Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

1,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt ≈ $971/hd at 719 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.48/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 481 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.07/cwt +12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 592 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,229	423	374
Feeder cattle	939	224	239
Slaughter cattle	126	43	23
Replacement cattle	37	21	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Heavy offering of average to good 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
220	220	1	175.00	$175.00	$385	—
310–325	318	2	175.00–180.00	$177.44	$564	—
322 value added	322	4	218.00	$218.00	$702	—
350–390	375	11	175.00–185.00	$180.19	$676	-0.22
380–394 value added	384	12	185.00–195.00	$187.57	$720	—
400–424 value added	402	40	189.50–191.00	$189.66	$762	—
469–488 value added	471	20	185.00–188.00	$187.69	$884	—
506 fancy	506	4	183.00	$183.00	$926	—
518–537 value added	525	23	177.00–188.00	$185.29	$973	—
570	570	1	175.00	$175.00	$998	—
614–631 value added	630	55	159.50–164.00	$160.47	$1,011	—
660	660	1	145.00	$145.00	$957	+8.29
728 value added	728	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,063	—
760	760	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	—
791 value added	791	23	136.50	$136.50	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	+10.00
300–340	323	3	160.00–170.00	$166.49	$538	+4.78
373 value added	373	5	173.00	$173.00	$645	—
350–397	384	6	170.00–172.50	$171.29	$658	+15.62
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	+5.00
450–470	457	3	160.00–165.00	$163.36	$747	+1.36
500–540	520	2	160.00–165.00	$162.60	$846	+10.66
508–531 value added	529	48	170.00–173.00	$170.24	$901	—
554 value added	554	6	160.00	$160.00	$886	—
565 fancy	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
610–635	623	2	140.00–152.50	$146.12	$910	—
670–675	673	2	130.00–140.00	$135.02	$909	—
700–730	715	2	125.00–135.00	$129.90	$929	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$291	-2.26
315–335	325	2	130.00–150.00	$140.31	$456	+6.82
350–395	371	5	135.00–150.00	$144.92	$538	+3.92
400–435	423	4	125.00–140.00	$134.23	$568	—
450–485	471	4	130.00–142.50	$135.63	$639	+8.12
510–545	531	5	125.00–145.00	$132.36	$703	—
595	595	2	127.50–135.00	$131.25	$781	—
634 value added	634	9	139.00	$139.00	$881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	155.00	$155.00	$310	—
327–339 value added	332	10	152.50–163.00	$156.79	$521	—
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
365–380 value added	376	26	154.00–164.00	$156.61	$589	—
350–390	377	5	145.00–155.00	$148.89	$561	+2.93
429 value added	429	4	148.00	$148.00	$635	—
425–435 fancy	430	2	150.00	$150.00	$645	—
415–445	431	4	140.00–145.00	$141.93	$612	-3.82
450–495	475	3	135.00–140.00	$138.26	$657	-6.02
458–498 value added	481	63	144.00–156.00	$153.16	$737	—
500–535	514	15	130.00–140.00	$136.08	$699	—
530–543 value added	537	10	147.50–152.50	$150.03	$806	—
560–562	562	12	130.00–144.00	$142.59	$801	+9.59
628 value added	628	8	143.00	$143.00	$898	—
615–645	643	12	125.00–137.00	$136.04	$875	—
719 value added	719	69	135.00	$135.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	130.00	$130.00	$332	-1.66
320–340	331	5	130.00–140.00	$131.93	$437	+0.09
355–390	376	7	130.00–140.00	$136.33	$513	-0.14
430–446	438	4	130.00–141.00	$135.60	$594	+9.40
462–495	474	5	130.00–140.00	$131.98	$626	+6.99
505–535	524	4	120.00–125.00	$123.16	$645	+2.18
555–575	565	4	120.00–127.50	$123.14	$696	-1.86
594 value added	594	60	138.00	$138.00	$820	—
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	—
606–636 value added	617	11	133.00–135.00	$133.75	$825	—
662–677 value added	668	7	121.00–127.00	$123.60	$826	—
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—
803 value added	803	11	117.50	$117.50	$944	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	+8.98
600–640	620	2	105.00	$105.00	$651	+3.78
660–665	661	4	108.00–115.00	$109.76	$726	+12.76
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	120.00	$120.00	$286	—
315–330	323	3	120.00	$120.00	$388	+1.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	167.50–170.00	$168.74	$722	+13.81
450–496	477	12	150.00–172.50	$157.79	$753	+2.36
557	557	3	140.00	$140.00	$780	+4.97
615–645	620	13	130.00–144.00	$138.39	$858	+28.39
635 value added	635	25	145.50	$145.50	$924	—
706–745	716	4	127.50–132.00	$130.83	$937	—
800	800	1	122.50	$122.50	$980	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428 value added	428	4	172.50	$172.50	$738	—
440 fancy	440	1	177.50	$177.50	$781	—
480 fancy	480	1	175.00	$175.00	$840	—
536 value added	536	16	168.00	$168.00	$900	—
645	645	1	145.00	$145.00	$935	—
670	670	1	135.00	$135.00	$904	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	434	5	120.00–130.00	$126.06	$547	-10.91
475–495	485	2	122.50–130.00	$126.33	$613	-9.93
655–665	660	2	115.00–125.00	$120.04	$792	—
750	750	1	116.00	$116.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	115.00	$115.00	$592	+5.00
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	—
770–790	780	2	112.50–115.00	$113.77	$887	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$550	—
920–1435	1167	80-85%	12	82.00–94.00	$89.97	$1,050	-15.36
1530	1530	80-85%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,545	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–935	791	85-90%	4	80.00–87.00	$82.31	$651	—
725–985	907	85-90%	5	58.00–66.00	$63.80	$579	-31.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1930	1726	75-80%	6	88.00–95.00	$90.77	$1,567	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1145	1108	5	93.00–115.00	$99.84	$1,106	—
1875–2150	2013	2	120.00–124.00	$121.86	$2,453	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–990	736	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–1,625.00	$1,120.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1150	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	94.00–98.00	$96.20	$1,004

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–775	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–1,125.00	$934.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	91.00	$91.00	$742

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1025–1350	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,213.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
1005–1010	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$812.66

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–880	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–725.00	$688.56

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–705	698	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–410.00	$405.05
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,005

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–195	148	10	57.50–84.00	$66.43	$98	—
205	205	1	80.00	$80.00	$164	+6.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	5.00	$5.00	$32	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-90.00
100–120	105	4	165.00–200.00	$177.50	-107.50
180	180	2	290.00–300.00	$295.00	-50.00

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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
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
985–1070	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,151.03	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–850	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$927.60	—
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	19	60.00–70.00	$64.74	-15.26
20	20	5	80.00–85.00	$82.00	+2.00
30	30	4	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-30.00
30	30	2	80.00–87.50	$83.75	-51.25
50	50	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-105.00
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-155.00
60	60	5	200.00–210.00	$206.00	-54.00
60	60	3	170.00	$170.00	-90.00
70	70	1	225.00	$225.00	-55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+5.83
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	-26.67
60	60	3	165.00–170.00	$168.33	-11.67
80	80	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	-96.67
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	-150.00
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	-70.00
120	120	3	290.00–300.00	$295.00	+32.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	3	40.00	$40.00	+12.50
35	35	4	45.00–47.50	$46.88	+9.38
52	52	5	45.00	$45.00	+2.56
60	60	1	67.50	$67.50	+42.50
71–77	74	10	57.50–70.00	$64.00	+1.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	77.00	$77.00	$474	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—
120	120	1	310.00	$310.00	—
150–180	160	4	365.00–400.00	$380.00	—

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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.