Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.23/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 463 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.93/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	638	566	395
Feeder cattle	303	346	191
Slaughter cattle	132	64	62
Replacement cattle	26	8	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
260–290	276	5	140.00–155.00	$147.83	$408	-2.17
305–345	326	6	140.00–152.50	$147.77	$482	-4.77
350–390	364	9	145.00–152.50	$148.44	$540	-7.49
420–445	428	3	140.00–150.00	$145.72	$624	—
455–460	456	4	140.00–150.00	$145.62	$664	-2.88
500–525	513	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$731	+5.36
600–610	605	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$741	—
715–730	723	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$860	—
750–790	770	2	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$905	—
821	821	4	121.00	$121.00	$993	—
865	865	1	115.00	$115.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	—
300–320	310	2	160.00–165.00	$162.58	$504	-9.99
505–506	506	6	150.00–156.00	$151.00	$764	-1.55
663	663	4	137.00	$137.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	225	4	110.00–120.00	$116.42	$262	-3.58
285–294	293	6	110.00–125.00	$112.44	$329	-7.56
350–380	368	3	110.00–120.00	$115.14	$424	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	311	6	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$415	-0.10
350–370	360	2	130.00–135.00	$132.57	$477	-7.43
505–535	520	2	120.00–127.50	$123.86	$644	—
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	275	4	135.00–140.00	$136.86	$376	-8.09
310–325	318	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$449	-0.47
360–395	381	7	137.50–140.00	$139.63	$532	-3.19
400–440	420	10	135.00–142.50	$137.93	$579	-4.22
455–490	470	4	130.00–135.00	$132.71	$624	-2.29
500–535	519	4	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$672	-3.47
550–570	557	3	130.00	$130.00	$724	-1.24
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	—
670	670	2	119.00	$119.00	$797	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–245	214	7	120.00–125.00	$121.22	$259	—
260–295	278	4	120.00–125.00	$123.83	$344	—
315–340	328	2	120.00–122.50	$121.30	$398	-3.70
355–380	370	4	120.00–132.00	$127.10	$470	-0.42
430–445	438	3	122.50–130.00	$127.55	$559	+2.71
450–490	473	3	120.00–122.50	$120.85	$572	-3.29
510–545	526	5	120.00–125.00	$121.98	$642	+1.37
575	575	3	121.00	$121.00	$696	-1.98
600–645	623	2	110.00	$110.00	$685	-3.48
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	-2.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$253	—
337	337	2	110.00	$110.00	$371	—
365–380	372	3	110.00–118.00	$113.38	$422	—
420–440	430	2	115.00–117.50	$116.22	$500	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	8	132.50–145.00	$140.04	$598	-4.15
450–480	463	10	132.50–145.00	$141.23	$654	+5.84
505–535	520	2	125.00–132.50	$128.86	$670	+1.37
565–595	580	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$710	-0.06
615–620	618	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$749	+1.36
655	655	1	118.00	$118.00	$773	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	3	150.00–152.50	$150.84	$615	-5.18
455–495	468	3	150.00	$150.00	$702	—
500–525	513	2	138.00–142.50	$140.20	$719	—
560–565	564	4	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$747	-0.88

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	—
675–690	680	3	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$755	—
740	740	1	111.00	$111.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	±0.00
520	520	1	107.50	$107.50	$559	—
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1460	1152	80-85%	23	54.00–65.00	$61.11	$704	-2.10
1000–1435	1175	80-85%	30	68.00–78.00	$71.07	$835	-2.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–990	897	85-90%	19	47.00–64.00	$54.36	$488	-16.67
740–985	902	85-90%	11	67.00–72.00	$69.62	$628	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1635	1507	75-80%	9	69.00–73.00	$70.58	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2735	1588	9	60.00–93.00	$80.57	$1,279	—
1280–2125	1646	8	96.00–102.00	$97.70	$1,608	—
1885–1970	1928	2	107.00	$107.00	$2,063	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$916
1000–1075	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	84.00	$84.00	$872

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–785	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–100.00	$95.22	$717

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1000–1315	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–975.00	$914.62
980–1345	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	775.00–1,050.00	$940.87

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
875–925	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$733.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–170	119	18	80.00–95.00	$88.33	$105	-15.77
115–180	135	17	50.00–77.50	$69.78	$94	-34.32
200–235	218	6	82.50–102.50	$91.30	$199	—
200–293	232	14	63.00–77.50	$72.12	$167	—
305–310	308	2	80.00–82.50	$81.26	$250	—
338–360	345	3	72.50–75.00	$73.37	$253	—
425	425	1	79.00	$79.00	$336	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	5.00	$5.00	$30	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	5	100.00–112.50	$105.00	-55.00
80	80	2	205.00	$205.00	+32.50
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-52.50
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	-42.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	375.00	$375.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	65.00–80.00	$73.34	-6.66
30	30	2	42.50	$42.50	-37.50
40	40	1	102.50	$102.50	+7.50
50	50	2	105.00	$105.00	+22.50
50	50	2	127.50–135.00	$131.25	+48.75
60	60	2	147.50–150.00	$148.75	+58.75
60	60	1	172.50	$172.50	+82.50
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	+176.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	130.00–140.00	$133.75	+41.75
50	50	4	50.00–70.00	$63.13	-28.87
70	70	7	77.50–80.00	$79.29	-34.46
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	+70.00
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
100–140	120	2	137.00–150.00	$143.50	+13.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
29	29	11	30.00	$30.00	-5.00
40–47	45	6	30.00–42.50	$39.89	+7.96
50–57	54	5	32.50–47.50	$39.14	-17.16
61–66	64	10	65.00–70.00	$65.51	+10.51
70–77	75	4	60.00–67.50	$63.86	+0.69
80–83	81	10	60.00–72.50	$70.53	+7.36
95	95	15	65.00–90.00	$71.83	+8.66

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	67.50	$67.50	$165	-12.50
335	335	1	60.00	$60.00	$201	—
435	435	1	67.50	$67.50	$294	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-85.00
120	120	2	170.00	$170.00	-45.00

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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.