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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.42/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 619 324
Feeder cattle 224 353 121
Slaughter cattle 83 105 37
Replacement cattle 15 23 10

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.50 $152.50 $305 +2.50
250–290 275 5 145.00–160.00 $151.52 $417 -2.26
315–335 325 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $482 -4.06
350–385 370 6 145.00–160.00 $155.05 $574 -0.87
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -3.79
465–485 475 2 158.00–160.00 $158.98 $755 +11.81
515–520 518 3 152.00 $152.00 $787 +12.00
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 162.50 $162.50 $439 —
300–315 308 2 173.00–177.50 $175.30 $540 —
370–395 376 7 170.00–174.00 $171.71 $646 —
413–420 414 9 170.00–171.00 $170.89 $707 +3.36
525 525 1 161.00 $161.00 $845 —
600 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 +1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 130.00 $130.00 $338 -10.00
310–335 323 2 130.00–135.00 $132.40 $428 -3.77
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 +15.00
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 ±0.00
745 745 1 117.50 $117.50 $875 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.50 $152.50 $305 —
305–310 308 2 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $446 +4.96
370–396 391 6 140.00–142.50 $140.39 $549 —
400–443 429 3 135.00–143.00 $140.51 $603 +4.29
467–480 473 15 135.00–138.00 $136.42 $645 -0.59
516 516 1 131.00 $131.00 $676 -4.00
570 570 1 133.00 $133.00 $758 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $359 -11.21
350–370 360 2 125.00–127.50 $126.22 $454 -2.00
425–440 433 2 131.00–132.50 $131.74 $570 +4.71
450–470 460 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $603 +6.04
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 —
600–631 626 6 115.00–122.00 $116.12 $727 -2.58
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 110.00 $110.00 $302 —
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 -10.00
350 350 2 110.00–112.50 $111.25 $389 -8.11
620–625 623 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $639 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 fancy 420 1 157.50 $157.50 $662 —
400–441 426 7 140.00–152.00 $145.97 $622 +6.46
480–492 488 3 141.00–150.00 $143.95 $702 +0.58
500–547 535 9 130.00–143.00 $138.28 $740 +4.18
550–590 570 2 137.50–138.00 $137.76 $785 +7.73
715 715 1 117.50 $117.50 $840 +4.75
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 3 165.00–170.00 $166.63 $713 +13.42
435 fancy 435 1 182.50 $182.50 $794 —
630–645 638 3 130.00–132.00 $130.67 $834 —
655 655 1 127.50 $127.50 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 111.00 $111.00 $605 —
583–585 584 4 113.00–115.00 $114.50 $669 +9.50
615–640 628 2 110.00–114.00 $112.04 $704 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 455 3 120.00–135.00 $128.41 $584 +2.13
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -2.75
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 +1.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1095 1007 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,025.00–1,550.00 $1,373.68 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1600–1655 1628 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,600.00–3,700.00 $2,632.26 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1475 1188 80-85% 24 50.00–62.00 $57.18 $679 -29.80
1030–1715 1243 80-85% 17 64.00–74.00 $68.18 $847 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–975 924 85-90% 7 65.00–70.00 $66.82 $617 —
880–990 926 85-90% 7 54.00–60.00 $55.98 $518 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1635 1575 75-80% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.96 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1695 1346 4 91.00–94.00 $92.00 $1,238 —
1500–1710 1592 3 76.00–88.00 $81.61 $1,299 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
595 595 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1065–1410 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–925.00 $807.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 50.00 $50.00 $75 —
115–195 167 24 80.00–100.00 $89.01 $149 —
200–270 216 14 85.00–102.50 $92.66 $200 +4.89
365–395 377 3 78.00–84.00 $81.07 $306 -4.93
435 435 1 80.00 $80.00 $348 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 40.00 $40.00 $116 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 150.00 $150.00 +20.00
100 100 2 195.00–200.00 $197.50 +107.50
150 150 3 230.00–250.00 $240.00 -10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 50.00 $50.00 —
50 50 7 75.00–95.00 $83.57 +32.32
60 60 3 100.00–105.00 $101.67 +50.42

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +20.00
100 100 3 100.00–105.00 $103.33 -5.84

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 2 32.50 $32.50 $13 —
68 68 4 67.00 $67.00 $46 —
80 80 1 95.00 $95.00 $76 —
90–92 92 6 95.00–97.50 $95.41 $88 —
100 100 1 77.50 $77.50 $78 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 70.00 $70.00 $164 +4.68
330 330 1 46.00 $46.00 $152 —
375 375 1 67.00 $67.00 $251 —
415 415 1 50.00 $50.00 $208 -5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 325.00 $325.00 -35.00

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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.