3	125.00–135.00	$130.90	$497	—
430–435	433	2	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$526	—
455–495	482	3	120.00–125.00	$121.71	$587	—
525–535	530	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$628	—
565–585	575	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	3	136.00–148.00	$140.83	$376	+4.57
295 fancy	295	1	157.50	$157.50	$465	—
300–330	309	5	135.00–150.00	$144.86	$448	—
355–380	365	5	135.00–150.00	$140.88	$514	+5.60
400 fancy	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	—
416 value added	416	8	141.00	$141.00	$587	—
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	+1.68
470–485	480	3	133.00–135.00	$133.67	$642	-3.81
505–540	527	10	131.00–140.00	$135.05	$712	-0.03
550–575	563	3	130.00–135.00	$131.63	$741	—
720 value added	720	14	124.00	$124.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	5	122.50–130.00	$127.39	$288	+2.39
275–280	278	2	117.50–125.00	$121.22	$337	—
350–385	370	8	120.00–128.00	$122.15	$452	+3.82
400–445	420	3	120.00–125.00	$122.00	$512	-0.60
455–475	465	2	118.00–123.00	$120.45	$560	-2.95
520–545	528	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$630	-5.66
570–580	575	2	115.00–123.00	$118.97	$684	+5.31
600–625	611	4	110.00–120.00	$114.23	$698	+1.71
650–665	658	3	110.00–117.00	$112.34	$739	-2.66
705–720	713	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	—
625–640	633	2	95.00–100.00	$97.47	$617	—
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	465	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$504	—

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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	413	5	130.00–139.00	$134.81	$557	-5.69
455–490	475	6	125.00–149.00	$138.87	$660	—
500–540	520	2	125.00	$125.00	$650	-5.08
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	—
625–645	631	4	108.00–117.00	$112.24	$708	—
650–685	668	3	112.00–115.00	$113.67	$759	—
800	800	1	104.00	$104.00	$832	—
920–935	928	2	100.00–106.00	$102.98	$956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425 fancy	425	1	192.50	$192.50	$818	—
425–440	435	3	165.00–183.00	$172.70	$751	+2.50
460–465	462	3	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$785	+17.14
500–540	514	4	145.00–151.00	$147.28	$757	-4.98
560–585	573	2	145.00–148.00	$146.47	$839	-0.99
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
720	720	1	121.00	$121.00	$871	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$524	-2.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1210	1139	80-85%	5	55.00–66.00	$62.53	$712	—
1015–1600	1305	80-85%	21	70.00–82.00	$76.04	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–910	829	85-90%	6	50.00–65.00	$58.43	$484	+3.80
920–995	958	85-90%	2	77.00–78.00	$77.52	$743	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1600	1365	2	70.00–80.00	$75.86	$1,035	—
1010–1950	1563	6	94.00–107.00	$98.42	$1,538	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
505–920	704	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	300.00–425.00	$389.42

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$624

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–965	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–710.00	$669.51

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–880	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	425.00–575.00	$482.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1325	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,099.02

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	50.00	$50.00	$52	-9.42
140–155	144	5	82.50–105.00	$88.31	$127	+28.89
300	300	1	87.50	$87.50	$262	+20.00
430	430	1	92.50	$92.50	$398	+35.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	-30.00
110	110	1	195.00	$195.00	-35.00
100–140	116	5	235.00–265.00	$246.00	+16.00
180	180	2	355.00–390.00	$372.50	+62.50
200	200	1	405.00	$405.00	—

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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
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1120–1575	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,383.98	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	2	74.00	$74.00	$500	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	45.00–65.00	$56.67	-0.83
30	30	1	90.00	$90.00	+21.25
40	40	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	±0.00
50	50	8	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-2.50
60	60	1	200.00	$200.00	+42.50

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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	—	—	2	90.00–110.00	$100.00	—
50	50	—	—	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+40.00
50	50	—	—	2	195.00	$195.00	+100.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	270.00	$270.00	+20.00
80	80	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	-50.00
100	100	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
67	67	6	72.50	$72.50	+30.09
70	70	3	67.50	$67.50	+25.09

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	77.50	$77.50	$508	—

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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.