Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.65/cwt ≈ $725/hd at 323 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.29/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 387 lb · 15 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.41/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 287 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	416	426	493
Feeder cattle	217	276	294
Slaughter cattle	86	38	45
Replacement cattle	35	16	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales 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
200–245	228	3	210.00–225.00	$217.04	$495	+7.04
270–295 fancy	283	2	230.00–232.50	$231.19	$654	+4.82
270–295	288	9	210.00–225.00	$218.01	$628	+18.01
300 fancy	300	1	230.00	$230.00	$690	—
300–335	311	7	215.00–225.00	$219.68	$683	—
310–348 value added	336	8	225.00–230.00	$228.33	$767	—
360–390	378	6	200.00–220.00	$210.83	$797	+7.30
365–398 value added	393	9	223.00–230.00	$224.93	$884	—
450 fancy	450	1	215.00	$215.00	$968	—
480	480	1	195.00	$195.00	$936	-12.50
530	530	1	187.50	$187.50	$994	—
555–587 value added	576	3	210.00–214.00	$211.28	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	3	185.00–190.00	$186.61	$610	—
355–380	370	3	185.00–190.00	$188.31	$697	—
675–695	688	3	172.00–172.50	$172.16	$1,184	—
855	855	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,163	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	175.00	$175.00	$411	—
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	142.50–155.00	$148.54	$339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	182.50	$182.50	$484	-2.50
345	345	1	183.00	$183.00	$631	—
370–390	383	3	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$661	+7.40
415–445	427	6	160.00–175.00	$170.93	$730	+0.93
455–470	461	7	155.00–175.00	$166.35	$767	+2.58
525–545	533	3	150.00–165.00	$156.61	$835	-2.04
560–595	576	6	145.00–160.00	$151.18	$871	-6.74
605–640	628	10	135.00–150.00	$143.06	$898	-11.94
653–670	659	4	135.00–147.00	$141.58	$933	+2.40
700–745	724	6	125.00–142.50	$134.91	$977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	4	190.00–205.00	$199.89	$560	+1.73
305–340	324	7	190.00–205.00	$195.41	$633	+3.78
350–375	365	3	190.00–192.50	$190.84	$697	-0.09
423	423	4	185.00	$185.00	$783	+0.72
550	550	4	179.00	$179.00	$984	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	175.00	$175.00	$420	—
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	—
425–440	433	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$703	+2.52
450–465	458	2	145.00–155.00	$150.08	$687	—
510–530	517	5	140.00–152.50	$145.55	$752	+0.55
590–595	593	2	132.50–143.00	$137.73	$817	-2.27
675–690	683	2	125.00	$125.00	$854	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423 value added	423	4	224.00	$224.00	$948	—
415–445	436	6	210.00–222.50	$214.74	$936	+7.24
450–490	470	7	205.00–220.00	$211.35	$993	+16.33
520 value added	520	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,035	—
520	520	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,014	—
560	560	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,092	+5.03
591 value added	591	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,182	—
620–645	633	2	175.00–182.50	$178.82	$1,132	—
735	735	2	159.00–162.50	$160.75	$1,182	+5.75
755	755	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	190.00	$190.00	$817	—
495	495	1	180.00	$180.00	$891	—
530–540	535	2	160.00–170.00	$164.95	$882	+4.95
610–635	622	3	152.50–170.00	$159.14	$990	+1.68
650	650	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$942	+7.54
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	+6.13

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	135.00	$135.00	$871	—
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1125	1076	80-85%	7	70.00–86.00	$81.56	$878	-10.98
1015–1365	1175	80-85%	24	90.00–106.00	$97.19	$1,142	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–975	871	85-90%	5	60.00–73.00	$68.43	$596	-11.59
785–990	916	85-90%	16	86.00–96.00	$89.82	$823	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1370	1368	75-80%	2	91.00–97.00	$94.01	$1,286	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1545	1312	6	110.00–117.00	$112.54	$1,477	-8.46
1540	1540	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,910	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–780	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$985.49
780–1125	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,184.77
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–810	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–900.00	$786.09
800–875	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$839.18
790–905	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$846.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	87.50	$87.50	$92	+30.00
200	200	1	100.00	$100.00	$200	+25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	12	152.50–180.00	$159.79	-20.21
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	340.00	$340.00	+160.00
70	70	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-60.00
100	100	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	±0.00
150	150	—	—	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	-10.00
150	150	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	-82.50

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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
750–910	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,339.14	—
870–1080	987	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,375.00–1,700.00	$1,562.84	—
940–1040	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,391.92	—
910–1245	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,850.00	$1,726.47	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
30	30	11	60.00–80.00	$69.32	—
50	50	4	100.00–110.00	$107.50	+45.00

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	150.00–190.00	$163.33	+33.33
50	50	—	—	5	110.00–117.50	$115.50	-14.50
70	70	—	—	4	130.00–135.00	$131.25	+1.25
70	70	—	—	3	80.00–87.50	$82.50	-47.50
100	100	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-130.00
100	100	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-97.50
150	150	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	+30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	50.00	$50.00	+20.00
50–55	54	6	47.50–55.00	$50.42	+30.42
65	65	2	42.50	$42.50	+22.50
70	70	3	60.00–62.50	$61.67	+25.24
70–75	74	4	47.50–57.50	$55.13	+18.70
85	85	2	55.00	$55.00	+14.64
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	+29.64

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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.