Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.49/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 576 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.65/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 471 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.83/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 540 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	578	423	1,393
Feeder cattle	295	229	1,130
Slaughter cattle	119	72	87
Replacement cattle	15	3	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	+7.50
255	255	1	155.00	$155.00	$395	-5.00
305–345	319	5	150.00–165.00	$157.69	$503	+0.19
395	395	1	155.00	$155.00	$612	-4.73
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	±0.00
490	490	1	141.00	$141.00	$691	—
652–695	663	4	132.50–143.00	$140.25	$930	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	140.00	$140.00	$350	+6.58
300–348	326	7	130.00–142.50	$137.75	$449	—
350–390	371	4	130.00–145.00	$138.18	$513	-1.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	171.00	$171.00	$547	-4.00
368	368	4	163.00	$163.00	$600	-8.20
475–495	485	2	160.00–173.00	$166.63	$808	-7.68
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	-6.65
565	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	120.00	$120.00	$252	—
275	275	1	120.00	$120.00	$330	—
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	—
470	470	1	122.50	$122.50	$576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
275	275	1	143.00	$143.00	$393	—
305–335	325	3	140.00–145.00	$142.59	$463	-7.41
355–390	371	10	140.00–147.00	$145.71	$541	-0.75
410–435	424	10	137.50–147.00	$143.54	$609	—
450–470	458	3	135.00–138.00	$137.01	$628	-3.47
520	520	1	135.00	$135.00	$702	-5.00
573 value added	573	29	135.50	$135.50	$776	—
565–587	585	10	135.00–140.00	$135.48	$793	-5.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	130.00	$130.00	$266	—
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	+1.25
375–385	380	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$504	+2.51
420	420	1	125.00	$125.00	$525	-7.40
475–480	478	3	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$618	-2.29
525–545	540	11	128.00–132.00	$129.83	$701	-2.73
580–595	588	2	130.00	$130.00	$764	-2.01
605–620	615	5	123.00–127.00	$125.82	$774	+2.76
676	676	4	127.00	$127.00	$859	+7.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	120.00	$120.00	$268	±0.00
280–295	288	2	120.00	$120.00	$346	—
470–495	483	3	120.00–123.00	$121.81	$588	—
510–545	530	3	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$649	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	112.50	$112.50	$242	—
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	418	3	145.00–151.00	$148.70	$622	-1.26
460–480	471	14	140.00–147.00	$141.65	$667	+1.37
510–535	519	6	135.00–138.00	$136.98	$711	+1.95
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	±0.00
610–645	623	6	125.00–135.00	$128.78	$802	+1.16
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—
711	711	4	124.00	$124.00	$882	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	5	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$559	-5.95
505–540	523	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$640	—
605–625	615	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$747	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	120.00	$120.00	$508	+7.50
505–540	524	4	120.00–127.50	$121.81	$638	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$678	+2.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1345	1143	80-85%	19	60.00–73.00	$69.31	$792	-4.30
1040–1465	1179	80-85%	9	74.00–85.00	$76.85	$906	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1190	979	85-90%	26	50.00–71.00	$63.12	$618	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1715	1516	75-80%	6	76.00–89.00	$80.38	$1,219	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	72.00	$72.00	$817	—
905–1545	1313	5	91.00–100.00	$96.92	$1,273	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–865	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	334.00–498.00	$408.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,167.00	$1,167.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	868.00	$868.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	748.00	$748.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	517.00	$517.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123–198	162	18	77.50–92.50	$87.79	$142	—
223–295	259	11	80.00–90.00	$85.45	$221	+5.45
320	320	1	80.00	$80.00	$256	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	75.00	$75.00	$112	—
308	308	2	27.50	$27.50	$85	—
480	480	1	15.00	$15.00	$72	—
650	650	1	9.00	$9.00	$58	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	87.50–102.50	$96.67	-178.33
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-185.00
75	75	3	155.00–170.00	$165.00	-110.00
100	100	1	85.00	$85.00	-193.33
100–125	106	8	160.00–200.00	$178.75	-99.58
100–125	108	3	132.50–140.00	$135.83	-142.50
125	125	10	142.50	$142.50	-135.83
150–175	153	9	220.00–320.00	$247.22	-115.28
250	250	1	495.00	$495.00	—

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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
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	637.00	$637.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	585.00	$585.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	30.00–37.50	$33.33	-23.34
25	25	2	60.00–67.50	$63.75	+7.08
50	50	2	40.00	$40.00	-51.25
50	50	13	70.00–100.00	$87.69	-3.56
50	50	6	100.00–112.50	$108.33	+17.08
75	75	13	120.00–140.00	$129.04	-105.96

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	5	145.00–150.00	$149.00	-89.75
75	75	4	122.50–130.00	$125.63	-113.12
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-108.75
75	75	2	80.00	$80.00	-158.75
100	100	4	165.00–170.00	$166.25	-8.75
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	-70.00
100–125	106	4	130.00–135.00	$131.25	-43.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	50.00	$50.00	-10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	77.50	$77.50	$229	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	—
75	75	2	165.00–190.00	$177.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	290.00–390.00	$340.00	—

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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.