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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.08/cwt ≈ $916/hd at 627 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 283 421
Feeder cattle 199 111 185
Slaughter cattle 62 61 46
Replacement cattle 5 6 33

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
315–340 328 2 170.00–180.00 $175.19 $575 -7.38
350–390 370 7 170.00–182.50 $177.05 $655 -3.44
450–465 458 2 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $744 -14.28
520–530 525 2 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $853 -0.52
570–575 573 2 151.00–164.00 $157.47 $902 —
600–610 607 3 142.50–150.00 $146.50 $889 —
631 value added 631 15 146.00 $146.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 3 150.00–152.50 $150.80 $407 —
315–330 323 2 151.00–160.00 $155.60 $503 —
350–385 363 5 150.00–160.00 $154.48 $561 —
435 435 2 150.00 $150.00 $652 —
500–530 515 2 142.50–151.00 $146.87 $756 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 +12.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 227 3 130.00–145.00 $138.13 $314 —
305–340 320 4 130.00–142.50 $135.78 $434 +3.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 111.00 $111.00 $294 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
365 365 1 117.50 $117.50 $429 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 140.00 $140.00 $287 —
260–295 278 3 130.00–140.00 $133.53 $371 +2.25
325–330 328 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $443 —
355–365 360 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $495 —
400–420 410 3 125.00–135.00 $130.41 $535 —
470–480 475 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $646 +5.59
550–590 561 5 123.00–131.00 $128.72 $722 —
610–620 615 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $729 —
673 value added 673 7 120.00 $120.00 $808 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
722 value added 722 9 119.00 $119.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 -5.92
305–325 315 2 145.00–147.50 $146.21 $461 -8.19
350–395 373 6 145.00–161.00 $149.00 $556 -5.52
405–440 423 3 145.00–152.50 $148.26 $627 -7.15
470–490 480 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $684 —
526 value added 526 4 139.00 $139.00 $731 —
520–545 537 3 138.00–140.00 $139.32 $748 -3.38
550–585 563 3 141.00–142.50 $141.49 $797 +3.99
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 +5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 115.00–120.00 $118.23 $372 —
360–365 363 2 112.00–120.00 $115.97 $421 —
440–445 443 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $492 —
515–530 523 2 112.50–113.00 $112.75 $590 —
550–575 563 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 570 3 100.00–103.00 $100.99 $576 —
610–630 620 2 100.00–103.00 $101.52 $629 —
690–697 696 5 100.00–103.00 $102.40 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 5 142.50–155.00 $150.97 $646 -1.59
475–490 485 4 145.00–153.00 $148.28 $719 —
500–545 530 3 145.00–152.50 $149.63 $793 —
550–595 573 3 140.00–150.00 $143.46 $822 —
610–635 625 4 125.00–132.50 $129.41 $809 +13.40
670–690 680 2 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $850 +10.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 417 3 160.00–165.00 $163.30 $681 -8.46
460–495 477 3 160.00–167.00 $162.25 $774 —
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 -1.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 410 3 120.00–125.00 $121.71 $499 -7.67
450–485 464 4 122.50–125.00 $124.39 $577 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–570 560 2 107.50–110.00 $108.73 $609 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1490 1182 80-85% 26 70.00–81.00 $76.22 $901 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–990 863 85-90% 12 64.00–72.00 $67.83 $585 -5.60
630–995 866 85-90% 7 50.00–57.00 $53.23 $461 -20.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1705 1683 75-80% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.01 $1,246 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2410 1691 4 91.00–105.00 $97.34 $1,646 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1285 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–910.00 $905.11
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–915 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00–700.00 $636.46

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 4 95.00–102.50 $98.13 $98 —
205–255 230 2 80.00–120.00 $97.83 $225 +13.58
365 365 1 82.50 $82.50 $301 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 10.00 $10.00 $47 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 240.00 $240.00 +105.00
70 70 —— 2 100.00–112.50 $106.25 -28.75
70 70 —— 4 160.00–170.00 $165.00 +30.00
80 80 —— 1 130.00 $130.00 -18.33
80 80 —— 5 185.00–210.00 $196.00 +47.67
100 100 —— 2 255.00 $255.00 —
100 100 —— 1 230.00 $230.00 —
170–190 180 —— 3 320.00–410.00 $356.67 +95.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 50.00 $50.00 +8.33
30 30 9 67.50–70.00 $68.89 +10.25
30 30 8 80.00–95.00 $83.13 +24.49
40 40 8 130.00–145.00 $140.00 +65.00
50 50 8 120.00–125.00 $121.88 +16.88
50 50 3 150.00–152.50 $150.83 +45.83
60 60 3 160.00 $160.00 -10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 255.00 $255.00 +145.00
50 50 —— 11 145.00–155.00 $150.91 +40.91
50 50 —— 3 92.50–105.00 $98.33 -11.67
60 60 —— 2 165.00 $165.00 +55.00
80 80 —— 3 195.00–210.00 $205.00 +6.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 65.00 $65.00 -15.00
71 71 5 85.00 $85.00 +7.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 78.00 $78.00 $332 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 —
100 100 1 235.00 $235.00 —
110 110 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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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.