Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.31/cwt ≈ $1,055/hd at 490 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.21/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 370 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $228.22/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 489 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	533	453	428
Feeder cattle	338	280	203
Slaughter cattle	47	37	44
Replacement cattle	11	8	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sale. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	3	242.50	$242.50	$987	—
479–497	489	15	222.50–235.00	$228.22	$1,116	—
545	545	3	220.00–229.00	$226.00	$1,232	—
570–590	581	8	220.00–227.50	$223.20	$1,297	—
635–636	636	8	210.00–229.00	$226.63	$1,441	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	217.50	$217.50	$620	—
370	370	1	212.50	$212.50	$786	+5.15
460–465	463	2	205.00–215.00	$210.03	$972	+2.53
578	578	12	218.00	$218.00	$1,260	—
625–640	633	2	200.00–207.50	$203.71	$1,289	—
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
701	701	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,437	—
765	765	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	-0.42
615	615	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,153	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395–397	397	14	210.00	$210.00	$834	—
405–438	430	4	205.00–210.00	$206.18	$887	—
490	490	16	215.00–220.00	$215.31	$1,055	—
500	500	7	209.00	$209.00	$1,045	—
555–565	558	6	200.00–213.00	$208.63	$1,164	—
603	603	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,212	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	-10.00
350–395	370	15	190.00–205.00	$198.21	$733	-4.29
430–445	436	4	190.00–195.00	$191.90	$837	-4.21
450–486	479	5	190.00–200.00	$198.12	$949	+2.35
605–628	615	9	187.50–197.50	$192.50	$1,184	+8.42
650–695	661	6	180.00–190.00	$186.29	$1,231	+6.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	182.50–185.00	$183.80	$612	+3.80
370–385	378	3	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$690	—
435–440	438	2	177.50–185.00	$181.23	$794	+1.23
465–490	480	7	170.00–180.00	$175.76	$844	—
505–525	515	3	170.00–180.00	$176.73	$910	—
555–595	568	4	170.00–185.00	$175.55	$997	—
600	600	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	210.00–215.00	$212.54	$723	-2.46
350–385	372	3	190.00–200.00	$193.45	$720	-36.55
400–435	421	5	190.00–200.00	$194.42	$819	-17.45
455–485	473	6	190.00–205.00	$198.85	$941	-8.06
500–545	518	4	190.00–200.00	$195.05	$1,010	-6.10
565–595	584	6	190.00–200.00	$192.87	$1,126	—
605	605	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,180	+6.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	215	5	190.00–200.00	$195.49	$420	—
310–345	323	3	190.00–195.00	$191.62	$619	—
355–395	376	4	185.00–195.00	$187.97	$707	—
400–405	403	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$735	-3.62
480–485	483	2	180.00	$180.00	$869	-9.06
645	645	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,145	—
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–520	515	3	205.00–212.50	$208.34	$1,073	—
550–598	582	3	205.00–215.00	$211.85	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,246.00	$1,246.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1435	1169	80-85%	19	99.00–116.00	$109.54	$1,281	—
930–1450	1228	80-85%	5	122.00–149.00	$136.38	$1,675	+28.57
1300	1300	80-85%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,248	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1055	986	85-90%	4	97.00–106.00	$103.28	$1,018	—
905–1290	1053	85-90%	3	80.00–94.00	$86.85	$915	-9.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1715	1605	75-80%	4	108.00–115.00	$110.93	$1,780	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,142	—
840–1875	1277	8	118.00–129.00	$126.38	$1,614	—
1425–1550	1488	2	133.00–141.00	$136.83	$2,036	+12.67

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–790	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	528.00–672.00	$625.37
735	735	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	533.00	$533.00
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	619.00	$619.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00
785–870	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	765.00–827.00	$797.59
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,296.00	$1,296.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–180	167	3	70.00–92.50	$80.40	$134	+40.40
140–196	184	11	50.00–62.50	$59.24	$109	-18.83
200–282	243	13	60.00–80.00	$65.12	$158	—
280–298	292	3	50.00	$50.00	$146	-23.55
320–340	330	5	50.00–57.50	$53.02	$175	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	5.00	$5.00	$23	—
550	550	1	7.50	$7.50	$41	—
610	610	1	17.50	$17.50	$107	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	85.00	$85.00	—
70	70	—	—	3	130.00–140.00	$133.33	-1.05
80	80	—	—	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+37.08
100	100	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-135.00
100	100	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-145.00
120	120	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-33.75
120–130	125	—	—	2	190.00–230.00	$210.00	+76.25
150	150	—	—	2	300.00–390.00	$345.00	+45.00
150	150	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-135.00

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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
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00	$130.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	30.00–40.00	$32.92	-19.58
30	30	3	50.00–60.00	$55.83	+3.33
40	40	6	72.50–80.00	$78.75	+8.75
40	40	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+62.50
50	50	6	90.00–110.00	$100.00	-5.42
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.00

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	-43.33
80	80	—	—	4	67.50–90.00	$78.75	-0.25
80	80	—	—	3	120.00	$120.00	+41.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	202.50	$202.50	+123.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+6.25
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–187.50	$178.75	+55.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	100.00–115.00	$108.33	-15.42
100–120	107	—	—	3	65.00–97.50	$85.83	-37.92
120	120	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+36.25
130	130	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	-18.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	27.50	$27.50	-22.50
66	66	4	40.00	$40.00	-32.50
87	87	5	70.00	$70.00	-2.50
91	91	5	75.00	$75.00	+2.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–395	365	2	45.00–50.00	$47.71	$174	—
420–470	448	3	45.00–50.00	$48.31	$216	—
500	500	1	40.00	$40.00	$200	—

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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	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	+90.00
130	130	1	290.00	$290.00	+65.00
150	150	1	355.00	$355.00	—

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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.