Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 714 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $170.14/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	609	318	340
Feeder cattle	275	188	185
Slaughter cattle	130	31	48
Replacement cattle	73	7	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made 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
230	230	1	195.00	$195.00	$448	-9.04
240–245 fancy	243	2	217.50–222.50	$219.97	$535	—
270–275	273	2	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$567	—
310	310	1	202.50	$202.50	$628	-20.00
325 fancy	325	1	232.50	$232.50	$756	—
365–370	368	2	202.50–210.00	$206.22	$759	-2.66
400–445	423	2	210.00–217.50	$213.55	$903	-2.12
490–495 fancy	493	2	225.00–227.50	$226.24	$1,115	—
511	511	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,022	-10.00
600–620 fancy	610	2	202.50–207.50	$205.04	$1,251	—
650	650	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
305–345	325	2	177.50–190.00	$184.13	$598	—
365–390	380	4	180.00–190.00	$184.98	$703	+7.51
485–495	490	2	180.00–195.00	$187.58	$919	—
515	515	1	182.50	$182.50	$940	+2.50
555–595	575	2	180.00–190.00	$184.83	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–310	304	6	140.00	$140.00	$426	—
360	360	1	137.50	$137.50	$495	-12.46

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	—
360–395	377	3	150.00–157.50	$152.49	$575	—
630–640	635	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$969	—
770	770	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	180.00	$180.00	$522	-6.31
305–340	323	2	170.00–180.00	$174.73	$564	—
350–390	369	5	170.00–180.00	$174.07	$642	-4.29
405–443	432	6	160.00–170.00	$167.11	$722	-6.26
460–477	475	10	162.50–172.50	$170.14	$808	+2.56
530–535	533	2	160.00–172.50	$166.22	$886	-1.11
555–585	572	3	157.50–165.00	$160.87	$920	+5.87
615–625	620	3	147.50–155.00	$150.85	$935	+3.35
714	714	13	146.00	$146.00	$1,042	—
775	775	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–246	242	6	130.00–140.00	$138.48	$335	—
405–445	423	7	130.00–142.50	$134.61	$569	-8.39
470–480	475	2	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$641	-4.95
510–540	525	4	130.00–140.00	$135.70	$712	-8.30
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
285	285	1	152.50	$152.50	$435	—
380–385	383	2	145.00–155.00	$150.03	$575	-7.47
420	420	1	150.00	$150.00	$630	±0.00
455	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	+15.00
515–535	522	7	145.00–156.00	$152.19	$794	-0.71
570–585	578	3	140.00–152.50	$146.72	$848	+6.72
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	—
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	-2.55
300–325	313	2	190.00–195.00	$192.60	$603	+2.60
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	—
400	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	±0.00
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	200.00–212.50	$206.32	$877	-6.43
430 fancy	430	1	222.50	$222.50	$957	—
495	495	1	200.00	$200.00	$990	-1.26
505–530	519	4	190.00–202.50	$198.13	$1,028	+11.54
550–580	565	4	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	4	185.00–195.00	$189.36	$793	+4.36
460–475	468	2	180.00–192.50	$186.35	$872	+10.63
550–595	563	4	162.50–175.00	$167.44	$943	—
650–660	655	2	157.50–160.00	$158.76	$1,040	-2.18

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	170.00–172.50	$171.26	$707	—
470–495	483	2	165.00–173.00	$169.10	$817	+6.60
505–520	513	2	147.50–162.50	$155.11	$796	+6.78
565	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
660–695	678	2	132.50–145.00	$138.91	$942	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	4	150.00–152.50	$150.62	$648	—
510–520	515	2	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$695	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1315	1315	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,644.00	$1,644.00	—
1540–1705	1623	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,987.00–2,097.00	$2,044.80	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–975	928	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	916.00–1,089.00	$1,001.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,114.00	$1,114.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1250	1067	80-85%	9	72.00–90.00	$84.06	$897	—
845–1370	1129	80-85%	37	92.00–105.00	$95.19	$1,075	+6.96
1405	1405	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,546	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1180	977	85-90%	5	65.00–82.00	$75.20	$735	-15.25
810–1360	1049	85-90%	21	85.00–94.00	$90.23	$947	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1480	1390	75-80%	3	92.00–96.00	$93.64	$1,302	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1065	1048	2	95.00	$95.00	$996	—
1110–2255	1587	5	110.00–126.00	$119.20	$1,892	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	693.00	$693.00
745–890	838	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	845.00–1,270.00	$1,077.89
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–790	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	621.00–711.00	$667.78
740–790	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–608.00	$555.76
685–850	777	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	636.00–782.00	$703.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,308.00	$1,308.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	677.00	$677.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	515.00	$515.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
830–1000	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,029.17
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1010–1095	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	920.00–1,025.00	$974.62
1015–1145	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1120–1200	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.07
1255–1370	1313	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,240.24

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–135	125	4	135.00–170.00	$149.48	$187	+85.92
110–135	126	4	70.00–80.00	$76.49	$96	+12.93
450	450	1	61.00	$61.00	$274	+6.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	52.50	$52.50	$113	—
350–365	358	2	25.00–30.00	$27.45	$98	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-40.00
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
75	75	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+27.50
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
75	75	1	127.50	$127.50	-2.50
100–125	104	6	170.00–205.00	$182.50	-20.00
125	125	1	142.50	$142.50	-60.00
125	125	1	135.00	$135.00	-67.50
150–175	157	7	220.00–350.00	$262.14	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
870–1050	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,475.00–1,825.00	$1,636.61	—
910–1000	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,290.55	—
960–1000	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,276.02	—
1070–1190	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,875.00–2,075.00	$1,961.66	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1145	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,025.00	$1,988.00	—
1225–1255	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,325.60	—
1250–1260	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,562.85	—
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	200.00–230.00	$214.29	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	22.50	$22.50	-38.33
25	25	4	50.00–57.50	$52.50	-8.33
25	25	1	20.00	$20.00	-40.83
25	25	5	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-28.33
50	50	10	65.00–100.00	$71.75	-58.25
50	50	11	37.50–55.00	$46.14	-83.86
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
50	50	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-82.50

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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	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-5.00
75	75	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+35.00
75	75	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-20.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	—
100	100	—	—	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	—
100	100	—	—	4	100.00–120.00	$113.13	—
100–125	108	—	—	3	80.00–87.50	$82.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	50.00	$50.00	+15.00
50	50	2	130.00	$130.00	+82.50
50	50	7	70.00	$70.00	+22.50
60	60	1	145.00	$145.00	+105.00
60	60	5	80.00	$80.00	+40.00
70–75	73	3	70.00	$70.00	+30.00
85	85	1	80.00	$80.00	+25.83

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	105.00	$105.00	$231	—
295	295	1	37.50	$37.50	$111	—
365	365	1	38.00	$38.00	$139	—
390	390	1	67.50	$67.50	$263	—
480	480	1	50.00	$50.00	$240	—

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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.