Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	709	541	442
Feeder cattle	354	379	210
Slaughter cattle	144	52	96
Replacement cattle	57	3	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steadly. Slaughter cows were steadly, slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. ** A light demand for cattle with excessive hair **

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	235.00	$235.00	$623	—
290	290	1	215.00	$215.00	$624	-5.00
310–345	321	7	200.00–220.00	$208.61	$670	—
350–395	367	9	200.00–205.00	$201.86	$741	-11.86
455–475 fancy	465	2	220.00–237.50	$228.56	$1,063	+13.02
495	495	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,040	+5.00
500–520	510	2	210.00–213.00	$211.47	$1,078	+0.76
575	575	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,222	—
620	620	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,228	+4.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	3	190.00–197.50	$192.51	$545	—
315–345	330	2	185.00–190.00	$187.39	$618	—
365–395	381	4	185.00–197.50	$190.10	$724	+0.13
405–440	423	2	180.00–185.00	$182.40	$772	-2.60
455–480	468	3	183.00–195.00	$190.77	$893	+3.79
525–533	532	6	180.00–190.00	$188.35	$1,002	+13.35
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	—
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	—
335–340	338	2	172.00–172.50	$172.25	$582	-2.75
385	385	1	172.50	$172.50	$664	—
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	—
455	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	—
561	561	5	170.00	$170.00	$954	±0.00
685	685	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$1,147	—
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
260	260	1	165.00	$165.00	$429	+15.00
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	—
375–395	388	3	160.00–167.50	$164.24	$637	+14.24
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	—
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
515	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	+5.00
550–580	565	3	150.00–160.00	$154.96	$876	—
620	620	1	150.00	$150.00	$930	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	190.00–195.00	$192.45	$462	—
270–295	288	4	195.00–200.00	$198.74	$572	—
320–340	330	4	190.00–200.00	$194.94	$643	-3.32
360–395	383	4	190.00–200.00	$194.87	$746	—
440	440	1	190.00	$190.00	$836	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	3	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$573	+5.02
375–395	385	2	167.50–172.50	$170.06	$655	+15.06
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	+10.00
470–495	487	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$804	-5.00

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	-10.00
265–285	275	2	180.00	$180.00	$495	-10.00
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	±0.00
395	395	2	182.50–185.00	$183.75	$726	+2.10
420	420	1	187.50	$187.50	$788	+7.51
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	155.00–160.00	$157.34	$503	+7.34
350	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	+15.00
455–470	462	3	150.00–155.00	$151.66	$701	-0.81
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	416	6	165.00–172.50	$168.75	$702	-1.25
505–530	518	2	170.00–172.50	$171.22	$887	—
580	580	1	162.50	$162.50	$942	—
622	622	7	163.00	$163.00	$1,014	—
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	3	175.00–187.50	$183.30	$774	-2.89
450–490	474	4	180.00–190.00	$187.63	$889	+3.26
510	510	1	182.50	$182.50	$931	+2.50
610–640	625	2	175.00–187.50	$181.10	$1,132	+7.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	155.00–160.00	$157.57	$659	+12.57
460–480	470	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	$721	+8.38
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	-5.06
525–540	533	2	195.00–202.50	$198.80	$1,060	+5.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	996.00	$996.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1410	1146	80-85%	30	68.00–87.00	$81.03	$929	-15.91
860–1475	1181	80-85%	34	88.00–105.00	$94.43	$1,115	—
1135–1390	1263	80-85%	2	106.00–112.00	$109.30	$1,380	+4.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1150	1028	85-90%	15	83.00–93.00	$86.60	$890	—
880–1280	1051	85-90%	27	65.00–82.00	$76.55	$805	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	75-80%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,545	—
1510–1610	1560	75-80%	2	106.00–111.00	$108.58	$1,694	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1580	1458	4	110.00–112.00	$111.46	$1,625	—
1480	1480	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,524	—
1725–1910	1818	2	124.00–125.00	$124.53	$2,264	-1.27

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	665.00–670.00	$667.50
800–895	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	603.00–662.00	$635.70

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–820	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	554.00–574.00	$566.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–995	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–760.00	$737.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,206.00	$1,206.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	608.00	$608.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
940–1075	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	755.00–900.00	$851.14
1045–1065	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1240	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,050.00	$977.31
1215–1365	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,142.00–1,325.00	$1,226.29
1270–1315	1293	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	693.00	$693.00
870–915	893	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	641.00–661.00	$650.75

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–166	143	12	42.50–57.50	$50.22	$72	—
120–155	144	10	62.50–75.00	$65.98	$95	—
205–260	227	3	62.50–77.50	$68.90	$156	+9.00
330	330	1	50.00	$50.00	$165	+5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
75	75	—	—	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-55.00
100	100	—	—	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-85.00
150	150	—	—	2	200.00–295.00	$247.50	-7.50
150	150	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	-95.00

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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
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
855–955	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,079.14	—
905–1090	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$977.32	—
1000–1270	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,219.42	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
800–865	833	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$712.99	—
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
998–1300	1122	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,365.91	+140.91

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	-25.00

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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	8	150.00–200.00	$176.25	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	180.00	$180.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	7	25.00–37.50	$34.64	+9.64
25	25	10	40.00–60.00	$49.75	+24.75
50	50	3	100.00–120.00	$110.00	+10.00
75	75	1	145.00	$145.00	+15.00

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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	1	230.00	$230.00	+67.50
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+45.00
75	75	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
75	75	—	—	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-7.50
100	100	—	—	3	130.00–145.00	$138.33	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	—
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	—
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	—
100–125	114	—	—	7	150.00–190.00	$168.57	—
150	150	—	—	3	210.00–245.00	$221.67	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22–28	26	33	32.50–40.00	$37.25	+2.25
32	32	7	45.00	$45.00	+10.00
48	48	3	47.50	$47.50	-10.00
55	55	3	50.00	$50.00	-2.50
65	65	1	42.50	$42.50	-10.00
65	65	4	60.00–65.00	$62.50	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	30.00	$30.00	$117	+9.98
395	395	1	20.00	$20.00	$79	-0.02
440–470	455	2	30.00–42.50	$36.04	$164	+17.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-18.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	113	2	200.00–255.00	$227.50	—

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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.