Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 29, 2023

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.01/cwt +10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 477 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $222.46/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 427 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $221.76/cwt +25.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	588	307	472
Feeder cattle	275	201	174
Slaughter cattle	97	41	100
Replacement cattle	34	33	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to too few comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation,

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	206.00	$206.00	$690	—
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—
400–443	427	19	207.50–230.00	$222.46	$950	+8.78
455–490	473	3	200.00–210.00	$203.45	$962	—
505	505	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,124	+19.99
565–580	570	12	215.00–230.00	$221.76	$1,264	+25.45
640	640	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,280	+17.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	195.00	$195.00	$780	+15.00
555–590	573	2	177.50–187.50	$182.65	$1,047	—
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 fancy	275	1	290.00	$290.00	$798	±0.00
505	505	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	+25.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	203.00–220.00	$211.58	$546	—
393	393	3	212.50	$212.50	$835	+22.50
470–485	477	22	189.00–200.00	$195.01	$930	+10.47
510–545	523	5	185.00–200.00	$191.56	$1,002	+11.56
612	612	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	190.00	$190.00	$500	—
365	365	7	197.50	$197.50	$721	—
455–460	458	2	190.00	$190.00	$870	—
500–515	513	6	185.00	$185.00	$949	+11.66
581	581	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,046	—
600–640	619	5	180.00–182.50	$180.52	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	-10.26
515	515	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	-10.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	235.00	$235.00	$693	—
315–345	333	3	211.00–225.00	$219.38	$731	+14.37
370–390	382	5	200.00–220.00	$216.12	$826	+11.12
400–445	417	6	200.00–225.00	$211.35	$881	+3.81
460–490	481	6	200.00–215.00	$204.09	$982	+2.36
585	585	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	522	3	185.00–190.00	$186.68	$974	+3.29
575–578	577	3	185.00–187.50	$185.83	$1,072	+0.83
650–695	673	2	175.00–177.50	$176.21	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	225.00	$225.00	$900	+6.21
460	460	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1285	1112	80-85%	17	81.00–96.00	$90.03	$1,001	—
1000–1520	1158	80-85%	20	98.00–117.00	$104.04	$1,205	-1.67
1320	1320	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,584	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–985	871	85-90%	17	80.00–92.00	$86.79	$756	—
920–980	953	85-90%	3	100.00–106.00	$103.99	$991	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,368	—
1355–1720	1538	75-80%	4	108.00–110.00	$108.67	$1,671	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1430	1278	7	108.00–116.00	$112.27	$1,435	—
1115–1710	1475	7	120.00–130.00	$123.74	$1,825	+1.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–800	745	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–170.00	$161.28	$1,202

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–850	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–1,025.00	$941.54
845–1285	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,248.82
955–1215	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	950.00–1,250.00	$1,132.17
935–1295	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,355.70

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	2	30.00–40.00	$35.00	$46	-39.55
120–188	147	19	75.00–87.50	$79.85	$117	+5.30
130–175	155	11	47.50–70.00	$61.70	$96	—
235–275	250	4	75.00–82.50	$77.06	$193	—
300–320	305	4	70.00–82.50	$73.28	$224	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	+20.00
70	70	3	70.00–85.00	$75.00	-120.00
70	70	5	130.00–135.00	$132.00	-63.00
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	-45.00
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-20.00
120	120	1	160.00	$160.00	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
890–920	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,539.78	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–870	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.83	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	18	25.00–35.00	$31.11	+1.11
30	30	2	95.00	$95.00	+65.00
30	30	5	45.00–60.00	$49.00	+19.00
40	40	1	115.00	$115.00	+85.00
40	40	13	65.00–75.00	$70.38	+40.38
50	50	7	85.00–110.00	$90.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	48	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–180.00	$166.00	—
50	50	—	—	5	125.00–140.00	$133.00	+68.00
50	50	—	—	9	40.00–60.00	$52.22	-12.78
80	80	—	—	4	150.00–160.00	$152.50	+17.50
80	80	—	—	7	100.00–115.00	$109.29	-25.71
80	80	—	—	17	70.00–90.00	$77.94	-57.06
100	100	—	—	3	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+25.00
100	100	—	—	4	150.00–170.00	$165.00	+65.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
19	19	4	30.00	$30.00	-33.67
35	35	1	22.50	$22.50	-41.17
70	70	7	70.00	$70.00	—
80	80	4	70.00–77.50	$71.88	—
85	85	1	45.00	$45.00	—
95	95	1	70.00	$70.00	—
100	100	2	50.00–75.00	$62.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	45.00	$45.00	$178	—
515	515	1	62.50	$62.50	$322	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
100	100	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	—

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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.