Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $150.63/cwt ≈ $888/hd at 589 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.56/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 425 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 562 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	493	460	368
Feeder cattle	294	236	266
Slaughter cattle	45	36	40
Replacement cattle	15	17	10

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$399	—
305–310	308	3	160.00–165.00	$161.68	$498	—
350–375	364	9	150.00–165.00	$154.97	$564	-5.97
455–480	470	3	150.00–155.00	$152.46	$717	—
510–520	515	2	145.00–157.50	$151.31	$779	+16.31
555–595	589	17	140.00–152.00	$149.82	$882	—
590 value added	590	10	152.00	$152.00	$897	—
655–685	671	4	120.00–130.00	$127.56	$856	—
715	715	2	113.00–120.00	$116.50	$833	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	223	3	180.00–195.00	$188.06	$419	+8.06
225–245 fancy	235	3	200.00–202.50	$200.83	$472	—
310–335	323	4	175.00–193.00	$180.62	$583	-2.99
340 fancy	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	—
360–395	370	6	175.00–190.00	$181.58	$672	+6.58
420	420	1	175.00	$175.00	$735	+5.00
455–480	468	2	171.00–177.50	$174.16	$815	—
502	502	5	167.00	$167.00	$838	—
750–755	752	3	133.00–138.00	$135.33	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	4	125.00–130.00	$127.57	$348	+5.14
300–345	323	2	120.00–130.00	$125.35	$405	+5.51
355–390	371	4	120.00–130.00	$125.40	$465	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	3	140.00	$140.00	$368	+4.64
310–340	325	2	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$464	+7.36
355–385	368	3	135.00–142.50	$139.08	$512	—
400–435	418	2	127.50–128.00	$127.76	$534	+4.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	-13.61
310–345	334	4	140.00–150.00	$143.60	$480	-4.74
355–395	376	9	140.00–145.00	$141.01	$530	—
400–445	425	17	140.00–145.00	$143.56	$610	+1.96
450–470	458	3	140.00–145.00	$143.36	$657	+2.80
500–545	516	7	130.00–145.00	$137.21	$708	+0.93
559 value added	559	10	140.50	$140.50	$785	—
560–580	570	3	131.00–136.00	$133.99	$764	+1.50
600–610	605	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$316	-7.42
255–295	272	3	127.00–135.00	$130.54	$355	-3.63
310–340	329	5	125.00–135.00	$131.58	$433	+0.79
350–390	369	4	125.00–135.00	$129.88	$479	+4.35
410–440	428	4	123.00–130.00	$125.54	$537	-5.36
470–495	480	3	120.00–130.00	$124.91	$600	+5.12
500–535	518	4	116.00–125.00	$122.31	$634	—
610–645	625	7	112.00–120.00	$116.19	$726	—
650–680	671	4	110.00–120.00	$115.70	$776	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	110.00–112.50	$111.09	$303	—
515–530	523	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$518	+1.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	3	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$384	—
655–670	663	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$670	-1.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	421	4	150.00–160.00	$155.01	$653	+2.19
460–495	490	12	140.00–153.00	$142.27	$697	-4.33
500–535	520	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$693	+2.14
560–570	565	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$753	+8.32
710–725	717	3	110.00–118.00	$114.35	$820	-1.05
770–775	773	2	111.00–118.00	$114.51	$885	+11.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	4	170.00–183.00	$178.73	$720	+11.80
460–475	468	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$760	+4.99
510–540	526	4	150.00–162.50	$155.03	$815	+9.97
550–580	564	4	145.00–149.00	$146.49	$826	+0.25
655–675	663	3	130.00–135.00	$132.64	$879	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	418	4	130.00–142.00	$136.62	$571	+7.57
455–460	458	2	120.00–135.00	$127.54	$584	-2.48
510–535	523	2	114.00–120.00	$117.07	$612	+5.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	100.00–102.50	$101.22	$491	-3.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1715	1715	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1210	1120	80-85%	3	62.00–73.00	$68.10	$763	—
1070–1545	1248	80-85%	14	80.00–94.00	$89.33	$1,115	—
1435–1495	1465	80-85%	2	98.00–100.00	$99.02	$1,451	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–810	733	85-90%	3	61.00–65.00	$63.45	$465	—
780–970	878	85-90%	10	74.00–81.00	$76.45	$671	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1810	1455	5	97.00–111.00	$102.51	$1,492	—
1920	1920	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,304	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$701

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–890	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–900.00	$785.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–115	108	3	82.50–140.00	$108.23	$117	+12.50
115–183	142	8	53.00–80.00	$72.72	$103	-23.01
210–230	217	3	95.00	$95.00	$206	—
200–250	229	6	60.00–76.00	$69.75	$160	—
345–368	360	3	70.00–75.00	$71.60	$258	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–730	718	2	5.00	$5.00	$36	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-92.50
70	70	2	200.00	$200.00	-20.00
80	80	3	155.00–165.00	$161.67	-13.33
180	180	1	550.00	$550.00	+253.33
200	200	1	580.00	$580.00	+230.00

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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
930–1160	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,327.79	—
1150–1200	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,599.34	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–825	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–675.00	$651.11	-73.89

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	50.00–55.00	$54.17	-70.83
30	30	27	60.00–80.00	$69.81	-55.19
30	30	2	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
40	40	5	140.00–150.00	$144.00	-11.00
40	40	4	95.00–105.00	$101.25	-53.75
50	50	3	110.00	$110.00	-52.50
50	50	6	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+2.50

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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	—	—	5	127.50–130.00	$128.50	+3.50
60–70	62	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	200.00–320.00	$235.00	-52.00
70	70	—	—	3	150.00–157.50	$155.00	-132.00
110	110	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-75.00
140	140	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	+55.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	20.00	$20.00	-37.50
43–46	45	7	57.50–80.00	$70.73	+13.23
52	52	5	95.00	$95.00	+13.03
65	65	2	85.00	$85.00	+3.03
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	-31.97
75	75	3	125.00	$125.00	+46.94
88	88	3	77.50	$77.50	-0.56

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	75.00–79.00	$77.08	$330	-4.08

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.