Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.90/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	460	397	512
Feeder cattle	236	254	323
Slaughter cattle	36	47	35
Replacement cattle	17	22	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
295	295	4	181.00	$181.00	$534	-10.25
300–320	310	2	180.00–187.00	$183.61	$569	-3.79
365–380	373	2	175.00	$175.00	$653	-9.41
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	-14.18
550	550	1	161.00	$161.00	$886	-1.00
610	610	5	143.00	$143.00	$872	-6.00
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	228	4	130.00–145.00	$139.81	$319	—
250–295	278	3	130.00–145.00	$135.36	$376	-7.07
305–335	320	4	130.00–140.00	$135.26	$433	-5.07
410	410	1	123.00	$123.00	$504	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	375	5	150.00–169.00	$160.94	$604	+5.94
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	—
810	810	1	109.00	$109.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$353	+7.43
310–340	322	3	115.00–125.00	$119.84	$386	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	+10.00
250–280	264	5	120.00–145.00	$134.17	$354	-6.99
315–345	327	6	125.00–140.00	$130.79	$428	-3.84
350–390	370	6	115.00–135.00	$125.53	$464	-11.10
429–435	430	11	120.00–132.00	$130.90	$563	+6.02
455–495	475	2	115.00–125.00	$119.79	$569	-3.97
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	-3.11
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	2	190.00–215.00	$202.50	$405	-2.50
205–240	228	3	155.00–175.00	$163.61	$373	+7.84
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	-6.94
310–325	317	3	145.00–152.50	$148.34	$470	-7.18
405–420	415	5	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$588	-4.60
460–495	481	8	135.00–147.00	$140.56	$676	+2.07
515–540	528	2	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$720	-1.52
570–595	582	3	130.00–137.50	$132.49	$771	-2.76
612 value added	612	4	143.00	$143.00	$875	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$344	—
430–440	435	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$446	—
450–470	460	3	100.00–104.00	$101.30	$466	—
510–515	513	3	95.00–100.00	$97.34	$499	—
555–570	563	3	95.00–100.00	$97.64	$550	—
600–645	625	4	90.00–97.00	$92.29	$577	—
715–735	725	2	97.00–99.00	$97.99	$710	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	3	110.00–112.00	$110.67	$476	—
455–470	463	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$504	-3.81
660–695	683	4	102.50–103.00	$102.87	$703	+0.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	420	5	150.00–155.00	$152.82	$642	+6.11
455–495	473	8	143.00–150.00	$146.60	$693	+4.14
515–535	525	2	127.50–135.00	$131.18	$689	+6.13
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	+0.02
625–630	628	2	110.00–122.50	$116.27	$730	-7.37
670–675	672	3	114.00–120.00	$116.34	$782	-6.10
705–733	720	5	114.00–116.00	$115.40	$831	+0.40
765	765	1	103.00	$103.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	424	4	160.00–175.00	$166.93	$708	—
450–495	469	5	153.00–160.00	$157.47	$739	-7.42
500–545	523	4	140.00–150.00	$145.06	$759	—
550–595	573	2	140.00–153.00	$146.24	$838	-5.67
600–610	605	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$853	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	437	5	120.00–135.00	$129.05	$564	+3.89
450–490	467	5	120.00–135.00	$130.02	$607	+10.07
510–545	525	3	110.00–115.00	$111.62	$586	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	417	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$461	+1.73
450–480	465	2	100.00–110.00	$104.84	$488	—
520	520	1	95.00	$95.00	$494	-7.56
550–575	563	2	90.00–92.00	$91.02	$512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1455	1163	80-85%	13	80.00–90.00	$85.54	$995	—
1160–1255	1208	80-85%	2	70.00–75.00	$72.40	$875	—
1330–1525	1428	80-85%	2	93.00–94.00	$93.47	$1,335	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–875	833	85-90%	2	50.00–60.00	$55.26	$460	—
830–945	905	85-90%	7	74.00–85.00	$79.02	$715	+9.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1580	1575	75-80%	2	86.00–88.00	$87.00	$1,370	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	91.00	$91.00	$983	—
1155–2120	1624	4	97.00–112.00	$106.80	$1,734	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–940	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–95.00	$88.33	$778

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$929

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–123	116	7	90.00–107.50	$95.73	$111	+38.23
125–175	150	18	70.00–87.50	$80.49	$121	—
185	185	1	37.50	$37.50	$69	—
220–290	261	16	77.00–87.50	$78.93	$206	—
240–278	263	15	74.00–76.00	$74.59	$196	—
315	315	1	57.00	$57.00	$180	-37.32
330	330	2	87.50	$87.50	$289	-6.82
580	580	1	55.00	$55.00	$319	—
600	600	1	25.00	$25.00	$150	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	18.00	$18.00	$104	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	220.00	$220.00	+21.25
70	70	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-43.75
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-23.75
80	80	2	245.00–250.00	$247.50	+48.75
100	100	2	265.00	$265.00	+9.29
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	-55.71
150–180	160	3	285.00–310.00	$296.67	—
200	200	2	350.00	$350.00	-27.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
620–725	673	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–750.00	$682.62	—
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–960	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,219.42	—
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	345.00	$345.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	125.00	$125.00	+20.00
40	40	1	155.00	$155.00	+30.00
50	50	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+4.17
50	50	1	195.00	$195.00	+36.67
60	60	1	180.00	$180.00	-55.00
60	60	3	225.00–230.00	$226.67	-8.33
70	70	2	195.00	$195.00	-63.75

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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	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-60.00
50	50	—	—	9	165.00–175.00	$171.11	-13.89
60	60	—	—	3	180.00–195.00	$185.00	-15.00
60	60	—	—	9	140.00–150.00	$145.56	-54.44
60–70	62	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	275.00–320.00	$287.00	+87.00
80	80	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+98.33
100–120	110	—	—	6	225.00–260.00	$245.00	-53.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	57.50	$57.50	—
60–68	64	13	67.50–100.00	$81.97	—
83–85	83	5	75.00–90.00	$78.06	—
97	97	4	110.00	$110.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	60.00–67.50	$64.04	$146	—
290	290	1	80.00	$80.00	$232	—
420	420	1	57.00	$57.00	$239	-13.00
400–465	433	2	77.00–86.00	$81.16	$351	+11.16
545	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	-18.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	220.00	$220.00	—
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	—
200	200	1	450.00	$450.00	—
280	280	1	560.00	$560.00	—

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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.