Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.07/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 378 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.23/cwt +15.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 531 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.34/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 373 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	555	222	283
Feeder cattle	388	123	111
Slaughter cattle	42	30	61
Replacement cattle	21	15	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to good 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
245 fancy	245	1	220.00	$220.00	$539	—
285	285	1	212.50	$212.50	$606	-7.50
305–325 fancy	318	3	220.00–237.50	$226.81	$721	—
300–340	320	3	202.50–215.00	$208.91	$669	-9.43
350–385	362	12	202.50–215.00	$211.30	$765	+11.30
397 fancy	397	10	224.00	$224.00	$889	+0.67
405–430	422	3	197.50–215.00	$206.65	$872	+1.47
445 fancy	445	6	221.00	$221.00	$983	-6.50
450–490	473	3	200.00–210.00	$204.86	$969	-2.98
513–520	514	6	209.00–213.00	$209.67	$1,078	+4.67
530–542 fancy	541	10	222.50–227.00	$226.56	$1,226	—
575 fancy	575	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,334	—
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	±0.00

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	—
350–380	365	2	180.00–192.50	$185.99	$679	—
410–440	425	2	185.00–190.00	$187.59	$797	—
500–530	515	3	180.00–190.00	$183.43	$945	—
555	555	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,054	—
640	640	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	150.00–155.00	$152.30	$332	—
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	±0.00
360–365	363	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$590	+12.48
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—
550–575	563	2	150.00–152.50	$151.28	$852	—
605–630	618	2	150.00–157.50	$153.67	$950	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	172.50–175.00	$173.76	$535	—
365–385	375	2	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
405	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	—
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225 fancy	215	2	222.50	$222.50	$478	+12.50
230	230	1	195.00	$195.00	$448	—
253–288	273	6	200.00–211.00	$204.88	$559	—
315–340	323	3	190.00–207.50	$200.19	$647	+0.54
341 fancy	341	3	210.00	$210.00	$716	—
350–380	365	9	195.00–205.00	$199.98	$730	+2.48
387 fancy	387	5	215.00	$215.00	$832	—
405–440	419	5	190.00–196.00	$193.90	$812	+2.90
455–473	466	7	190.00–195.00	$194.30	$905	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$471	—
320	320	1	182.50	$182.50	$584	—
355–390	373	2	177.50–180.00	$178.69	$667	—
400–440	422	3	180.00–185.00	$182.42	$770	+2.42
450–470	457	3	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$834	+7.59
527–545	532	10	175.00–180.00	$178.46	$949	—
575–580	579	6	170.00–175.00	$171.24	$991	+1.24

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
330	330	1	162.50	$162.50	$536	—
470–481	478	4	165.00–170.00	$168.77	$807	+18.77
505–510	508	2	160.00–167.50	$163.77	$832	+13.77
555–565	560	2	155.00–167.50	$161.31	$903	+6.31
610	610	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,006	+15.00
684	684	8	153.00	$153.00	$1,047	+1.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	135.00–142.50	$138.55	$381	—
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
360–375	368	2	147.50–150.00	$148.78	$548	+4.94
415–420	418	2	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$632	+21.26
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	+30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	5	182.50–190.00	$186.50	$781	—
450–490	467	5	180.00–190.00	$184.03	$859	+4.03
505–545	524	4	180.00–185.00	$182.49	$956	—
575–595	585	2	180.00–190.00	$185.09	$1,083	+2.54
610–635	623	2	177.50–185.00	$181.33	$1,130	—
660–665	663	2	175.00–185.00	$180.02	$1,194	—
720	720	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	222.00	$222.00	$899	—
405–440	423	2	202.50–210.00	$206.41	$873	-3.62
465 fancy	465	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,028	—
470–495	483	4	202.50–212.50	$206.22	$996	-2.42
505–535	520	3	202.50–210.00	$206.62	$1,074	+4.10
565	565	4	199.00	$199.00	$1,124	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	170.00–172.50	$171.26	$805	—
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	+5.00
555–590	574	8	160.00–172.50	$166.84	$958	+6.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	—
475–495	485	2	137.50–150.00	$143.62	$697	—
530	530	1	160.00	$160.00	$848	—
575	575	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$848	—
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
715–985	872	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,114.00–1,231.00	$1,166.27	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–860	781	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	812.00–944.00	$853.61	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–725	695	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	634.00–699.00	$657.62	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1030	879	85-90%	6	70.00–82.00	$74.80	$657	—
780–1175	979	85-90%	17	88.00–96.00	$92.42	$905	+19.19

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,251	—
915–1365	1109	80-85%	7	86.00–92.00	$89.88	$997	—
965–1355	1183	80-85%	11	95.00–105.00	$98.65	$1,167	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1755	1548	75-80%	3	95.00–96.00	$95.32	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1830	1346	7	104.00–113.00	$108.19	$1,456	—
1570	1570	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,010	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–850	758	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	723.00–732.00	$726.95
730–1035	841	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	952.00–975.00	$963.37
770–980	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,020.00–1,058.00	$1,041.28

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–170	162	8	62.50–82.50	$73.47	$119	+3.47
200	200	1	60.00	$60.00	$120	-12.84
272	272	2	62.50	$62.50	$170	—
355	355	1	40.00	$40.00	$142	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	137.50	$137.50	-30.00
75	75	2	132.50	$132.50	-35.00
100	100	2	120.00–127.50	$123.75	-36.25
100–125	103	9	150.00–210.00	$195.56	+35.56
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	-70.00
150	150	2	225.00–300.00	$262.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	60.00	$60.00	—
25	25	9	35.00–45.00	$37.50	—
25	25	4	42.50–50.00	$45.00	—
25	25	3	37.50	$37.50	—
50	50	8	100.00–120.00	$111.88	-28.12
50	50	4	30.00–47.50	$40.00	-100.00
50	50	6	67.50–95.00	$79.17	-60.83
75	75	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	±0.00

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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	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-45.00
75	75	—	—	3	130.00	$130.00	-20.00
75	75	—	—	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	-37.50
75	75	—	—	1	67.50	$67.50	-82.50
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	4	92.50–100.00	$95.00	-55.00
100–125	107	—	—	7	155.00–185.00	$170.00	+20.00
100–125	117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	195.00–240.00	$210.00	+60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	44.00	$44.00	—
86	86	4	57.50	$57.50	—
100	100	3	72.50	$72.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	57.50	$57.50	$161	+22.50
315	315	1	60.00	$60.00	$189	+23.84
395	395	1	40.00	$40.00	$158	-22.50
435	435	1	40.00	$40.00	$174	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	—
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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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.