Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 510 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $145.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 512 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.44/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 459 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	617	653	658
Feeder cattle	348	308	369
Slaughter cattle	62	113	97
Replacement cattle	3	13	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Moderate offering of average 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
285 fancy	285	1	202.50	$202.50	$577	—
280–295	288	2	180.00–190.00	$185.13	$533	+15.13
305 fancy	305	1	200.00	$200.00	$610	—
300–331	323	8	170.00–182.00	$179.11	$579	+0.35
350–390	368	7	170.00–185.00	$174.97	$644	—
415 fancy	415	2	181.00	$181.00	$751	-4.00
410–440	425	3	170.00–175.00	$171.61	$729	-8.39
457	457	6	173.00	$173.00	$791	+3.00
510	510	31	167.50	$167.50	$854	+6.50
633	633	4	149.00	$149.00	$943	+8.00
663	663	2	140.00	$140.00	$928	±0.00

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	—
265–295	280	4	150.00–162.50	$154.77	$433	+4.77
305–335	323	4	150.00–164.00	$158.56	$512	+2.76
355–385	368	3	156.00–161.00	$159.06	$585	-1.94
437	437	5	160.00	$160.00	$699	—
512	512	26	145.50	$145.50	$745	+5.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	275	3	130.00–135.00	$131.55	$362	+1.55
330–345	338	2	140.00–144.00	$142.04	$480	—
375–395	383	3	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$517	-2.59
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	—
525	525	1	131.00	$131.00	$688	+4.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	4	115.00–122.00	$119.69	$329	—
315	315	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$362	—
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	122.50–130.00	$126.11	$328	-1.39
305–345	326	4	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$407	-5.06
350–395	374	12	120.00–135.00	$128.97	$482	-1.03
400–446	431	13	120.00–132.50	$127.67	$550	—
450–495	472	7	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$590	-5.02
505–535	523	7	122.00–131.00	$127.89	$669	+5.01
550–575	568	6	113.00–117.00	$116.02	$659	-3.98
610–640	620	3	112.00–115.00	$114.02	$707	—
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	140.00–150.00	$144.89	$482	-2.22
350–375	362	3	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$513	+1.73
410–428	423	9	140.00–147.00	$145.27	$614	+6.58
454 fancy	454	14	150.00	$150.00	$681	—
456–485	468	7	135.00–138.00	$136.33	$638	+0.59
605–625	615	2	122.50–124.00	$123.24	$758	-1.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	110.00	$110.00	$242	±0.00
325	325	1	110.00	$110.00	$358	+10.00
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	±0.00
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	±0.00
470–490	480	2	100.00–103.00	$101.47	$487	-1.96
545	545	1	103.00	$103.00	$561	—
550–570	560	3	100.00–101.00	$100.33	$562	+0.33
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-1.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	2	115.00	$115.00	$544	-5.00
510	510	1	116.00	$116.00	$592	+6.00
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	—	—	7	156.00–167.00	$161.24	$672	+9.58
475–495	487	—	—	6	144.00–158.00	$148.55	$723	-0.17
500–530	515	—	—	2	132.00–142.50	$137.10	$706	+1.09
555–595	570	—	—	7	130.00–140.00	$133.59	$761	+2.91
600–635	620	—	—	3	124.00–130.00	$126.27	$783	+11.27
665–695	680	—	—	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$799	—
740	740	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	—
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,045	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	132.00–140.00	$136.07	$562	—
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	+10.00
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—
550–595	579	4	115.00–123.00	$120.09	$695	+0.09
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	—
675–690	683	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$758	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	410	3	170.00–180.00	$173.25	$710	+4.06
465–475	470	2	172.00–173.00	$172.49	$811	+8.45
505	505	1	151.00	$151.00	$763	—
605–625	616	4	136.00–141.00	$139.77	$861	+9.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	—
595	595	1	104.00	$104.00	$619	—
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1285	1164	80-85%	7	52.00–64.00	$59.54	$693	-12.36
1085–1585	1270	80-85%	15	65.00–78.00	$71.17	$904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–970	863	85-90%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.64	$437	—
915–995	970	85-90%	4	62.00–74.00	$66.78	$648	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	75.00	$75.00	$878	—
1160–2000	1651	7	94.00–106.00	$102.54	$1,693	+6.98

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–195	149	49	90.00–150.00	$125.17	$187	+27.07
200–250	223	17	92.50–135.00	$114.32	$255	+29.52
325–330	328	2	100.00–117.50	$108.68	$356	+63.68
475	475	1	85.00	$85.00	$404	—
510–565	538	2	62.50–75.00	$69.07	$372	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	50.00	$50.00	$130	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-20.00
60–70	63	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	200.00–220.00	$210.00	+110.00
70	70	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+70.00
70	70	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+10.00
70	70	—	—	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	+47.50
80	80	—	—	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+87.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	280.00	$280.00	+180.00
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+47.50
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	300.00	$300.00	+217.50
110	110	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+17.50
170	170	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	-23.00
200	200	—	—	2	380.00–390.00	$385.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	80.00–92.50	$85.00	+13.50
30	30	2	50.00–52.50	$51.25	-20.25
40	40	10	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+33.50
40	40	4	60.00–75.00	$67.50	-4.00
50	50	3	117.50–125.00	$120.83	+35.83
60	60	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	+68.33
70	70	1	240.00	$240.00	+108.44
70	70	1	142.50	$142.50	+10.94

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	7	130.00–145.00	$134.64	+19.64
50	50	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-10.00
60	60	4	150.00–165.00	$155.00	+40.00
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	+10.00
70	70	2	175.00	$175.00	+60.00
100–120	106	5	200.00–240.00	$215.00	+87.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	3	70.00	$70.00	+15.00
52	52	6	70.00	$70.00	+8.67
60–68	64	21	72.50–120.00	$88.00	+20.50
75	75	6	82.50–97.50	$90.00	+8.32
80–85	82	9	90.00–122.50	$104.73	+22.23

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–465	453	2	72.50–75.00	$73.78	$334	—
515–560	538	2	75.00–77.50	$76.20	$410	+19.20
565	565	1	62.50	$62.50	$353	+2.50
670	670	1	60.00	$60.00	$402	+6.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	±0.00
80	80	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-87.50
120	120	1	170.00	$170.00	-55.00
120–140	130	2	280.00–320.00	$300.00	+75.00
160	160	1	360.00	$360.00	+72.50

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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.