Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.44/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.68/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 434 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	304	531	352
Feeder cattle	159	203	252
Slaughter cattle	59	55	19
Replacement cattle	4	13	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for Holidays. 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
295	295	1	172.50	$172.50	$509	—
310–320	315	2	185.00–195.00	$190.08	$599	-4.81
325 fancy	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	—
365 fancy	365	1	190.00	$190.00	$694	—
360–390	378	4	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$661	-15.10
400–415	408	2	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$724	+7.55
415 fancy	415	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$809	—
465	465	1	175.00	$175.00	$814	—
610–620	615	2	142.50–151.00	$146.72	$902	-4.28
650	650	1	142.50	$142.50	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	-12.28
265	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	-17.37
300–340	320	2	160.00–165.00	$162.66	$521	—
355–375	367	3	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$569	-12.59
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	+2.98
530–535	533	2	155.00–165.00	$159.98	$853	-3.02
550–560	555	2	155.00	$155.00	$860	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	120.00	$120.00	$300	-10.00
365	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	—
365	365	1	137.50	$137.50	$502	-7.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	145.00	$145.00	$352	—
250–275	266	4	145.00–155.00	$148.59	$395	—
300–315	309	4	142.50–152.50	$148.71	$460	—
370 fancy	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	—
380–385	383	2	140.00	$140.00	$536	-17.50
400–430	413	14	140.00–149.00	$145.44	$601	-4.21
475–480	476	4	141.00–145.00	$143.99	$685	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	3	120.00–135.00	$125.21	$348	-6.03
370–390	379	4	122.50–130.00	$125.43	$475	-15.43
410	410	1	128.00	$128.00	$525	-12.00
465–485	474	5	120.00–135.00	$128.28	$608	-1.72
555–580	561	5	120.00–130.00	$124.51	$699	—
765	765	1	102.50	$102.50	$784	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	-10.00
535–545	540	2	110.00–112.50	$111.26	$601	—
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	470	2	100.00–101.00	$100.48	$472	-9.52
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–445	434	12	169.00–180.00	$172.68	$749	-7.32
475–490	483	7	169.00–170.00	$169.29	$818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	+6.07
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	+10.00
515–545	530	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$808	+7.29
630	630	1	132.50	$132.50	$835	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	±0.00
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	±0.00
550–570	560	2	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$714	-2.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1285	1181	80-85%	8	55.00–68.00	$62.89	$743	—
1010–1485	1197	80-85%	12	70.00–82.00	$75.19	$900	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–890	783	85-90%	3	67.00–72.00	$70.70	$554	—
695–995	879	85-90%	14	50.00–66.00	$59.99	$527	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1670	1520	75-80%	8	73.00–78.00	$75.80	$1,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,530	—
1480–2060	1746	4	96.00–101.00	$97.83	$1,708	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	86.00	$86.00	$796

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–900	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–625.00	$588.03

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–140	135	4	93.00–100.00	$96.37	$130	+3.14
212–280	233	10	87.50–100.00	$92.32	$215	+13.48
460	460	1	75.00	$75.00	$345	+20.11

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	—	—	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+10.00
75	75	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	225.00	$225.00	+75.00
100	100	—	—	4	135.00–140.00	$136.88	+6.88
100	100	—	—	2	190.00	$190.00	+60.00
175	175	—	—	6	230.00–280.00	$251.67	+126.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	6	50.00–62.50	$52.08	+7.08
50	50	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	+65.00
50	50	2	80.00–82.50	$81.25	+33.75

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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	2	190.00	$190.00	+120.00
50	50	—	—	3	80.00–90.00	$83.33	+13.33
50	50	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-10.00
75	75	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
75	75	—	—	4	122.50–125.00	$123.13	+43.13
80	80	—	—	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	+56.67
100	100	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	-5.00
100–125	115	—	—	3	155.00–200.00	$183.33	+19.76
150	150	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	+15.00
150	150	—	—	3	230.00–250.00	$236.67	+56.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
32	32	4	40.00	$40.00	+7.50
41	41	5	35.00	$35.00	+15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	67.50	$67.50	$290	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	225.00–250.00	$238.33	+10.00

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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.