Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.99/cwt +22.99 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 407 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.00/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 647 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	479	278
Feeder cattle	210	190	169
Slaughter cattle	96	90	31
Replacement cattle	25	48	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	170.00	$170.00	$643	-4.88
425	425	13	170.00	$170.00	$722	-6.88
465–480	468	5	165.00	$165.00	$772	-9.00
535	535	6	164.00	$164.00	$877	-3.50
560–580	571	5	155.00–158.00	$156.79	$895	-14.97
647	647	12	156.00	$156.00	$1,009	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	6	150.00–160.00	$152.90	$508	-2.14
355–395	370	9	145.00–155.00	$150.86	$558	-9.20
430–435	433	2	155.00	$155.00	$671	—
470	470	1	150.00	$150.00	$705	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	3	130.00–140.00	$136.83	$380	+6.83
305–315	310	2	130.00–137.50	$133.69	$414	-6.31
365–385	375	4	130.00–140.00	$132.43	$497	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	3	110.00–122.50	$116.71	$368	+14.21
360–390	373	3	107.50–110.00	$109.17	$407	+0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-7.50
310–345	329	5	145.00–150.00	$147.20	$484	-3.13
360–395	380	6	145.00–155.00	$148.43	$564	-1.05
405 value added	405	16	149.00	$149.00	$603	—
400–445	418	3	140.00–145.00	$142.59	$596	+17.59
455–495	469	8	140.00–145.00	$141.84	$665	-6.61
500–514	512	8	139.00–141.00	$140.76	$721	-6.24
580	580	1	138.00	$138.00	$800	-0.50
600–620	608	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$788	—
685	685	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$825	—
710	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	—
830	830	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	130.00–135.00	$132.64	$428	-7.36
405–435	418	6	125.00–135.00	$129.23	$540	-8.33
475–485	481	4	125.00–135.00	$130.63	$628	-7.05
525–535	530	2	125.00–135.00	$130.05	$689	-10.95
560	560	2	125.00–133.00	$129.00	$722	—
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	218	4	110.00–116.00	$111.66	$243	—
300–305	303	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$341	-2.48
400–445	420	4	112.00–120.00	$114.84	$482	-6.41
505–510	508	2	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$584	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–585	573	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$645	+1.22
480–485	483	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$737	-2.48
505–535	515	4	145.00–155.00	$148.96	$767	-8.54
555	555	3	145.00–149.00	$146.33	$812	+0.18
620–630	625	2	135.00–141.00	$137.98	$862	—
660–680	667	3	125.00–134.00	$128.89	$860	-5.88
700–720	709	6	122.50–136.00	$127.77	$906	-2.23
815	815	1	120.00	$120.00	$978	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$580	+2.57
470–495	483	2	120.00–132.50	$126.41	$611	-6.62
510–525	518	2	120.00–135.00	$127.61	$661	—
555–595	575	2	115.00–125.00	$120.17	$691	-12.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	432	3	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$723	+5.24
450–465	455	3	164.00–172.50	$169.11	$769	+0.85
515	515	1	161.00	$161.00	$829	-4.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$433	-12.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1015	1013	80-85%	2	65.00–70.00	$67.51	$684	—
1000–1685	1173	80-85%	42	75.00–88.00	$80.69	$946	+11.27
1235–1275	1255	80-85%	2	90.00–94.00	$92.03	$1,155	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–845	802	85-90%	5	50.00–61.00	$53.96	$433	—
770–975	901	85-90%	7	70.00–79.00	$75.07	$676	—
940	940	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$790	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1440	1231	5	84.00–94.00	$90.09	$1,109	—
1000–1890	1606	9	97.00–114.00	$107.63	$1,729	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–920	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	81.00–90.00	$85.12	$722

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–955	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	80.00–86.00	$82.32	$734

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	825.00	$825.00
1025–1085	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$785.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–880	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$867.56

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–955	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$738.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$890

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118–173	154	11	85.00–107.50	$94.63	$146	+10.61
275	275	1	77.50	$77.50	$213	—
330	330	2	65.00	$65.00	$214	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	175.00–187.50	$181.25	+1.25
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	-45.00
150–170	163	3	235.00–270.00	$251.67	-40.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–940	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–1,000.00	$901.87	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1050	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,113.87	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	60.00–70.00	$66.00	+36.00
30	30	7	50.00–62.50	$55.71	-1.79
30	30	10	80.00–90.00	$85.50	+28.00
40	40	12	100.00–115.00	$106.25	+52.08
50	50	5	180.00–190.00	$184.00	+71.50
50	50	8	125.00–140.00	$128.13	+15.63
60	60	6	150.00–160.00	$151.67	+55.00
60	60	4	200.00–202.50	$201.25	+104.58
75	75	2	230.00	$230.00	+110.00

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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	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-27.50
65	65	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	-12.50
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	+55.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	+30.00
125–140	131	—	—	9	170.00–200.00	$185.56	-26.03
150	150	—	—	2	225.00–235.00	$230.00	-160.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
43	43	2	72.50	$72.50	+25.81
55	55	1	57.50	$57.50	+7.50
73	73	4	77.50	$77.50	+7.50
95	95	1	107.50	$107.50	+37.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	50.00	$50.00	$242	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	170.00–185.00	$178.75	—

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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.