Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.21/cwt +16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 577 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.35/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 465 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.00/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 563 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	539	501	419
Feeder cattle	289	310	167
Slaughter cattle	69	77	70
Replacement cattle	40	8	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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
290	290	1	237.50	$237.50	$689	—
320 fancy	320	1	242.50	$242.50	$776	—
325–330	327	6	220.00–230.00	$223.32	$730	+8.32
375–385	380	2	220.00–222.50	$221.23	$841	-4.26
460–463 fancy	462	5	240.00–242.50	$241.00	$1,113	-14.00
463–466 value added	464	7	240.00–246.00	$243.42	$1,129	—
465–475	471	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,013	-8.27
502–505 fancy	503	6	235.00–240.00	$239.16	$1,203	—
540	540	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,174	+6.19
550–588 fancy	577	15	230.00–240.00	$238.71	$1,377	—
577–585	578	12	215.00–220.00	$219.58	$1,269	+5.87
605–615	608	3	217.50–221.00	$219.82	$1,337	+6.79
680	680	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,377	-5.03
700	700	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	190.00–210.00	$199.66	$445	—
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	-2.46
305–345	325	2	190.00–195.00	$192.35	$625	-13.79
350–395	372	3	190.00–205.00	$194.71	$724	-8.44
444	444	8	200.00	$200.00	$888	-5.00
450	450	1	210.00	$210.00	$945	+2.69
550–585	568	3	185.00–205.00	$193.53	$1,099	-6.47

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	182.50	$182.50	$712	-5.03
550–590	577	5	160.00–175.00	$166.61	$961	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	162.50	$162.50	$601	-7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	215.00	$215.00	$516	—
250	250	1	215.00	$215.00	$538	+2.50
305–340 fancy	321	4	220.00–232.50	$225.97	$725	—
340–345	343	2	200.00–215.00	$207.45	$712	—
380–390	385	2	210.00–217.50	$213.80	$823	-3.70
400–440	416	8	205.00–217.50	$209.81	$873	+7.51
455 fancy	455	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,012	—
450–465	459	5	205.00–211.00	$208.69	$958	—
529	529	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,063	-1.03
560 value added	560	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	—
568 fancy	568	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,164	—
570	570	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	+2.43
635	635	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	187.50	$187.50	$488	-12.50
300	300	1	190.00	$190.00	$570	-3.26
475–495	489	5	180.00–197.50	$192.57	$942	+0.31
552	552	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,049	+5.00
680–685	683	3	170.00–171.00	$170.67	$1,166	+3.55

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	170.00	$170.00	$728	+3.98
465	465	1	170.00	$170.00	$790	±0.00
473 value added	473	5	175.00	$175.00	$828	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	+15.00
550–565	557	3	162.50–172.50	$169.12	$942	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	157.50	$157.50	$417	—
340	340	2	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
525	525	1	155.00	$155.00	$814	—
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	434	13	217.50–226.00	$222.46	$965	+3.26
460–485	471	6	215.00–227.50	$222.93	$1,050	+3.59
500–540	525	3	200.00–215.00	$209.90	$1,102	+6.24
575–585	580	2	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,232	-1.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	3	190.00–200.00	$194.96	$907	+0.15
520–525	522	3	185.00–200.00	$191.65	$1,000	+4.15
685	685	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–1015	903	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,081.00–1,218.00	$1,165.46	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
465–755	610	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	628.00–981.00	$846.45	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1300	1032	80-85%	11	80.00–94.00	$88.72	$916	—
935–1415	1202	80-85%	21	97.00–107.00	$102.89	$1,237	+3.50
1290–1470	1382	80-85%	3	112.00–115.00	$113.31	$1,566	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1130	976	85-90%	8	73.00–87.00	$81.38	$794	—
820–1145	1007	85-90%	9	90.00–96.00	$92.83	$935	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1495	1340	75-80%	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,273	—
1200–1705	1453	75-80%	2	100.00–105.00	$102.07	$1,483	—
1440–1500	1470	75-80%	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,646	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,354	-21.92
1025–2155	1583	6	115.00–129.00	$123.31	$1,952	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–700	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,100.00	$946.72
760–895	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	810.00–900.00	$846.82

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–700	658	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	690.00–700.00	$697.09
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	738.00	$738.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,174.00	$1,174.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,267.00	$1,267.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	873.00	$873.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,026.00	$1,026.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,355.00	$1,355.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113–175	135	11	75.00–95.00	$88.94	$120	-1.33
240	240	3	92.50–100.00	$97.50	$234	—
295	295	1	72.50	$72.50	$214	—
315	315	1	40.00	$40.00	$126	—
330	330	1	75.00	$75.00	$248	—

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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	—	—	3	80.00	$80.00	-105.00
70	70	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	175.00	$175.00	-10.00
80	80	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-45.00
100	100	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	+20.00
120	120	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-128.33
150	150	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	-181.67
200	200	—	—	2	450.00–460.00	$455.00	—

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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
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1135–1155	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.44	—
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
800–1150	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,800.00	$1,641.40	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	25.00	$25.00	-30.00
20	20	2	35.00	$35.00	-20.00
30	30	4	47.50–55.00	$51.88	-45.12
40	40	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+10.56
40	40	6	50.00–65.00	$58.33	-56.11
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-103.75
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-128.75
50	50	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	-18.75
60	60	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+2.50
60	60	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	-60.00
70	70	1	167.50	$167.50	+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
70	70	—	—	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-115.00
70–75	71	—	—	4	100.00–102.50	$100.63	-79.37
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	-20.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	3	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-147.86
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	-10.36
100–120	110	—	—	2	92.50–97.50	$95.00	-177.86
100–120	110	—	—	2	102.50–120.00	$111.25	-161.61
120	120	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	+12.14
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	230.00–280.00	$255.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	40.00–42.50	$41.11	+1.11
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
50–57	53	13	50.00–100.00	$70.59	—
60–62	61	11	42.50–60.00	$50.60	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	32.50	$32.50	$151	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100	100	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	—
200	200	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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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.