Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $231.45/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 331 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $227.48/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 375 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $194.30/cwt -8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 362 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	404	653
Feeder cattle	388	186	308
Slaughter cattle	115	63	113
Replacement cattle	40	32	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday last week. 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
395	395	2	231.00	$231.00	$912	-1.50
415–440	429	8	225.00–235.00	$227.49	$976	-0.01
455–495	487	5	212.50–227.50	$223.05	$1,086	+7.09
585–595	588	4	210.00–220.00	$212.53	$1,250	+5.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	242.50	$242.50	$873	—
415	415	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,006	+5.15
460	460	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,081	+0.08
563	563	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	4	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
330	330	1	210.00	$210.00	$693	—
505	505	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	10	200.00–210.00	$202.15	$546	—
305–346	335	10	192.50–200.00	$196.67	$659	—
350–380	362	13	190.00–202.50	$194.30	$703	-8.20
400–440	413	6	190.00–197.50	$193.42	$799	—
460–485	480	6	190.00–205.00	$198.41	$952	—
502–520	510	4	185.00–195.00	$190.56	$972	—
635	635	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	—
300–325	312	3	180.00–185.00	$181.66	$567	+11.66
360–395	383	5	175.00–185.00	$180.91	$693	+8.41
430–445	435	5	170.00–185.00	$179.53	$781	+2.09
460–495	471	7	170.00–185.00	$178.27	$840	+8.14
505–531	522	8	170.00–180.00	$175.71	$917	+6.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	222.50	$222.50	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
255–295	270	3	230.00–242.50	$234.55	$633	+9.42
300–349	331	19	220.00–235.00	$231.45	$766	+11.45
350–395	375	13	220.00–232.50	$227.48	$853	+6.40
405–445	433	11	215.00–230.00	$225.04	$974	+12.63
463–490	472	7	210.00–222.50	$214.73	$1,014	+10.78
500–543	533	12	200.00–207.00	$204.39	$1,089	+5.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	200.00	$200.00	$460	—
275–295	282	3	200.00	$200.00	$564	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	+20.00
400–435	414	4	195.00–210.00	$202.69	$839	+21.45
450–485	469	5	197.50–205.00	$201.43	$945	+23.42
666	666	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	255.00	$255.00	$510	—
295	295	1	267.50	$267.50	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,087.00	$1,087.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1390	1158	80-85%	23	78.00–91.00	$86.86	$1,006	+5.21
1060–1470	1325	80-85%	11	94.00–106.00	$99.22	$1,315	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1095	972	85-90%	10	71.00–88.00	$79.12	$769	-5.33
1055–1140	1098	85-90%	2	91.00–93.00	$92.04	$1,011	+14.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1715	1555	75-80%	4	94.00–105.00	$100.14	$1,557	+7.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1495	1263	2	88.00–104.00	$97.47	$1,231	—
1220–1865	1585	6	112.00–119.00	$115.44	$1,830	—
1500–2080	1790	2	126.00–133.00	$128.93	$2,308	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,033.00	$1,033.00
855–990	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	804.00–891.00	$850.68

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	583.00	$583.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–980	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
920–1085	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$983.66
985–1110	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–1,100.00	$922.71
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1285	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,041.00–1,375.00	$1,180.54
1310–1345	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,299.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–750	738	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.71
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	931.00	$931.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	4	70.00	$70.00	$88	-39.84
155–190	177	11	92.50–122.50	$106.20	$188	—
255	255	2	92.50	$92.50	$236	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	50.00–70.00	$60.00	+5.00
70	70	1	52.50	$52.50	-27.50
80	80	6	140.00–160.00	$148.33	+68.33
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
100	100	2	90.00	$90.00	+20.00
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	+80.00
100	100	5	55.00–65.00	$60.50	-9.50
100	100	2	102.50–120.00	$111.25	+41.25
100–130	110	5	130.00–200.00	$166.50	+3.17
150	150	1	100.00	$100.00	—
150	150	3	205.00–220.00	$211.67	—

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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
825–870	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,386.50	—
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
985–1210	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,616.34	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	25.00	$25.00	-22.50
20	20	1	32.50	$32.50	-15.00
30	30	2	40.00–42.50	$41.25	-6.25
40	40	1	27.50	$27.50	-35.83
40	40	4	60.00–67.50	$65.00	+1.67
40	40	3	50.00–52.50	$50.83	-12.50
40	40	5	27.50–32.50	$29.50	-33.83
50	50	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	+38.12
50	50	4	40.00–57.50	$49.38	-33.75
50	50	5	70.00	$70.00	-13.13
50	50	5	30.00–45.00	$37.50	-45.63
60	60	5	80.00–90.00	$82.00	-48.00
70	70	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-25.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+60.00
80	80	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	-22.50

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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	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-190.00
80	80	—	—	3	67.50–70.00	$69.17	-110.83
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	-58.75
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-110.00
80	80	—	—	1	122.50	$122.50	-57.50
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-97.50
100	100	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-12.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	+10.00
100–120	107	—	—	6	90.00–120.00	$105.83	-86.67
100–120	110	Aged (>6yrs)	Open	2	87.50–122.50	$105.00	-87.50
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-60.00
100–140	113	—	—	3	130.00–150.00	$140.83	-51.67

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	35.00	$35.00	-5.00
40–47	45	7	32.50–42.50	$39.96	-21.09
50	50	3	37.50	$37.50	-35.00
70	70	2	72.50	$72.50	-0.04
92	92	2	85.00	$85.00	+1.41
100	100	3	40.00	$40.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	57.50	$57.50	$118	—
390	390	1	82.50	$82.50	$322	—

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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	-60.00
50	50	2	57.50–70.00	$63.75	-76.25
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	180.00–200.00	$190.00	±0.00
100–125	108	3	195.00–240.00	$218.33	+63.33
175	175	1	355.00	$355.00	+65.00

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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.