Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.93/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 481 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $150.50/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 597 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	423	493	443
Feeder cattle	224	294	231
Slaughter cattle	43	45	100
Replacement cattle	21	15	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Average offering of average 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
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
330–345	337	3	160.00–165.00	$161.71	$545	+0.03
360–390	379	4	150.00–160.00	$155.67	$590	+0.70
405	405	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$648	—
483	483	2	162.00	$162.00	$782	+9.54
500–530	510	3	145.00–157.50	$151.94	$775	+0.63
597	597	13	150.50	$150.50	$898	+0.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 fancy	370	1	210.00	$210.00	$777	—
355–390	371	7	175.00–185.00	$180.41	$669	-1.17
480–481	481	14	168.00–169.00	$168.93	$813	-5.23
650–685	668	3	135.00–140.00	$136.71	$913	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	117.00	$117.00	$269	—
270–285	275	5	115.00–125.00	$120.45	$331	-7.12
310–325	317	3	115.00–125.00	$119.97	$380	-5.38
355–385	370	2	120.00–122.50	$121.20	$448	-4.20
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	137.00–138.00	$137.49	$334	—
315–345	336	5	130.00–140.00	$133.49	$449	-9.13
350–395	365	3	137.50–145.00	$141.00	$515	+1.92
465–470	468	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$597	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$315	-0.05
255–295	281	4	125.00–140.00	$131.66	$370	+1.12
300–340	328	9	125.00–140.00	$131.84	$432	+0.26
350–390	365	8	125.00–141.00	$136.47	$498	+6.59
400–445	424	8	120.00–135.00	$126.20	$535	+0.66
455–490	469	5	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$586	+0.08
500–525	510	5	117.50–125.00	$120.98	$617	-1.33
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-5.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	167.50	$167.50	$343	+17.50
250–260 fancy	255	2	180.00–200.00	$190.20	$485	—
280	280	1	162.50	$162.50	$455	—
355–390	370	6	145.00–150.00	$145.96	$540	+4.95
410–445	423	6	140.00–150.00	$145.75	$617	+2.19
455–470	462	3	140.00–150.00	$144.28	$667	+0.92
555	555	1	133.00	$133.00	$738	-0.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	5	110.00–120.00	$118.04	$320	—
315–345	335	3	115.00–120.00	$118.28	$396	+0.86
350–385	371	4	110.00–120.00	$114.06	$423	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–480	473	2	105.00–107.00	$106.02	$501	—
600–630	615	2	100.00–102.50	$101.22	$623	—
690	690	1	97.00	$97.00	$669	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	424	4	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$657	-0.08
450–465	460	4	150.00–165.00	$155.43	$715	+13.16
500–545	518	3	130.00–140.00	$136.50	$707	+3.18
555–565	558	3	130.00–140.00	$135.03	$753	+1.71
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	4	130.00–140.00	$136.97	$581	+0.35
455–470	463	4	130.00–140.00	$136.26	$631	+8.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	156.00	$156.00	$803	+0.97
775–780	778	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$484	—
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1140	1087	80-85%	3	70.00–80.00	$76.08	$827	—
1035–1465	1184	80-85%	17	95.00–114.00	$105.33	$1,247	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–990	866	85-90%	7	68.00–84.00	$74.39	$644	-2.06
850–995	938	85-90%	11	86.00–103.00	$94.90	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1885	1485	4	110.00–128.00	$119.90	$1,781	+17.39
1890	1890	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,476	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–915	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	83.00–97.50	$91.56	$753

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–600	575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–475.00	$439.13

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
825–990	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–875.00	$777.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–740	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	350.00–400.00	$373.57

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	46.00	$46.00	$74	—
138–183	169	11	70.00–77.50	$72.89	$123	—
229	229	4	74.00	$74.00	$169	+4.25
205–250	232	17	76.00–83.00	$80.47	$187	+10.72
375–390	383	2	81.00–90.00	$85.59	$328	+13.99
410	410	1	94.00	$94.00	$385	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	67.50	$67.50	$206	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	225.00	$225.00	+25.00
80	80	2	240.00–250.00	$245.00	+83.33
100	100	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	—
170–180	175	2	330.00–360.00	$345.00	-205.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–970	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–750.00	$707.06	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	80.00	$80.00	+25.83
30	30	1	135.00	$135.00	+65.19
40	40	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	+2.67
60	60	2	260.00	$260.00	+150.00
60	60	2	175.00–182.50	$178.75	+68.75
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	+170.00

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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	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	+18.17
60	60	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	3	205.00–210.00	$208.33	+53.33
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-65.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00	$300.00	+145.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	340.00	$340.00	+170.00
100–110	105	—	—	2	250.00–275.00	$262.50	+92.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21	21	12	27.50	$27.50	+7.50
34	34	9	37.50	$37.50	+17.50
45–48	47	9	25.00–37.50	$30.36	-40.37
50–52	51	3	40.00–47.50	$42.44	-52.56
68	68	3	25.00	$25.00	-25.00
73	73	3	62.50	$62.50	-62.50
73	73	3	37.50	$37.50	-87.50
82	82	8	45.00	$45.00	-32.50
90	90	1	27.50	$27.50	-50.00
90	90	1	40.00	$40.00	-37.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	80.00	$80.00	$324	+2.92
565	565	1	96.00	$96.00	$542	—

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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.