Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.92/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 424 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $149.94/cwt +14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 478 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.14/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	567	385	239
Feeder cattle	356	183	80
Slaughter cattle	106	67	42
Replacement cattle	17	5	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 lower. There was and 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
200–210	205	2	200.00–207.00	$203.59	$417	—
275–295	285	2	170.00–180.00	$175.18	$499	—
300–345	324	8	170.00–185.00	$177.02	$574	-12.98
360–385	372	6	170.00–187.00	$178.51	$664	-2.50
395 fancy	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	+4.40
405 fancy	405	1	204.00	$204.00	$826	—
405–440	423	2	170.00–185.00	$177.19	$750	—
455–490	477	3	165.00–170.00	$166.71	$795	—
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	+3.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$401	-7.62
325–345	334	5	150.00–160.00	$153.01	$511	-9.39
350–390	368	4	151.00–165.00	$158.73	$584	-3.77
475–490	483	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$737	-0.21
515	515	1	151.00	$151.00	$778	+13.54
655–690	668	3	121.00–135.00	$129.36	$864	+6.86
720	720	1	126.00	$126.00	$907	—
795	795	1	121.00	$121.00	$962	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	6	130.00–145.00	$139.95	$382	—
305–320	314	4	130.00–145.00	$137.68	$432	-3.89
360–395	374	4	130.00–140.00	$136.39	$510	-1.88
410–415	413	2	130.00–140.00	$134.97	$557	—
485–490	488	2	128.00–135.00	$131.48	$642	—
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$446	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	185.00	$185.00	$388	-2.44
200–225	217	3	150.00–165.00	$156.35	$339	-5.56
250–295	269	5	150.00–156.00	$152.65	$411	+2.18
320 fancy	320	1	161.00	$161.00	$515	—
300–345	328	8	145.00–152.00	$148.86	$488	-0.17
355–395	380	11	145.00–151.00	$149.07	$566	+0.66
405–445	424	30	145.00–155.00	$147.58	$626	-1.39
425 fancy	425	1	158.00	$158.00	$672	—
450–495	470	19	139.00–150.00	$144.14	$677	-1.32
500–540	516	12	135.00–145.00	$138.57	$715	-1.12
550–580	562	9	132.00–141.00	$138.79	$780	+2.03
600–645	626	7	129.00–139.00	$133.97	$839	—
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	+1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	260	4	130.00–140.00	$137.55	$358	+7.94
300–340	322	9	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$434	+3.57
360–395	375	12	125.00–140.00	$132.44	$497	—
400–445	426	8	125.00–140.00	$132.17	$563	+3.86
450–485	467	6	125.00–134.00	$129.32	$604	—
555–575	565	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$701	-0.98
715	715	1	114.00	$114.00	$815	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	110.00–115.00	$112.36	$416	—
410–425	418	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$462	—

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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	421	9	140.00–160.00	$150.15	$632	+13.84
450–495	478	20	145.00–155.00	$149.94	$717	+14.91
500–545	527	5	138.00–141.00	$139.40	$735	+3.16
550–595	558	14	130.00–145.00	$132.67	$740	+0.30
605–635	623	4	115.00–130.00	$124.77	$777	—
650–690	666	5	115.00–130.00	$121.89	$812	-0.15
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	+11.00
750	750	1	111.00	$111.00	$832	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	191.00	$191.00	$774	—
405–425	413	3	177.00–185.00	$181.05	$748	—
450–495	468	11	160.00–171.00	$166.22	$778	-1.12
505–530	518	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$790	-0.41
615–640	628	2	136.00–141.00	$138.45	$869	-1.55

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$581	+15.13
460–480	470	2	130.00–134.00	$132.04	$621	—
520–535	530	3	118.00–125.00	$121.70	$645	+4.15
555–580	568	2	115.00–123.00	$118.91	$675	+3.45
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$523	—
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	+2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1165	1107	80-85%	5	56.00–62.00	$59.41	$658	—
1000–1520	1199	80-85%	34	65.00–83.00	$74.41	$892	-1.73
1190–1380	1308	80-85%	3	85.00–87.00	$85.69	$1,121	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–980	875	85-90%	10	51.00–61.00	$56.58	$495	-10.41
710–985	922	85-90%	11	65.00–77.00	$69.49	$641	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1480	1328	4	75.00–94.00	$86.19	$1,145	—
1165–2095	1494	4	96.00–108.00	$103.17	$1,541	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
250–595	424	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,575.00	$1,154.42
785–850	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,225.00	$1,169.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1065	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	89.00–91.00	$89.97	$929

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	86.00	$86.00	$843

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1215	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–925.00	$857.46
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	110.00	$110.00	$214	-17.50
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	+43.68
230–270	253	3	60.00–85.00	$73.09	$185	-16.91
305–355	343	4	90.00–97.50	$92.97	$319	—
300–395	352	3	80.00–85.00	$81.42	$287	—
455	455	1	92.50	$92.50	$421	+12.50
528	528	2	90.00	$90.00	$475	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	42.50	$42.50	$100	+29.50
485	485	1	5.00	$5.00	$24	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	280.00	$280.00	+140.00
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-13.33
80	80	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	+51.67
100–110	103	—	—	3	250.00–260.00	$256.67	+91.67
200	200	—	—	1	365.00	$365.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	-2.50
30	30	9	125.00–135.00	$129.44	+9.56
40	40	9	145.00–150.00	$147.78	-6.60
50	50	1	200.00	$200.00	+31.25
50	50	3	155.00–160.00	$158.33	-10.42
70	70	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	-112.50

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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	—	—	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-15.00
50	50	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	+30.00
70	70	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	-30.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	+62.50
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	+60.00
80	80	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+10.00
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	+85.00
85	85	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-30.00
90	90	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	-7.50
100	100	—	—	2	210.00	$210.00	-55.00
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	80.00	$80.00	+47.23
50–51	51	12	67.50–70.00	$68.12	+33.12
75	75	2	67.50	$67.50	+26.80
80	80	1	57.50	$57.50	+16.80
100	100	1	70.00	$70.00	—
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	3	50.00–75.00	$60.39	$258	—

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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.