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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 447 306
Feeder cattle 206 239 188
Slaughter cattle 45 58 34
Replacement cattle 18 16 8

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 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 120.00–130.00 $124.91 $337 —
315–323 322 9 130.00 $130.00 $419 —
358–380 370 4 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $462 —
460–475 468 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $536 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 +20.00
305–345 326 5 157.50–170.00 $164.50 $536 -2.95
365 365 1 175.00 $175.00 $639 +9.09
640 640 1 147.00 $147.00 $941 +23.26
655 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
720 720 1 132.50 $132.50 $954 +11.50
760 760 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,011 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
260–280 268 3 140.00–150.00 $146.77 $393 —
305–320 313 3 140.00–150.00 $146.65 $459 +16.65
355–370 363 2 140.00–150.00 $144.90 $526 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 —
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 +1.60
370–385 378 2 185.00 $185.00 $699 -1.95
420 420 1 187.50 $187.50 $788 —
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 -12.61
550–575 563 2 171.00–182.50 $176.88 $996 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 +3.46
300–305 303 2 147.50–150.00 $148.76 $451 -1.24
315–320 fancy 318 2 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $517 —
375–397 382 3 143.00–155.00 $149.35 $571 -2.06
405–440 423 8 140.00–155.00 $149.05 $630 +7.78
460–470 465 2 142.50 $142.50 $663 +2.50
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 -5.56
605–610 608 2 127.00–127.50 $127.25 $774 -5.26
711 711 4 125.00 $125.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 271 8 130.00–140.00 $134.01 $363 —
315–330 323 5 130.00–140.00 $132.04 $426 -3.29
355–390 370 4 130.00–140.00 $134.35 $497 -0.36
430 430 2 127.50–130.00 $128.75 $554 -3.40
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 +0.56
550–575 562 3 120.00–125.00 $121.71 $684 -0.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
290–295 294 7 110.00 $110.00 $323 —
310–320 315 2 110.00 $110.00 $346 —
352 352 5 110.00 $110.00 $387 —
400–445 423 2 110.00 $110.00 $465 ±0.00
465 465 1 105.00 $105.00 $488 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 ±0.00
275–285 280 3 120.00–125.00 $121.64 $341 —
315–345 330 2 120.00–125.00 $122.61 $405 +0.11
390–395 393 2 117.50–120.00 $118.76 $467 —
420–445 433 2 120.00–122.50 $121.21 $525 +2.77
465–475 470 2 120.00 $120.00 $564 +3.54
520–535 528 2 115.00 $115.00 $607 —
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 +4.00
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 415 4 170.00–182.50 $178.23 $740 -2.39
405–435 fancy 423 3 192.50–197.50 $194.21 $822 —
450 450 1 172.50 $172.50 $776 -1.22
480 fancy 480 1 180.00 $180.00 $864 —
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 -4.98
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 +4.00
550–597 576 8 130.00–133.00 $130.78 $753 +10.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 142.50 $142.50 $841 +4.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1345 1126 80-85% 10 74.00–83.00 $77.61 $874 —
830–1475 1144 80-85% 7 55.00–72.00 $68.34 $782 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1035 972 85-90% 3 64.00–69.00 $67.02 $651 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1680 1395 4 102.00–103.00 $102.66 $1,432 —
1650 1650 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,782 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,033
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–935 884 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–925.00 $771.36
955–1030 993 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $737.03
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
840–850 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–550.00 $537.57
860 860 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–115 111 4 70.00–85.00 $73.71 $82 -15.48
280 280 1 67.50 $67.50 $189 —
360 360 1 60.00 $60.00 $216 —
435 435 1 70.00 $70.00 $304 -5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 5 152.50–175.00 $170.50 —
125 125 1 140.00 $140.00 —
175 175 1 315.00 $315.00 +67.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1000 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,127.32 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
495 495 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
570 570 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 55.00 $55.00 -2.14
50 50 1 30.00 $30.00 -80.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 —— 1 135.00 $135.00 +39.00
100 100 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 +40.00
150 150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 -75.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
47–48 47 9 32.50–40.00 $36.63 -13.81
59 59 5 40.00 $40.00 +2.50
85 85 1 67.50 $67.50 +24.45

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 50.00–57.50 $53.72 $147 —
400–465 423 3 40.00–50.00 $46.34 $196 —
795 795 1 45.00 $45.00 $358 —

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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.