Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.99/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 482 lb · 25 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.25/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 674 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.85/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 376 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	658	350	623
Feeder cattle	362	203	381
Slaughter cattle	120	53	127
Replacement cattle	64	7	41

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
230–240	236	4	200.00–220.00	$214.92	$507	—
280–285	283	2	220.00–232.50	$226.31	$640	—
300–340	313	7	200.00–220.00	$211.67	$663	+11.67
350–390	369	10	200.00–225.00	$216.22	$798	+6.22
455	455	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$967	-13.78
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	+10.00
661	661	9	190.00	$190.00	$1,256	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	—
715	715	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$1,162	—
825 value added	825	11	158.00	$158.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
265–280	273	2	190.00–195.00	$192.57	$526	—
340	340	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$629	—
365–380	373	2	190.00–195.00	$192.45	$718	-2.55
405–425	415	2	190.00	$190.00	$788	—
660–665	663	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	155.00	$155.00	$426	—
315	315	1	165.00	$165.00	$520	+15.00
375	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	+11.00
405–420	413	2	150.00–162.50	$156.14	$645	+2.41
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	187.50	$187.50	$441	+2.50
255–295	275	5	180.00–190.00	$187.93	$517	+12.93
300–325	308	4	180.00–190.00	$183.88	$566	—
355–360	358	2	180.00–190.00	$185.03	$662	+1.69
415–445	434	4	180.00–185.00	$183.73	$797	+2.14
450–496	477	7	170.00–182.00	$175.19	$836	-2.69
500–530	523	6	175.00–180.00	$176.63	$924	-0.17
550–585	563	3	170.00–175.00	$172.94	$974	-0.81
588 value added	588	13	181.00	$181.00	$1,064	—
610–615	613	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,011	+5.00
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	-0.51
675 value added	675	21	165.50	$165.50	$1,117	—
700	700	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,138	—
740 value added	740	8	159.00	$159.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	200.00–210.00	$204.89	$471	—
260–265	262	3	200.00–212.50	$206.62	$541	—
305–345	325	4	197.50–207.50	$201.86	$656	+0.26
350–390	376	16	190.00–202.00	$198.85	$748	+1.47
411 value added	411	10	200.00	$200.00	$822	—
410–435	423	4	190.00	$190.00	$804	±0.00
460–495	474	5	185.00–190.00	$188.96	$896	—
484 value added	484	20	194.00	$194.00	$939	—
530	530	1	185.00	$185.00	$980	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	160.00–170.00	$164.87	$618	-2.70
430–445	438	2	150.00–170.00	$159.83	$700	+1.72
530–540	535	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$863	+6.19
560–565	561	4	162.00–162.50	$162.38	$911	+2.38
640–645	643	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$981	—
775	775	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
305–340	322	3	145.00–155.00	$149.90	$483	—
455–465	460	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$678	+7.47
570–575	573	2	145.00–147.50	$146.26	$838	+8.76
653	653	3	143.00	$143.00	$934	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	222.50	$222.50	$979	+12.74
498	498	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,051	+4.43
515–545	526	5	197.50–216.00	$205.12	$1,079	—
555	555	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,177	-5.42
605	605	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,225	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	195.00	$195.00	$819	+13.73
450–475	465	3	170.00–187.50	$179.01	$832	-0.99
560–575	568	2	182.50–190.00	$186.20	$1,058	+1.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	150.00	$150.00	$720	±0.00
535	535	1	155.00	$155.00	$829	—
700	700	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	—
740	740	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,221	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1295	1008	80-85%	16	63.00–87.00	$81.59	$822	—
920–1450	1122	80-85%	21	89.00–99.00	$94.13	$1,056	—
1115–1370	1273	80-85%	3	100.00–103.00	$101.77	$1,296	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1115	993	85-90%	8	69.00–84.00	$75.62	$751	—
970–1315	1089	85-90%	4	87.50–92.00	$89.57	$975	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,602	—
1475–1720	1598	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$92.92	$1,485	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1295	1130	3	90.00–103.00	$96.71	$1,093	—
795–1430	1195	4	107.00–118.00	$112.86	$1,349	—
1665–2145	1964	4	121.00–128.00	$124.25	$2,440	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–905	876	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	613.00–748.00	$691.93
765–990	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	786.00–831.00	$810.91

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–775	731	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	407.00–552.00	$502.37

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–820	771	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	607.00–683.00	$655.82
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	612.00	$612.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	858.00	$858.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	499.00	$499.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–940	898	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$777.37
835–990	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–975.00	$941.73
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
920–1095	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–975.00	$845.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–785	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	795.00–850.00	$822.15

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	511.00	$511.00
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–150	117	6	55.00–60.00	$56.61	$66	-20.18
200–270	250	4	45.00–70.00	$54.05	$135	—
415	415	1	32.50	$32.50	$135	-7.50
415–490	441	4	40.00–47.50	$44.21	$195	+4.21

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	5.00	$5.00	$28	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	+90.00
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	+105.00
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
75	75	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	+68.75
100	100	3	175.00–182.50	$177.50	-20.00
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	-67.50
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	+16.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
645–725	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,174.41	—
680–765	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,102.94	—
735–795	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1040	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,108.29	—
950–990	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,020.00–1,275.00	$1,144.87	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	7	52.50–57.50	$53.21	+10.48
25	25	4	27.50–37.50	$35.00	-7.73
25	25	15	40.00–50.00	$44.83	+2.10
50	50	3	95.00–100.00	$98.33	-1.67
50	50	4	50.00–57.50	$51.88	-48.12
50	50	9	70.00–85.00	$73.61	-26.39
50	50	1	30.00	$30.00	-70.00
50	50	3	107.50–120.00	$115.83	+15.83
50	50	1	35.00	$35.00	-65.00

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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	85.00	$85.00	-80.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-65.00
75	75	—	—	5	52.50–92.50	$76.50	-103.50
75	75	—	—	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-67.50
100	100	—	—	5	80.00–92.50	$85.50	—
100–125	108	—	—	3	100.00–130.00	$116.67	—
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	220.00–300.00	$260.00	—
100–125	113	—	—	2	150.00–180.00	$165.00	—
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	45.00	$45.00	$119	—
420	420	1	23.00	$23.00	$97	—
565	565	1	40.00	$40.00	$226	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.