Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	388	564	567
Feeder cattle	223	354	273
Slaughter cattle	48	79	72
Replacement cattle	13	6	35

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
200–235	218	2	150.00–155.00	$152.70	$333	-2.30
310	310	1	162.50	$162.50	$504	+11.67
360–395	383	4	150.00–165.00	$160.20	$614	+4.86
405–440	423	2	150.00–157.50	$153.91	$651	+4.37
450–485	463	4	157.50–161.00	$159.64	$739	+3.48
533	533	8	147.00	$147.00	$784	-3.00
575–578	577	5	148.00–149.00	$148.80	$859	+8.80
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	+0.70
668	668	2	133.00	$133.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	170.00	$170.00	$498	-2.64
325–345	332	3	172.50–175.00	$173.37	$576	-4.84
335 fancy	335	1	191.00	$191.00	$640	-3.71
350–375	362	5	170.00–177.50	$172.51	$624	+0.59
365–385 fancy	375	2	187.50–189.00	$188.27	$706	-3.73
415–438	433	5	165.00–175.00	$166.92	$723	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	312	3	130.00–147.50	$139.36	$435	—
370–385	375	3	140.00	$140.00	$525	+6.67
420	420	1	140.00	$140.00	$588	—
455–470	463	2	132.50–147.50	$139.88	$648	—
605	605	1	122.50	$122.50	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	-22.48
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	-6.22
380–395	388	2	103.00–120.00	$111.34	$432	+2.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	130.00–134.00	$131.91	$367	+1.92
320–330	325	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$418	-1.42
360–375	370	4	120.00–132.50	$125.70	$465	-1.02
420–445	432	6	125.00–132.50	$127.93	$553	+1.43
450–495	473	4	120.00–127.50	$123.16	$583	-7.54
500–535	520	3	122.50–125.00	$123.50	$642	+2.26
555	555	1	123.00	$123.00	$683	+8.00
630	630	4	112.00	$112.00	$706	+0.98
647 value added	647	2	113.00	$113.00	$731	—
700	700	1	107.00	$107.00	$749	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
345	345	1	100.00	$100.00	$345	—
350–390	370	2	110.00	$110.00	$407	—
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	-7.50
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	+8.40
410–430	420	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$493	+5.07
455–495	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	-1.01
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	-5.45
420	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	-2.50
457 value added	457	3	145.00	$145.00	$663	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	434	4	142.50–155.00	$149.31	$648	-2.71
450–490	468	8	152.50–160.00	$155.63	$728	+14.64
500–540	523	4	140.00–150.00	$143.68	$751	+14.35
588–590	588	6	127.00–133.00	$128.00	$753	-1.56
615–640	630	3	122.00–127.50	$124.50	$784	+9.50
655–660	658	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$798	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	125.00–132.50	$128.77	$628	+8.77
505–535	516	7	120.00–132.50	$124.63	$643	+10.15
550–595	570	5	110.00–120.00	$117.72	$671	—
615–640	623	3	110.00–117.00	$112.30	$700	-2.70
665–670	668	2	105.00–115.00	$109.98	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	±0.00
570–595	585	3	110.00	$110.00	$644	+6.22
600–645	624	4	102.50–110.00	$108.06	$674	—
650–695	673	3	105.00–112.50	$109.82	$739	+9.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	1	181.00	$181.00	$742	-5.52
400–440	419	7	165.00–177.50	$169.64	$711	-6.91
475–485	480	2	163.00–165.00	$163.99	$787	-11.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1270	1149	80-85%	6	56.00–66.00	$61.62	$708	—
1060–1235	1160	80-85%	5	68.00–74.00	$70.45	$817	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$514	—
775–1155	943	85-90%	6	50.00–66.00	$60.09	$567	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1510	1222	3	74.00–82.00	$77.27	$944	—
915–2100	1530	14	88.00–110.00	$101.40	$1,551	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$524

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	405.00	$405.00
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	60.00	$60.00	$66	—
125–185	163	5	100.00–122.50	$108.08	$176	+17.22
208–285	228	7	85.00–102.50	$90.86	$207	-6.83
218–265	232	5	50.00–70.00	$64.86	$150	-32.83
355	355	1	56.00	$56.00	$199	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	65.00	$65.00	$176	—
335	335	1	40.00	$40.00	$134	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	4	120.00–130.00	$123.75	-78.75
100–125	106	9	150.00–200.00	$168.89	-33.61
150–175	169	4	220.00–285.00	$258.75	-31.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	97.50	$97.50	-6.50
50	50	1	35.00	$35.00	-69.00
50	50	4	115.00–137.50	$126.25	+22.25
50	50	6	65.00–85.00	$75.83	-28.17
75	75	2	90.00–110.00	$100.00	-101.67
75	75	3	162.50	$162.50	-39.17

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	167.50	$167.50	+32.50
100–125	113	—	—	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+22.50
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	-25.00
150	150	—	—	2	170.00	$170.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	6	47.50	$47.50	-12.50
30	30	5	17.50	$17.50	-42.50
32	32	4	50.00	$50.00	-10.00
70	70	4	72.50	$72.50	+10.00
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	+12.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	85.00	$85.00	$314	—
455	455	1	62.50	$62.50	$284	-21.69
580	580	1	69.00	$69.00	$400	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	—
50	50	2	100.00–117.50	$108.75	-11.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	-21.67
150	150	2	230.00	$230.00	-125.00

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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.