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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 384 535
Feeder cattle 111 169 320
Slaughter cattle 61 50 51
Replacement cattle 6 36 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 fancy 223 3 200.00–220.00 $207.65 $463 —
250–295 265 4 175.00–185.00 $178.68 $474 +6.18
270 fancy 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 —
330–340 334 4 175.00–190.00 $182.57 $610 +2.57
350–375 365 5 175.00–185.00 $180.49 $659 -1.14
365 fancy 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 —
410–430 418 3 180.00–187.50 $184.10 $770 +10.36
410–430 fancy 424 4 197.50–202.50 $199.39 $845 —
450–485 465 3 175.00–180.00 $176.74 $822 +5.75
535 535 1 163.00 $163.00 $872 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 472 3 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $731 -7.67
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $424 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
205–245 228 5 150.00–162.50 $155.92 $355 -6.39
255–285 270 2 150.00–160.00 $154.72 $418 +8.72
305–340 324 5 150.00–160.00 $154.40 $500 +6.40
365–380 375 6 150.00–160.00 $154.52 $579 +1.23
400–440 426 8 145.00–162.50 $155.41 $662 +2.15
500–535 518 3 140.00–145.00 $142.70 $739 -0.69
580 580 1 137.50 $137.50 $798 -2.50
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 128.00–135.00 $131.28 $358 -4.22
450–475 468 6 125.00–135.00 $130.40 $610 -9.60
505–540 528 3 120.00–130.00 $124.89 $659 —
705–710 708 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $796 +2.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $462 -15.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $664 -7.46
610–620 615 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $713 -13.99
660–665 663 2 112.00–116.00 $113.99 $756 -5.51
720–725 723 2 115.00–121.00 $118.01 $853 —
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 415 3 165.00–177.50 $171.76 $713 —
555–585 568 3 153.00–161.00 $156.34 $888 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 4 125.00–135.00 $129.38 $543 -12.62

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–880 785 85-90% 8 51.00–65.00 $56.43 $443 —
720–990 880 85-90% 12 70.00–85.00 $73.43 $646 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $640 —
935–1450 1121 80-85% 14 75.00–89.00 $82.43 $924 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1725 1470 75-80% 4 79.00–84.00 $82.49 $1,213 —
1905 1905 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2110 1408 9 94.00–114.00 $106.31 $1,497 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 82.50 $82.50 $507

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1280 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1085 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–950.00 $889.43

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106–197 144 13 87.50–95.00 $90.90 $131 +0.36
145 145 1 55.00 $55.00 $80 -35.54
200–242 225 9 81.00–87.50 $84.25 $190 —
255–285 261 8 75.00–79.00 $76.28 $199 -9.15
300 300 1 81.00 $81.00 $243 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 34.00 $34.00 $128 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 135.00 $135.00 +5.00
70 70 2 240.00 $240.00 +110.00
70 70 3 120.00 $120.00 -10.00
80 80 3 145.00–150.00 $148.33 +28.33
180–185 182 3 250.00–275.00 $261.67 +1.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
575 575 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 330.00 $330.00 —
80 80 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 3 40.00–42.50 $41.67 +6.67
30 30 11 50.00–65.00 $58.64 +23.64
30 30 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 +70.00
40 40 3 70.00–80.00 $75.00 +5.00
40 40 3 120.00–130.00 $125.00 +55.00
50 50 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 -10.00
60 60 1 170.00 $170.00 +40.00
60 60 1 130.00 $130.00 ±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 +30.00
50 50 7 145.00–160.00 $147.86 +67.86
80 80 3 195.00–205.00 $198.33 +38.33
80 80 2 102.50 $102.50 -57.50
120 120 5 127.50–150.00 $140.50 -19.50
140 140 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
53 53 3 80.00 $80.00 +50.00
70 70 1 77.50 $77.50 +25.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 80.00 $80.00 $312 +9.63
485 485 1 85.00 $85.00 $412 +15.00
610 610 1 94.00 $94.00 $573 —
650 650 1 74.00 $74.00 $481 —

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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.