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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $161.98/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 526 452
Feeder cattle 165 280 158
Slaughter cattle 58 50 53
Replacement cattle 2 12 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 230.00 $230.00 $835 +15.00
410–435 422 3 220.00–227.50 $224.20 $946 +4.83
500–505 504 4 212.50–225.00 $218.63 $1,102 +6.79
618 618 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 +8.63
655 655 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 -10.00
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 +20.47
450–460 455 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $944 +13.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
475–485 480 2 170.00–172.50 $171.24 $822 +1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 318 6 170.00–180.00 $178.19 $567 +18.19
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 —
520–530 525 10 160.00–170.00 $161.98 $850 -5.52
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 —
633–645 635 5 170.00–172.50 $170.51 $1,083 -1.99
670–680 675 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–388 379 7 200.00–212.50 $204.01 $773 -0.29
425 425 1 197.50 $197.50 $839 ±0.00
462–485 467 7 200.00–207.50 $205.30 $959 +10.15
515 515 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,043 ±0.00
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 ±0.00
370–395 383 2 190.00–192.50 $191.29 $733 +4.64
410–440 427 3 180.00–195.00 $189.10 $807 —
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 +4.00
510–548 534 5 190.00–200.00 $195.01 $1,041 +11.92
595 595 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
350–375 363 2 205.00–207.50 $206.29 $749 -3.71
400–410 407 3 210.00–220.00 $213.28 $868 +13.28
460–495 478 2 212.50–227.50 $220.27 $1,053 +13.28
510–545 528 2 205.00–212.50 $208.63 $1,102 +9.90
565–580 573 2 202.50–207.50 $204.97 $1,174 +7.47
620–645 635 4 192.50–210.00 $197.89 $1,257 —
777 777 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 -15.97
400–445 422 5 180.00–192.50 $187.93 $793 +4.18
460–463 462 4 190.00–200.00 $194.36 $898 +6.86
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 +10.00
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 -20.00
620–645 633 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 160.00 $160.00 $928 -7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1340 1131 80-85% 11 94.00–109.00 $102.52 $1,160 +13.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–835 783 85-90% 4 60.00–86.00 $70.85 $555 —
915–1405 1118 85-90% 6 93.00–112.00 $102.55 $1,147 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1520 1387 3 119.00–126.00 $123.19 $1,709 +12.85
1570 1570 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,727 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 2 80.00 $80.00 $84 +37.50
115–120 116 4 20.00–35.00 $23.87 $28 -18.63
120 120 2 60.00 $60.00 $72 +17.50
113–195 161 12 40.00–60.00 $55.45 $89 —
235 235 1 20.00 $20.00 $47 -50.54
257–285 263 8 60.00 $60.00 $158 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 30.00 $30.00 $58 —
280–295 288 2 20.00–30.00 $24.87 $72 —
310 310 1 20.00 $20.00 $62 —
455 455 1 2.00 $2.00 $9 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 200.00 $200.00 +15.83
60 60 —— 1 115.00 $115.00 -69.17
70 70 —— 3 130.00–145.00 $138.33 -49.17
80 80 —— 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 +12.50
90 90 —— 4 195.00–205.00 $198.75 +28.75
120 120 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 +60.00
150 150 —— 1 255.00 $255.00 +35.00
150 150 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 370.00 $370.00 +150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
665–830 748 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–875.00 $863.88 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 20.00 $20.00 -25.00
30 30 1 75.00 $75.00 +6.25
30 30 3 30.00–50.00 $37.50 -31.25
40 40 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 +28.33
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 -70.00
50 50 1 145.00 $145.00 -5.00
50 50 1 170.00 $170.00 +20.00
50 50 3 140.00–155.00 $150.00 ±0.00
60 60 2 165.00–175.00 $170.00 +28.00
70 70 4 180.00–190.00 $187.50 +17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 —— 5 140.00–155.00 $145.00 ±0.00
50 50 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 -45.00
60 60 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 +45.00
60 60 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -25.00
60 60 —— 1 200.00 $200.00 +55.00
80 80 —— 6 170.00–185.00 $178.33 -11.67
80 80 —— 1 67.50 $67.50 -122.50
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 +30.00
90 90 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 -85.00
100 100 —— 2 67.50–87.50 $77.50 -57.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 8 5.00 $5.00 -20.00
30–38 35 23 10.00–17.50 $15.02 -9.98
40–49 46 32 10.00–17.50 $15.60 -21.90
50 50 5 50.00 $50.00 -7.50
51 51 14 15.00 $15.00 -42.50
53–58 56 9 30.00–40.00 $36.86 +0.63
62–65 64 6 20.00–25.00 $22.56 -37.44
66 66 7 50.00 $50.00 -10.00
75–78 77 8 27.50–30.00 $29.70 -20.30
81 81 3 37.50 $37.50 -12.50
91–92 91 5 50.00 $50.00 -6.32
90–93 92 5 30.00–40.00 $38.04 -18.28
100 100 1 62.50 $62.50 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 30.00 $30.00 $111 —
395 395 2 30.00 $30.00 $118 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 130.00 $130.00 -45.00
70 70 3 70.00 $70.00 -105.00
100–120 110 2 210.00–240.00 $225.00 —
110–120 115 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 —

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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.