Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.41/cwt +17.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 486 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.96/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 428 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.12/cwt +11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 513 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	555	304	567
Feeder cattle	323	132	356
Slaughter cattle	81	34	106
Replacement cattle	23	1	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week. Average 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
285–295	290	2	195.00–200.00	$197.46	$573	—
305–345	326	5	190.00–200.00	$196.92	$642	+21.92
325–330 fancy	326	4	207.50–212.50	$209.38	$683	-10.58
357–375 fancy	369	10	210.00–224.00	$216.48	$799	+5.39
350–395	371	4	190.00–202.50	$196.91	$731	+16.91
475–487 fancy	486	27	200.00–217.00	$216.31	$1,051	+12.07
490	490	2	182.50–195.00	$188.75	$925	+3.75
505–541 fancy	535	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,129	—
545	545	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,076	—
560	560	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,058	+17.34
618 fancy	618	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,156	—
625	625	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,094	—
730	730	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,161	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	180.00	$180.00	$459	+15.09
315–320	318	2	170.00–180.00	$175.04	$557	—
355–395	379	5	170.00–180.00	$173.48	$657	+18.51
575–580	578	3	157.50–171.00	$166.19	$961	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
695	695	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,077	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	—
330–340	333	3	140.00–147.50	$142.48	$474	—
350–395	367	3	130.00–145.00	$138.61	$509	—
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	—
600–615	608	2	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$699	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	—
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—
575–590	585	3	140.00–153.00	$146.89	$859	—
640	640	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$854	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	340	10	157.50–167.50	$162.71	$553	+10.21
410–440	427	13	163.00–173.00	$168.80	$721	+12.95
430–440 fancy	435	2	177.50	$177.50	$772	—
455–485	472	8	162.50–172.50	$167.78	$792	+17.78
485 fancy	485	1	180.00	$180.00	$873	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	+6.76
502–520 fancy	514	14	162.00–172.00	$165.49	$851	—
685	685	1	145.00	$145.00	$993	—
730 fancy	730	3	136.00	$136.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	157.50–160.00	$158.33	$543	+18.33
350–395	375	14	152.50–160.00	$157.09	$589	+12.09
430–445	438	2	160.00–170.00	$165.09	$723	+20.68
450–495	466	7	147.50–160.00	$150.82	$703	+9.28
500–545	518	3	142.50–155.00	$149.15	$773	+15.47
555–595	570	4	140.00–150.00	$144.44	$823	—
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—
650	650	1	132.50	$132.50	$861	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	147.50	$147.50	$450	—
365–395	377	3	130.00–142.50	$134.09	$506	—
400–410	403	3	142.50–147.50	$144.36	$582	—
460–470	467	3	130.00–140.00	$136.38	$637	+16.38
512–545	527	6	125.00–136.00	$131.98	$696	—
550–590	570	2	132.50–137.50	$135.09	$770	—
630–635	633	2	122.50–127.50	$124.99	$791	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—
755–760	758	2	120.00–127.50	$123.76	$938	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	127.50–135.00	$131.05	$305	—
355	355	1	127.50	$127.50	$453	—
405–435	420	2	110.00–116.00	$113.11	$475	+5.55
485	485	1	122.50	$122.50	$594	+12.50
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	—
670–675	673	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$749	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	417	3	187.50–195.00	$190.85	$796	+6.00
420–440 fancy	430	4	200.00–220.00	$211.28	$909	+11.28
450–475 fancy	459	5	198.00–207.50	$203.05	$932	—
475–490	483	2	180.00	$180.00	$869	+2.50
510–535 fancy	522	3	191.00–192.50	$191.50	$1,000	—
540–545	543	2	170.00–172.50	$171.24	$930	+2.90
560 fancy	560	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,078	—
575–590	583	4	170.00–180.00	$174.40	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	437	8	160.00–175.00	$162.01	$708	-2.99
495	495	1	172.50	$172.50	$854	—
505–535	520	2	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$831	—
583–595	585	5	147.00–157.50	$149.13	$872	+4.26
640	640	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,008	—
720–725	723	2	140.00–147.50	$143.74	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	—
510–540	525	2	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	150.00	$150.00	$630	—
535	535	1	152.50	$152.50	$816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	995.00	$995.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1085	958	80-85%	6	65.00–79.00	$73.75	$707	—
930–1560	1207	80-85%	23	82.00–94.00	$88.95	$1,074	—
1120–1535	1317	80-85%	9	96.00–100.00	$97.42	$1,283	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1060	899	85-90%	10	66.00–76.00	$72.07	$648	—
845–1130	972	85-90%	9	78.00–84.00	$80.80	$785	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1650	1554	75-80%	4	92.00–96.00	$93.75	$1,457	—
1400–1830	1569	75-80%	4	88.00–90.00	$88.84	$1,394	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	93.00	$93.00	$949	—
1295–2120	1654	8	99.00–118.00	$112.10	$1,854	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–685	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	410.00–475.00	$440.75
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	445.00	$445.00
685–745	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–715.00	$640.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–800	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	720.00–900.00	$825.37
715–1060	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	895.00–1,045.00	$984.58

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	665.00	$665.00
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
935–1050	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–825.00	$801.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–168	138	12	62.50–65.00	$64.29	$89	—
395	395	1	30.00	$30.00	$118	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	65.00	$65.00	$208	—
360	360	2	35.00	$35.00	$126	—
505	505	1	5.00	$5.00	$25	±0.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+1.67
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	157.50	$157.50	+9.17
125	125	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	-6.25

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–165.00	$145.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	30.00–45.00	$37.50	-24.17
25	25	2	60.00–62.50	$61.25	-0.42
50	50	1	47.50	$47.50	-60.50
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-58.00
50	50	4	110.00–120.00	$117.50	+9.50
50	50	4	52.50–65.00	$60.63	-47.37
50	50	1	82.50	$82.50	-25.50
50	50	11	70.00–100.00	$91.82	-16.18
75	75	17	120.00–142.50	$131.32	+23.32
75	75	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	-4.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	46.50	$46.50	-118.50
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	147.50	$147.50	-17.50
75	75	—	—	4	100.00–110.00	$107.50	-57.50
75	75	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	-25.00
75	75	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-90.00
100	100	—	—	1	102.50	$102.50	-37.50
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	187.50–210.00	$198.75	+58.75
100–125	117	—	—	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	-3.33
120	120	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-65.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	6	40.00	$40.00	+13.30
65	65	1	60.00	$60.00	+17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	54.00	$54.00	$159	—
385	385	1	54.00	$54.00	$208	+4.00
520	520	1	45.00	$45.00	$234	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	40.00–52.50	$46.25	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	300.00	$300.00	—
150	150	1	375.00	$375.00	-25.00

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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.