Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Low Country Livestock Exchange report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.17/cwt -10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 378 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $261.36/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 517 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.93/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	457	220	555
Feeder cattle	284	133	323
Slaughter cattle	65	49	81
Replacement cattle	2	7	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	300.00–315.00	$307.56	$1,024	—
383	383	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,216	—
425	425	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,264	—
450–470	457	8	280.00–292.50	$284.99	$1,302	—
510	510	3	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,390	+37.64
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	335.00	$335.00	$988	—
305–335	320	2	325.00–330.00	$327.62	$1,048	—
363	363	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,198	—
435	435	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,348	—
455	455	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,354	+2.50
635	635	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	3	255.00	$255.00	$594	—
400–440	420	2	242.50–245.00	$243.69	$1,023	—
465–480	470	3	235.00–240.00	$238.35	$1,120	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	230.00–240.00	$235.27	$536	-2.23
255–290	279	7	225.00–240.00	$232.77	$649	+5.32
310	310	1	230.00	$230.00	$713	-4.12
355–385	375	3	225.00–230.00	$228.29	$856	+8.59
400–445	428	8	210.00–225.00	$217.51	$931	-2.49
450–490	475	13	210.00–225.00	$216.93	$1,030	+8.35
505–535	516	6	210.00–220.00	$215.78	$1,113	+25.78
580–585	583	2	210.00–222.50	$216.28	$1,261	—
610	610	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,220	+7.50
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	220.00	$220.00	$517	+20.00
255	255	1	215.00	$215.00	$548	—
325–345	336	8	200.00–215.00	$207.49	$697	—
350–395	373	2	200.00–212.50	$206.63	$771	—
420–440	433	3	200.00–205.00	$201.69	$873	—
465–495	485	7	190.00–205.00	$197.92	$960	—
505	505	1	190.00	$190.00	$960	—
555–590	578	3	180.00–190.00	$184.90	$1,069	—
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—
665–685	675	2	170.00–182.50	$176.16	$1,189	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	+5.00
330–347	343	4	250.00–255.00	$251.20	$862	+8.70
355–395	378	17	240.00–245.00	$241.17	$912	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	305.00	$305.00	$747	—
255	255	1	310.00	$310.00	$790	—
320–325	323	2	300.00–310.00	$304.96	$985	—
365–395	379	5	292.50–300.00	$295.51	$1,120	+15.51
400–445	418	8	282.50–295.50	$289.10	$1,208	+1.60
455–495	475	7	270.00–292.50	$281.65	$1,338	+4.24
500–545	517	13	245.00–272.50	$261.36	$1,351	+1.36
555–590	574	6	200.00–252.50	$228.12	$1,309	-26.88
645	645	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	275.00–285.00	$280.51	$626	—
250–295	271	4	265.00–280.00	$272.79	$739	—
330–335	333	2	270.00–280.00	$275.04	$916	—
355–390	369	8	275.00–290.00	$280.14	$1,034	+85.14
400	400	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
460–490	475	3	250.00–260.00	$255.11	$1,212	—
500–525	510	3	215.00–230.00	$221.55	$1,130	—
555–565	560	2	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,260	—
600–620	610	2	195.00–210.00	$202.62	$1,236	—
655–665	658	3	180.00–192.50	$185.80	$1,223	—
730	730	2	180.00–182.50	$181.25	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 fancy	275	1	340.00	$340.00	$935	—
300–340	326	8	315.00–335.00	$323.83	$1,056	+17.53
350–365	355	5	315.00–330.00	$326.04	$1,157	+24.50
445	445	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,380	+9.40

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1100	930	85-90%	11	80.00–92.00	$87.56	$814	+1.95
845–1300	1010	85-90%	13	95.00–107.00	$101.12	$1,021	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1280	1159	80-85%	8	108.00–118.00	$111.50	$1,292	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,544	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2150	1441	8	123.00–135.00	$128.51	$1,852	—
1490–1635	1563	2	109.00–115.00	$111.86	$1,748	-18.09
1540–1765	1653	2	137.00–140.00	$138.60	$2,291	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–185	163	3	67.50–72.50	$68.72	$112	-20.54
180	180	1	45.00	$45.00	$81	-44.26
205–255	233	16	60.00–72.50	$66.93	$156	—
238–255	244	4	80.00–85.00	$82.44	$201	—
300	300	1	75.00	$75.00	$225	—

↑ Back to top

Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	42.50–55.00	$48.75	$139	—
285	285	1	15.00	$15.00	$43	—
435–455	445	2	7.00–15.00	$10.91	$49	—
570	570	1	32.50	$32.50	$185	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-100.00
70	70	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	-35.83
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
120	120	1	215.00	$215.00	—
175	175	1	290.00	$290.00	—
220	220	1	330.00	$330.00	—

↑ Back to top

Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	37.50–50.00	$44.38	+14.38
30	30	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-5.00
30	30	5	70.00–80.00	$74.00	+24.00
40	40	11	100.00–110.00	$104.55	+29.55
50	50	4	130.00–135.00	$131.25	+6.25
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-45.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	+18.33
50	50	4	87.50–100.00	$96.88	-33.12
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	+55.00
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-60.00
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-45.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
100	100	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	+57.50
110	110	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+5.00

↑ Back to top

Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	5	72.50	$72.50	—
95	95	2	85.00–120.00	$102.50	—
100	100	1	82.50	$82.50	—

↑ Back to top

Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	30.00	$30.00	$65	—
200–245	222	3	50.00–62.50	$54.89	$122	—
325	325	1	50.00	$50.00	$162	—
435	435	1	50.00	$50.00	$218	—
435	435	1	40.00	$40.00	$174	—
525	525	1	70.00	$70.00	$368	—
600	600	1	65.00	$65.00	$390	—

↑ Back to top

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.