Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $216.01/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	523	284	564
Feeder cattle	262	128	354
Slaughter cattle	88	92	79
Replacement cattle	5	14	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week o feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
372	372	3	232.50	$232.50	$865	—
425–440	433	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$964	—
480–495	490	4	220.00–227.50	$224.36	$1,099	—
500–510	505	2	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	2	215.00	$215.00	$477	—
250	250	1	215.00	$215.00	$538	—
480	480	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,008	+30.00
610	610	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	210.00	$210.00	$578	—
315	315	1	215.00	$215.00	$677	—
350–363	358	7	200.00–211.00	$206.90	$741	+6.90
400–409	407	5	195.00–200.00	$195.98	$798	—
455–485	476	8	190.00–202.50	$196.13	$934	+1.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	187.50–195.00	$191.25	$564	+1.25
310–320	318	4	190.00–198.00	$196.05	$623	—
370–390	380	3	195.00	$195.00	$741	—
410–425	415	3	185.00–192.50	$189.21	$785	+4.21
458	458	1	190.00	$190.00	$870	+16.52
520	520	1	187.50	$187.50	$975	+12.50
550	550	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,031	—
625–632	631	7	176.00–181.00	$180.15	$1,137	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	225.00–230.00	$227.59	$626	-2.41
330–345	336	4	220.00–225.00	$222.51	$748	-6.41
350–385	376	7	225.00–232.50	$228.52	$859	—
400–445	428	8	207.50–220.00	$213.13	$912	—
455–490	469	10	205.00–220.00	$216.01	$1,013	+1.01
500–530	518	3	200.00–205.00	$201.69	$1,045	-4.71
565–575	571	5	197.50–210.00	$202.48	$1,156	+2.48
610–625	614	4	192.50–195.00	$193.14	$1,186	+3.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
318–345	323	5	185.00–210.00	$190.33	$615	-9.67
380–390	385	2	200.00–202.50	$201.27	$775	-2.59
420–435	428	2	187.50–195.00	$191.32	$819	-3.62
460–485	468	8	180.00–195.00	$189.64	$888	-6.55
510–520	515	3	190.00–192.50	$190.84	$983	—
552	552	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1175	1094	80-85%	5	75.00–87.00	$80.45	$880	—
1015–1410	1196	80-85%	13	90.00–102.00	$93.90	$1,123	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–970	861	85-90%	13	71.00–85.00	$79.21	$682	—
980	980	85-90%	1	89.00	$89.00	$872	+3.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,071	—
1550	1550	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1810	1373	5	93.00–113.00	$103.93	$1,427	—
1220–2245	1786	4	114.00–123.00	$118.61	$2,118	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
143–170	150	4	62.50–67.50	$63.92	$96	-34.88
130–188	151	20	70.00–102.50	$79.97	$121	-18.83
218–293	253	20	70.00–85.00	$75.94	$192	+28.44
215–295	255	2	50.00–52.50	$51.05	$130	+3.55
310–355	323	4	67.50–77.50	$70.50	$228	—
325–390	357	3	50.00–60.00	$55.77	$199	+10.27
405	405	1	57.50	$57.50	$233	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	3	45.00	$45.00	$89	—
340	340	1	20.00	$20.00	$68	—
600	600	1	4.00	$4.00	$24	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	5	165.00–175.00	$169.00	+49.00
70	70	5	120.00–125.00	$122.00	+2.00
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
100–130	115	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	—
125–135	129	7	190.00–285.00	$237.86	—
150–190	168	6	315.00–390.00	$344.17	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–890	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$907.88	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	60.00–75.00	$66.67	+10.00
40	40	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	+20.67
50	50	4	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-0.83
50	50	2	170.00	$170.00	+36.67
60	60	2	145.00	$145.00	-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	—	—	5	100.00–110.00	$104.00	+49.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	+167.50
50	50	—	—	7	160.00–175.00	$167.14	+112.14
80	80	—	—	5	130.00–135.00	$134.00	+41.50
80	80	—	—	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-17.50
100	100	—	—	6	190.00–200.00	$192.50	+82.50
100	100	—	—	4	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	200.00–270.00	$232.50	+122.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
31	31	8	32.50	$32.50	+12.50
70	70	3	37.50–47.50	$44.17	-40.83
92	92	2	90.00	$90.00	±0.00
97	97	2	85.00	$85.00	-5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	—
80	80	2	140.00	$140.00	—
80	80	6	190.00–210.00	$203.33	—
110–125	118	2	240.00–275.00	$257.50	—
150	150	2	355.00–390.00	$372.50	—

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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.