Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 718 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.99/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 486 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.59/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 392 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	564	408	383
Feeder cattle	354	224	186
Slaughter cattle	79	83	46
Replacement cattle	6	15	5

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
255–285	270	2	170.00–175.00	$172.64	$466	+10.14
290 fancy	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	—
305–340	320	11	170.00–183.00	$178.21	$570	+2.91
300–345 fancy	322	6	190.00–200.00	$194.71	$627	—
350–385	365	4	170.00–175.00	$171.92	$628	+0.21
375 fancy	375	1	192.00	$192.00	$720	—
455–465	460	2	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$793	—
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	-8.00
718 value added	718	29	144.00	$144.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	155.00	$155.00	$372	—
250–295	274	5	150.00–152.50	$150.48	$412	-1.04
305–345	316	7	145.00–160.00	$150.83	$477	+2.45
360–390	375	7	150.00–160.00	$155.34	$583	+0.29
415–445	423	5	145.00–152.50	$149.54	$633	+4.54
455–480	474	5	153.00–160.00	$156.16	$740	-2.82
500	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	-2.00
550	550	3	140.00	$140.00	$770	±0.00
625–640	638	7	125.00–130.00	$129.30	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—
250–275	260	4	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$318	—
305–330	314	4	110.00–120.00	$116.22	$365	—
355–380	368	2	105.00–112.50	$108.88	$401	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$369	+5.14
365–385	375	3	130.00–140.00	$133.33	$500	—
545	545	1	127.00	$127.00	$692	-8.00

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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	140.00–150.00	$145.45	$320	-7.05
255–290	270	6	140.00–150.00	$143.23	$387	—
310–335	320	3	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$459	-1.57
375–397	392	20	139.00–145.00	$139.59	$547	-0.80
405	405	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$557	-3.01
463	463	6	140.00	$140.00	$648	+3.58
500–527	519	10	130.00–140.00	$132.17	$686	+1.17
555–584	567	10	130.00–139.50	$135.58	$769	+2.58
676	676	9	127.50	$127.50	$862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	3	120.00–130.00	$126.91	$288	—
280–295	288	3	125.00–132.50	$129.99	$374	+7.47
305–345	321	7	130.00–131.00	$130.15	$418	—
350–395	378	6	120.00–135.00	$126.72	$479	+0.50
400–440	424	7	120.00–131.00	$126.50	$536	-5.24
455–470	463	5	130.00–132.50	$130.70	$605	-0.28
505–520	514	4	120.00–125.00	$121.24	$623	-6.76
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	—
600–625	613	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$681	-5.10
655	655	1	113.00	$113.00	$740	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	265	3	110.00–115.00	$111.60	$296	+1.60
305–325	315	2	110.00–112.50	$111.21	$350	+1.21
355–395	380	6	110.00–120.00	$112.12	$426	+0.87
405–425	413	3	110.00–115.00	$112.37	$464	—
485–495	490	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$544	—
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	—
550–560	555	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$617	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	107.50	$107.50	$430	—
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	—
655	655	1	102.50	$102.50	$671	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–447	438	11	140.00–160.00	$152.02	$666	+6.05
450–492	486	20	140.00–145.00	$140.99	$685	-2.96
505–537	524	8	127.00–140.00	$129.33	$678	-8.95
560–585	572	5	125.00–140.00	$129.56	$741	-8.20
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	-7.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$517	—
465–490	475	3	120.00	$120.00	$570	-8.41
505–545	530	4	110.00–120.00	$114.48	$607	-5.52
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	3	170.00–180.00	$176.55	$742	+9.92
410–430 fancy	420	3	185.00–187.50	$186.52	$783	+4.02
465	465	1	175.00	$175.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
560–590	575	2	102.50–105.00	$103.78	$597	-10.72
670–690	680	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$683	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1290	1110	80-85%	13	53.00–64.00	$59.06	$656	—
1005–1500	1232	80-85%	22	67.00–77.00	$72.08	$888	+3.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–980	826	85-90%	17	45.00–62.00	$52.75	$436	—
775–975	885	85-90%	4	65.00–70.00	$68.26	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,347	+3.39
1425–1990	1593	4	92.00–104.00	$97.58	$1,554	+15.97

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1450	1229	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	95.00–125.00	$103.76	$1,275

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145–154	151	7	82.50–95.00	$90.86	$137	+40.86
210–275	228	5	80.00–110.00	$97.69	$223	+5.03
220–265	250	3	70.00–75.00	$73.53	$184	—
300–380	340	2	90.00–92.50	$91.10	$310	—
325–360	343	2	72.00–75.00	$73.58	$252	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	50.00–85.00	$67.50	-82.50
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-70.00
70	70	2	140.00–147.50	$143.75	-6.25
70	70	4	160.00–170.00	$164.38	+14.38
70–75	73	4	70.00–90.00	$85.00	-65.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
80	80	6	120.00–150.00	$136.67	-13.33
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
110–125	118	2	200.00–205.00	$202.50	+5.00
130	130	1	130.00	$130.00	-67.50
135	135	1	130.00	$130.00	-67.50
175	175	1	290.00	$290.00	+50.00
200	200	2	355.00–360.00	$357.50	—

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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
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	70.00–75.00	$73.33	+23.33
30	30	1	25.00	$25.00	-25.00
40	40	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-5.00
40	40	3	80.00–90.00	$83.33	+33.33
50	50	5	100.00–110.00	$104.00	+20.43
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	+71.43
70	70	3	200.00–205.00	$201.67	+100.00

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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	4	185.00	$185.00	+65.00
50	50	—	—	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+12.50
60–65	61	—	—	5	100.00–110.00	$104.50	-15.50
70	70	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-60.00
80	80	—	—	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	+41.25
80	80	—	—	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	-40.00
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	±0.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+31.67
125	125	—	—	2	215.00	$215.00	+111.67
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	285.00	$285.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	60.00	$60.00	—
70	70	4	62.50	$62.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	70.00	$70.00	$290	+20.00
440–490	463	3	80.00–90.00	$84.19	$390	—
525–570	548	2	77.50–95.00	$86.61	$475	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	120.00	$120.00	—
55	55	1	125.00	$125.00	—
60	60	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	—
90	90	1	215.00	$215.00	—
100–120	107	3	200.00–255.00	$231.67	—
125–140	133	2	145.00–165.00	$155.00	—
150–155	153	2	345.00–365.00	$355.00	+30.00

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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.