Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	479	632	280
Feeder cattle	190	381	115
Slaughter cattle	90	127	20
Replacement cattle	48	41	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher. slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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
360–395	378	2	172.50–177.50	$174.88	$661	+2.43
410–435	423	2	172.50–181.00	$176.88	$748	+6.88
465	465	1	174.00	$174.00	$809	+5.15
535	535	1	167.50	$167.50	$896	+3.79
565–575	570	2	171.00–172.50	$171.76	$979	+12.76
630	630	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	—
325–330	328	2	150.00–160.00	$155.04	$509	-0.03
385–395	390	2	155.00–165.00	$160.06	$624	+7.54
510	510	1	155.00	$155.00	$790	—
565–580	573	2	151.00–153.00	$152.01	$871	+3.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	-13.25
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	-9.07
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
425–440	433	2	140.00–142.50	$141.27	$612	—
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	102.50	$102.50	$308	-9.25
370–380	375	2	102.50–115.00	$108.67	$408	-5.06

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	125.00	$125.00	$356	+8.64
330	330	1	115.00	$115.00	$380	-2.37
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	+1.75
400–435	419	6	120.00–125.00	$121.25	$508	+8.76
470–485	478	3	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$586	—
585	585	1	122.50	$122.50	$717	+13.72
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	+8.78
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	147.50	$147.50	$384	-1.82
300–340	320	3	150.00–151.00	$150.33	$481	+1.69
325 fancy	325	1	157.50	$157.50	$512	—
370–395	383	3	147.50–151.00	$149.48	$573	+1.11
405	405	1	125.00	$125.00	$506	-18.13
455–485	470	2	147.00–150.00	$148.45	$698	+5.50
515	515	1	147.00	$147.00	$757	+5.18
560–565	563	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$780	-4.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413	+12.57
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	+11.76
360–380	370	3	130.00–142.50	$134.91	$499	+0.30
400–420	410	2	135.00–140.00	$137.56	$564	+7.47
460–495	471	6	130.00–141.00	$137.68	$648	+9.93
540	540	1	141.00	$141.00	$761	+11.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	100.00	$100.00	$235	—
265–295	280	2	100.00–102.50	$101.32	$284	—
365	365	1	102.50	$102.50	$374	-4.88
410–440	425	2	100.00–110.00	$105.18	$447	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	427	6	160.00–165.00	$162.13	$692	-7.09
455–470	463	3	162.50–175.00	$168.26	$779	+4.98
505–535	521	4	160.00–169.00	$165.19	$861	+7.30
585–595	590	2	153.00–158.00	$155.52	$918	+0.18
640	640	1	145.00	$145.00	$928	+4.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	423	4	147.50–157.50	$151.27	$640	+3.85
465–480	473	4	152.50–157.50	$154.99	$733	+8.36
510	510	1	157.50	$157.50	$803	+18.45
555–585	570	2	142.50–150.00	$146.15	$833	+7.52
665–675	670	2	132.50–137.00	$134.77	$903	+11.95
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	+16.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	125.00–140.00	$132.37	$560	+4.65
450–495	474	5	125.00–140.00	$133.03	$631	+6.33
590	590	1	132.50	$132.50	$782	+7.43
695	695	1	121.00	$121.00	$841	+10.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$471	+2.41
470–490	480	2	120.00	$120.00	$576	+7.49
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1405	1177	80-85%	15	64.00–74.00	$69.42	$817	—
1085–1470	1229	80-85%	14	75.00–85.00	$80.03	$984	+4.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1200	1007	85-90%	10	52.00–68.00	$62.89	$633	—
930–1360	1124	85-90%	7	70.00–76.00	$71.82	$807	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,121	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–970	965	2	75.00–85.00	$80.03	$772	—
1025–1970	1448	8	92.00–106.00	$99.10	$1,435	-7.43

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–785	768	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–314.00	$307.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	574.00	$574.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1260	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–875.00	$822.07
1195–1420	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,025.00	$961.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1045–1200	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$860.43

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–191	178	20	80.00–89.00	$84.02	$150	—
202–240	205	18	75.00–86.00	$83.97	$172	—
352	352	2	65.00	$65.00	$229	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+47.50
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-32.50
85	85	1	102.50	$102.50	-127.50
85	85	2	155.00	$155.00	-75.00
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-150.00
100–125	113	2	120.00	$120.00	-150.00
100–125	113	3	195.00–220.00	$205.29	-64.71
150–175	158	3	230.00–395.00	$292.37	-55.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–940	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–925.00	$900.54	—
850–1235	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,150.00	$1,002.48	—
965–1090	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,217.90	—
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
950–1225	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,300.00	$1,163.12	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130–1135	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.58	—
1000–1380	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,375.00	$1,104.79	—
1150–1230	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,277.24	—
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-48.33
25	25	1	57.50	$57.50	-20.83
35	35	6	40.00–57.50	$54.17	-60.00
35	35	1	45.00	$45.00	-69.17
45	45	5	55.00–87.50	$65.50	-67.83
45	45	1	50.00	$50.00	-83.33
50	50	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-39.17
50	50	1	57.50	$57.50	-94.17
50	50	4	55.00–100.00	$76.88	-74.79
50	50	2	52.50	$52.50	-99.17
50	50	3	62.50	$62.50	-89.17
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-106.67
65	65	6	80.00–120.00	$96.67	-113.33
65	65	4	120.00–140.00	$125.00	-85.00
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-90.00
75	75	3	87.50	$87.50	-122.50
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	-70.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	152.50	$152.50	+9.37
75	75	1	195.00	$195.00	+2.50
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	-26.25
100	100	2	127.50–170.00	$148.75	-98.75
100–145	121	6	150.00–300.00	$211.59	-35.91
150	150	2	390.00	$390.00	+60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	10	45.00	$45.00	+3.69
40–46	43	12	40.00–52.50	$46.69	+5.38
52	52	7	50.00	$50.00	+25.00
62	62	2	70.00	$70.00	+45.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	60.00–63.00	$61.51	$193	—
580	580	1	65.00	$65.00	$377	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	—
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	—
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	—
65	65	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	—
75	75	3	180.00–220.00	$205.00	—
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	2	180.00–220.00	$198.60	-36.40

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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.