Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	419	312
Feeder cattle	250	167	118
Slaughter cattle	95	70	34
Replacement cattle	23	26	16

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	277	3	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$393	—
300–345	322	5	145.00–155.00	$150.47	$485	—
350–395	379	5	140.00–152.50	$145.52	$552	+0.52
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	—
450–485	468	2	140.00–151.00	$145.71	$682	—
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	—
565–590	578	2	130.00–137.50	$133.67	$773	—
600	600	1	133.00	$133.00	$798	—
700–745	723	2	115.00–125.00	$120.16	$869	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	180.00	$180.00	$405	—
215–240	231	4	155.00–160.00	$156.30	$361	—
250–260	255	2	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$414	—
560–575	568	2	146.00–150.00	$147.97	$840	-2.03
750–760	755	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$1,001	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	4	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$424	+4.84
355–375	362	3	127.50–130.00	$129.18	$468	+9.18
425–445	435	2	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$554	-0.98
655–675	665	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$735	+0.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	-4.90
305–335	317	3	115.00–122.50	$119.04	$377	+2.79
370–395	380	3	112.00–120.00	$117.23	$445	+7.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	120.00–135.00	$127.01	$292	—
310–345	328	8	120.00–133.00	$126.50	$415	—
365–390	375	5	125.00–126.00	$125.21	$470	—
415–440	427	3	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$555	—
455–495	477	9	120.00–130.00	$124.67	$595	+19.67
510–545	528	7	120.00–130.00	$125.84	$664	—
600	600	2	105.00–118.00	$111.50	$669	—
710–745	725	3	100.00–111.00	$106.67	$773	—
755	755	1	102.50	$102.50	$774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	155.00–160.00	$157.38	$330	—
250–275	264	5	140.00–150.00	$146.06	$386	+14.91
305–325	316	6	140.00–145.00	$140.99	$446	+15.99
405–440	422	3	138.00–141.00	$139.62	$589	+13.27
470–480	473	3	135.00–141.00	$138.00	$653	+17.08
510–515	513	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$695	+8.43
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	+11.13

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
265–290	277	3	110.00–112.00	$110.64	$306	—
325–340	333	3	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$372	+6.68
355–385	372	3	110.00	$110.00	$409	+2.59
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	+26.93
460–485	473	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$525	+47.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—
565–590	578	2	100.00–102.50	$101.28	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	—
460–480	470	2	130.00–140.00	$134.89	$634	+4.89
500–530	513	4	125.00–135.00	$129.93	$667	—
570–590	583	3	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$728	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$463	-9.67
470–475	472	3	110.00–112.00	$110.67	$522	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	517	3	141.00–150.00	$145.44	$752	+17.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	—
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1185	1074	80-85%	9	67.00–77.00	$73.45	$789	-18.55
1070–1105	1088	80-85%	2	100.00–105.00	$102.46	$1,115	+10.46
950–1325	1138	80-85%	29	80.00–98.00	$89.86	$1,023	+6.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–985	843	85-90%	16	50.00–72.00	$63.57	$536	-7.43
800–985	903	85-90%	15	79.00–90.00	$84.12	$760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1155	1085	2	89.00–93.00	$90.87	$986	—
1320–1815	1476	8	100.00–116.00	$108.26	$1,598	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–705	649	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	80.00–90.00	$84.13	$546

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$807

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00
675–860	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–500.00	$441.72
750–795	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1445	1445	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	2	52.50	$52.50	$63	-53.36
100–195	138	21	72.50–110.00	$91.33	$126	-14.53
205–275	219	10	80.00–105.00	$93.54	$205	+3.54
385	385	1	70.00	$70.00	$270	-0.81

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	47.50	$47.50	$104	+10.00
305–335	321	6	25.00–35.00	$28.19	$90	—
520	520	1	5.00	$5.00	$26	-7.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+36.67
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	310.00	$310.00	+192.50
130	130	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	—
170	170	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-110.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–780	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	625.00–775.00	$694.39	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 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	13	45.00–55.00	$49.23	+7.98
20	20	11	60.00–70.00	$64.09	+22.84
40	40	15	70.00–85.00	$78.33	+2.05
50	50	4	180.00–190.00	$182.50	+83.75
50	50	5	130.00–140.00	$136.00	+37.25
60	60	5	200.00–225.00	$210.00	+90.00
60	60	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+35.00
70	70	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	+110.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-31.25
70	70	6	100.00–115.00	$110.00	+10.00
80	80	2	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
100–120	106	5	170.00–205.00	$182.00	-19.03

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	11	20.00	$20.00	—
20	20	1	17.50	$17.50	—
38	38	7	45.00	$45.00	—
51–56	53	10	42.50–52.50	$49.30	-40.70
63–65	63	5	52.50–77.50	$72.37	-17.63
70	70	2	60.00	$60.00	-30.00
88	88	3	97.50	$97.50	-12.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	63.00	$63.00	$151	—
230–285	264	5	39.00–44.00	$42.22	$111	—
330	330	1	45.00	$45.00	$148	+2.00

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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.