Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.52/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 439 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.17/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	393	360	450
Feeder cattle	207	197	262
Slaughter cattle	38	57	52
Replacement cattle	6	24	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Average 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
280	280	1	161.00	$161.00	$451	-9.00
370–395	383	2	160.00–171.00	$165.32	$633	—
470–495	483	2	169.00–177.00	$172.90	$835	—
540	540	1	161.00	$161.00	$869	+0.04
555–592	570	5	166.00–168.00	$167.17	$953	+10.86
631–633	632	7	157.00–159.00	$157.86	$998	+2.86
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	150.00	$150.00	$382	-10.00
305–335	320	2	145.00–160.00	$152.15	$487	-2.85
360–390	369	4	150.00–155.00	$153.76	$567	+6.21
450–490	475	3	150.00–155.00	$151.70	$721	+9.50
545	545	1	135.00	$135.00	$736	-6.32
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	+9.32
610–615	613	2	140.00–145.00	$142.51	$874	+19.77
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
720	720	2	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$922	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	120.00	$120.00	$270	—
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
300–320	310	2	120.00–132.50	$126.45	$392	—
355	355	2	122.50–125.00	$123.75	$439	—
620	620	1	117.00	$117.00	$725	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	+10.00
400	400	1	145.00	$145.00	$580	+15.00
460	460	1	140.00	$140.00	$644	+7.50
665	665	1	124.00	$124.00	$825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	363	6	140.00–151.00	$143.79	$522	-6.17
405–442	439	19	140.00–150.00	$147.52	$648	+6.20
470–485	479	4	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$683	—
500–525	517	9	140.00–142.00	$140.89	$728	+2.89
528 fancy	528	3	154.00	$154.00	$813	—
584–595	586	6	138.00–145.00	$143.82	$843	+9.78
605–645	625	2	133.00–139.00	$135.90	$849	+10.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$322	+9.97
265–285	275	2	130.00–135.00	$132.41	$364	—
305–320	315	3	130.00–132.50	$130.85	$412	—
410–425	418	2	131.00–135.00	$132.96	$556	+5.84
465–470	468	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$614	+3.49
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	+0.25
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	—
670–695	680	3	117.00–124.00	$120.63	$820	+6.60

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	282	3	120.00–125.00	$121.60	$343	—
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	—
470	470	1	125.00	$125.00	$588	+12.50
500–520	510	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$624	+4.95
565–575	570	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$687	—
640–645	643	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$733	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	110.00–120.00	$115.34	$254	—
335	335	1	115.00	$115.00	$385	—
490	490	2	114.00	$114.00	$559	—
555	555	1	112.50	$112.50	$624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	476	5	155.00–165.00	$158.43	$754	—
515–540	529	4	145.00–152.00	$149.04	$788	—
543 fancy	543	5	159.00	$159.00	$863	—
575	575	1	153.00	$153.00	$880	—
620	620	3	149.00–158.00	$155.00	$961	+13.00
685	685	2	136.00–139.00	$137.50	$942	—
720	720	1	138.00	$138.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	147.00	$147.00	$610	+1.50
450–490	471	4	140.00–151.00	$144.62	$681	-0.46
515–540	525	3	130.00–140.00	$133.27	$700	-3.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	3	128.00–135.00	$131.08	$541	+7.92
490	490	2	131.00–135.00	$133.00	$652	—
545	545	1	130.00	$130.00	$708	+8.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	—
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	—
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1420	1169	80-85%	12	84.00–97.00	$91.27	$1,067	+15.93
1415	1415	80-85%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,500	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–995	935	85-90%	3	58.00–68.00	$63.90	$597	—
830–1300	1059	85-90%	5	70.00–81.00	$76.46	$810	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,262	—
1615–1630	1623	75-80%	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$1,712	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1620	1363	2	88.00	$88.00	$1,199	—
1340–1420	1390	3	92.00–106.00	$99.95	$1,389	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–930	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	559.00–595.00	$580.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	784.00	$784.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–195	165	9	84.00–115.00	$101.57	$168	+17.47
200–285	223	20	73.00–110.00	$86.30	$192	—
200–290	249	6	60.00–73.00	$69.52	$173	—
315	315	1	47.50	$47.50	$150	-24.50

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	5.00	$5.00	$16	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	—
75	75	2	150.00	$150.00	—
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	—
85	85	15	170.00–240.00	$201.33	—
100–115	105	3	230.00–255.00	$243.33	-36.67
135	135	1	130.00	$130.00	-25.00
150	150	4	260.00–275.00	$266.25	-43.75
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	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
25	25	4	50.00–70.00	$65.00	-95.00
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	-92.50
50	50	4	130.00–140.00	$133.75	-32.92
50	50	3	90.00–97.50	$93.33	-73.34
50	50	2	65.00–77.50	$71.25	-95.42
65	65	6	105.00–120.00	$114.17	-110.83
65	65	4	140.00–150.00	$146.25	-78.75
75	75	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	-65.00
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-95.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	—	—	1	127.50	$127.50	-22.50
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	2	175.00	$175.00	+5.00
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	215.00–320.00	$250.71	+80.71
100–135	120	—	—	3	120.00–135.00	$126.67	-43.33
125	125	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-150.00
185	185	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
69	69	6	47.50	$47.50	+3.75
78	78	4	72.50	$72.50	+15.00
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	-7.50
88	88	2	60.00	$60.00	±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–450	433	2	60.00	$60.00	$260	—
500–530	515	2	65.00	$65.00	$335	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	100.00	$100.00	—
35	35	3	60.00–70.00	$66.67	—
45	45	1	102.50	$102.50	—
45	45	1	70.00	$70.00	—
50	50	2	97.50–110.00	$103.75	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	—
65	65	2	137.50–150.00	$143.75	—
65	65	2	100.00–107.50	$103.75	—
75	75	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	—
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	335.00	$335.00	—

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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.