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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 407 389
Feeder cattle 150 191 155
Slaughter cattle 78 50 106
Replacement cattle 28 75 45

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $433 —
305–330 315 3 145.00–155.00 $148.23 $467 -11.77
370–390 380 2 140.00–165.00 $152.83 $581 —
405–435 423 3 130.00–150.00 $139.80 $591 —
470–495 483 2 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $712 —
520–545 528 5 135.00–145.00 $138.98 $734 —
600–640 620 2 140.00–142.50 $141.21 $876 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
200–240 220 2 175.00–190.00 $181.82 $400 —
260–290 275 3 175.00–185.00 $180.09 $495 —
300–310 305 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $526 —
355–395 375 3 170.00–175.00 $173.24 $650 —
400–410 405 2 165.00–168.00 $166.48 $674 —
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
500–505 503 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $767 —
550–580 565 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 5 130.00–135.00 $131.00 $360 +1.00
360–390 373 3 130.00–140.00 $133.21 $497 -1.77
475–485 480 2 122.50–131.00 $126.79 $609 -13.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $349 -8.72
305–335 317 3 125.00–135.00 $129.84 $412 —
350–395 370 4 125.00–131.00 $128.96 $477 -5.45
415–445 430 3 120.00–130.00 $125.22 $538 -8.25
450–465 459 4 115.00–125.00 $120.61 $554 -11.39
510–545 528 4 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $620 -15.00
565–590 582 3 120.00–125.00 $122.01 $710 -12.99
600–630 615 2 115.00–118.00 $116.54 $717 +2.62
650–665 658 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 145.00–155.00 $149.89 $345 —
255 255 1 145.00 $145.00 $370 -2.83
400–410 405 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $577 +2.53
455–460 458 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $643 -0.50
505–540 527 3 133.00–138.00 $135.33 $713 -4.21
555–590 568 3 135.00–140.00 $136.96 $778 —
600–605 603 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $793 +5.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 110.00–115.00 $112.41 $298 +2.41
380–390 385 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $433 -11.29
425–430 428 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $475 —
625–640 632 3 100.00–105.00 $101.98 $645 -8.02
710–725 718 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $487 -17.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 140.00–150.00 $144.79 $605 -5.21
450–495 476 4 133.00–150.00 $142.41 $678 -7.59
515–540 528 2 133.00–140.00 $136.58 $721 -13.94
555–590 568 3 125.00–135.00 $129.99 $738 —
615–630 623 2 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $826 —
650–670 660 2 125.00–133.00 $128.94 $851 -11.06
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $650 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1280 1154 80-85% 7 60.00–71.00 $64.43 $744 —
1020–1410 1180 80-85% 21 76.00–89.00 $82.18 $970 —
1020–1415 1215 80-85% 3 93.00–107.00 $97.58 $1,186 +16.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–900 813 85-90% 9 50.00–72.00 $65.45 $532 —
635–980 902 85-90% 15 75.00–85.00 $80.93 $730 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1410 1319 75-80% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.79 $1,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1910 1633 4 99.00–114.00 $108.13 $1,766 —

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–930 828 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 675.00–900.00 $785.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1290 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,054.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–175 140 16 80.00–120.00 $105.39 $148 +26.02
220–255 243 3 80.00–100.00 $86.03 $209 +8.65
325 325 1 80.00 $80.00 $260 +17.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–365 343 2 30.00 $30.00 $103 —
530 530 1 8.00 $8.00 $42 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 145.00 $145.00 —
150 150 1 175.00 $175.00 -27.50
180 180 1 280.00 $280.00 +77.50
200 200 1 305.00 $305.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1015–1280 1136 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,400.00–1,925.00 $1,556.95 —
1000–1410 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,225.00–1,525.00 $1,373.94 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
770–990 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,129.86 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 40.00–50.00 $45.00 -28.33
30 30 8 65.00–92.50 $78.44 +5.11
40 40 3 110.00–125.00 $118.33 +30.60
50 50 1 175.00 $175.00 +25.00
50 50 6 135.00–145.00 $138.33 -11.67
60 60 3 155.00–175.00 $161.67 +41.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 +25.83
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 -16.67
60 60 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 +35.83
65 65 1 105.00 $105.00 -11.25
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 -5.00
120–135 124 4 200.00–220.00 $207.50 -92.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 6 50.00 $50.00 +25.00
92 92 2 92.50 $92.50 +27.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233–295 254 3 60.00–65.00 $63.06 $160 +0.56

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 170.00 $170.00 —

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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.