Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $157.61/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 367 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.15/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 531 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	513	576	626
Feeder cattle	297	268	360
Slaughter cattle	95	99	119
Replacement cattle	16	84	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average 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
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
285–295	290	2	150.00–162.50	$156.14	$453	—
305–335	328	7	152.50–165.00	$161.42	$529	+6.42
350–390	367	13	150.00–165.00	$157.61	$578	-3.35
405	405	1	157.50	$157.50	$638	—
495	495	1	152.50	$152.50	$755	—
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
605	605	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$953	—
692	692	3	132.00	$132.00	$913	—
700	700	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
310–330	320	3	171.00–172.50	$172.00	$550	-10.50
353–370	355	7	172.50–177.50	$173.24	$615	+0.69
430–431	431	6	170.00–177.00	$173.50	$748	-4.22
505–535	520	2	165.00–170.00	$167.43	$871	-4.99
598	598	3	167.00	$167.00	$999	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	130.00	$130.00	$312	—
255–295	280	5	130.00–135.00	$131.05	$367	—
300–340	312	6	130.00–132.50	$130.42	$407	+9.91
365–370	368	2	110.00–120.00	$115.03	$423	—
465–490	478	2	130.00–135.00	$132.57	$634	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	262	3	140.00	$140.00	$367	+4.77
310–345	322	3	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$462	+9.38
355–360	358	2	140.00	$140.00	$501	+2.24
510	510	1	137.50	$137.50	$701	—
615	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	—
695	695	1	132.50	$132.50	$921	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
215–235	227	3	145.00–165.00	$156.51	$355	—
255–295	282	3	150.00–160.00	$153.49	$433	-4.01
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	-10.86
393	393	3	147.00	$147.00	$578	-4.59
405–445	428	3	145.00–150.00	$147.75	$632	+2.75
450–485	459	9	140.00–149.00	$145.82	$669	+4.83
515–540	526	7	137.50–146.00	$142.24	$748	+3.78
560–580	572	3	137.00–141.00	$138.31	$791	+0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	-15.00
270–290	277	3	130.00–140.00	$133.25	$369	—
305–345	323	7	130.00–140.00	$135.09	$436	+2.59
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	+5.15
405–415	410	2	140.00	$140.00	$574	+11.02
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	+7.43
510–545	527	6	130.00–135.00	$132.73	$699	+10.23
550–585	572	3	130.00–135.00	$131.71	$753	+5.49
615	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$274	—
260–290	270	6	110.00–120.00	$116.60	$315	—
350–360	355	2	116.00–120.00	$117.97	$419	—
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	+15.00
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	+4.95
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	120.00–127.50	$123.58	$266	—
350–395	370	3	130.00	$130.00	$481	+10.00
440	440	1	127.50	$127.50	$561	+7.50
475–495	485	2	120.00	$120.00	$582	±0.00
520	520	1	126.00	$126.00	$655	—
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	414	9	142.50–155.00	$150.31	$622	+2.27
450–495	478	9	137.50–150.00	$144.62	$691	+0.48
500–545	526	4	135.00–140.00	$138.74	$730	-2.74
560–595	571	5	130.00–142.50	$137.62	$786	-7.38
605–640	623	2	133.00–135.00	$133.97	$835	+1.72
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	181.00	$181.00	$733	—
400–443	418	4	161.00–169.00	$164.91	$689	-0.09
450–475	459	5	153.00–165.00	$158.28	$727	+3.28
500–545	531	12	155.00–166.00	$163.15	$866	+13.15
550–595	567	3	150.00–155.00	$151.62	$860	—
610–615	613	3	140.00–142.50	$140.83	$863	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	4	130.00–135.00	$131.24	$558	+8.80
495	495	1	130.00	$130.00	$644	±0.00
515–545	530	2	120.00	$120.00	$636	-5.00
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	—
620–640	630	2	125.00–127.50	$126.23	$795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	120.00–122.50	$121.23	$491	—
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1285	1084	80-85%	14	72.00–77.00	$75.12	$814	—
865–1440	1171	80-85%	21	78.00–87.00	$81.17	$951	-0.75
1340–1395	1368	80-85%	2	91.00–95.00	$93.04	$1,273	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1065	941	85-90%	5	50.00–70.00	$64.23	$604	-3.88
915–1185	1028	85-90%	15	74.00–84.00	$76.50	$786	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1915	1599	75-80%	4	82.00–86.00	$84.34	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1430	1273	2	80.00–85.00	$82.19	$1,046	—
945–1650	1366	5	98.00–109.00	$103.90	$1,419	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00
770–930	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	616.00–707.00	$665.78

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	330.00	$330.00
610	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	348.00	$348.00
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	421.00	$421.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	494.00	$494.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1080	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	747.00–850.00	$809.58
1060–1080	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–922.00	$910.90

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
142	142	2	75.00	$75.00	$106	—
145–183	167	10	92.50–112.50	$104.40	$174	—
200–245	213	16	95.00–125.00	$110.59	$236	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	14.00	$14.00	$48	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	150.00–175.00	$160.00	+35.00
100–125	108	3	190.00–235.00	$216.67	-25.21
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	-53.75

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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
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	-258.20

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	47.50	$47.50	-24.33
25	25	3	52.50–62.50	$58.33	-13.50
50	50	5	120.00–140.00	$129.00	+0.25
50	50	5	80.00–97.50	$88.50	-40.25
75	75	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-45.00

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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	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	147.50	$147.50	+57.50
75	75	—	—	3	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-24.17
75	75	—	—	4	110.00–120.00	$116.88	-9.79
75	75	—	—	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+8.33
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+45.83
75	75	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+23.33
75	75	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	+8.33
75	75	—	—	2	112.50	$112.50	-14.17
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-55.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-60.00
100–125	105	—	—	5	150.00–175.00	$159.00	-26.00
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–235.00	$202.50	+17.50
125	125	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-70.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	9	62.50–67.50	$65.42	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	90.00	$90.00	$230	—
290	290	1	85.00	$85.00	$246	—
465	465	1	87.50	$87.50	$407	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	175.00–195.00	$183.33	+33.33

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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.