Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.40/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 526 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $214.99/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 465 lb · 10 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.00/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 560 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	354	588	576
Feeder cattle	198	275	268
Slaughter cattle	65	97	99
Replacement cattle	30	34	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good 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
415 value added	415	3	228.00	$228.00	$946	—
482 value added	482	7	207.50	$207.50	$1,000	—
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	—
550–580	565	2	215.00–220.00	$217.57	$1,229	-4.19
600–607	605	3	200.00–211.00	$207.36	$1,255	+7.36
745	745	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,475	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,110	—
570 value added	570	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	2	180.00	$180.00	$914	—
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	200.00–215.00	$208.05	$572	-3.53
325	325	1	205.00	$205.00	$666	—
380–385	383	2	195.00–200.00	$197.52	$757	-14.98
400–425	416	7	192.50–210.00	$203.52	$847	—
451–470	456	6	200.00–212.50	$209.09	$953	+14.08
500–537	526	19	192.50–200.00	$198.40	$1,044	+6.84
555–561	560	10	192.50–197.50	$197.00	$1,103	—
630	630	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,244	+8.50
660–695	678	2	192.00–194.00	$193.03	$1,309	—
715	715	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,305	—
780	780	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,306	—
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	±0.00
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	-7.50
415–425	420	2	187.50	$187.50	$788	—
485	485	1	185.00	$185.00	$897	-5.00
500–545	520	5	180.00–187.50	$183.49	$954	-1.51
560–580	570	2	170.00–187.50	$178.60	$1,018	-1.40
650–685	668	3	157.50–177.50	$168.16	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–318	317	3	210.00–220.00	$216.69	$687	-2.69
385–395	390	3	190.00–220.00	$209.28	$816	-6.84
455–490	465	10	212.00–218.00	$214.99	$1,000	+10.90
535–545	539	4	195.00–212.50	$207.45	$1,118	—
595	595	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,160	+5.00
640	640	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	—
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
700	700	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	180.00	$180.00	$491	—
420	420	1	182.50	$182.50	$766	—
453–485	465	4	170.00–185.00	$177.70	$826	—
520	520	1	190.00	$190.00	$988	+3.32
605–645	625	2	165.00–170.00	$167.58	$1,047	—
670	670	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,089	-13.71
710–730	720	2	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$1,134	—
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	235.00	$235.00	$576	—
400–430	411	9	225.00–235.00	$231.13	$950	+6.13
535	535	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,150	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1475	1242	80-85%	25	100.00–113.00	$106.99	$1,329	—
1280–1560	1375	80-85%	3	114.00–117.00	$115.13	$1,583	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1060	979	85-90%	6	73.00–91.00	$84.39	$826	-19.60
880–1290	1064	85-90%	12	95.00–108.00	$100.00	$1,064	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1575	1518	75-80%	2	101.00–105.00	$102.92	$1,562	-5.75
1545	1545	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,792	+7.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1280	1123	3	102.50–107.00	$104.50	$1,174	—
910–2055	1541	10	116.00–136.00	$126.50	$1,949	—
1755	1755	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,510	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–890	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–98.00	$93.77	$790

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1255	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,455.27
990–1200	1106	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,375.00–1,900.00	$1,558.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1035–1240	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,258.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,324

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–150	126	9	80.00–95.00	$86.85	$109	+51.85
275	275	1	97.50	$97.50	$268	+20.44
490	490	1	62.00	$62.00	$304	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+55.00
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	+95.00
125	125	1	157.50	$157.50	-2.50
175	175	2	180.00–295.00	$237.50	—

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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
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	+775.00
720–1155	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,950.00	$1,682.28	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	57.00	$57.00	$228	—
562	562	2	85.00	$85.00	$478	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	80.00	$80.00	-15.00
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	+30.00
60	60	2	120.00	$120.00	+30.00

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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	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-72.50
150	150	—	—	1	255.00	$255.00	—
150–175	158	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	3	250.00–295.00	$266.58	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
14	14	10	20.00	$20.00	-10.00
17	17	8	30.00	$30.00	±0.00
55	55	6	22.50	$22.50	-47.50
70–77	74	4	80.00–107.50	$93.75	+23.75

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	67.50	$67.50	$148	—
545	545	1	54.00	$54.00	$294	-8.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	375.00	$375.00	—

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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.