Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.54/cwt ≈ $1,229/hd at 540 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	457	398
Feeder cattle	200	284	241
Slaughter cattle	54	65	57
Replacement cattle	8	2	13

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,134	-27.50
460	460	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,300	-2.49
524–535	526	5	247.50–270.00	$252.08	$1,326	-20.42
620	620	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	—
683	683	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,594	—
600	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	260.00	$260.00	$845	—
505–545	525	2	195.00–210.00	$202.21	$1,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	255.00	$255.00	$727	+5.00
347	347	3	265.00	$265.00	$920	+13.80
367	367	3	260.00	$260.00	$954	+18.83
440	440	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,056	—
460–480	469	4	225.00–235.00	$228.76	$1,073	—
505–545	540	15	220.00–231.00	$227.54	$1,229	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	220.00–240.00	$230.06	$640	-2.71
373–390	376	5	230.00–240.00	$237.93	$895	+9.64
410–440	429	9	210.00–230.00	$213.81	$917	-3.70
490–495	493	2	207.50–210.00	$208.74	$1,029	-8.19
500–530	515	4	205.00–215.00	$210.06	$1,082	-5.72
560–583	572	4	195.00–207.50	$202.60	$1,159	-13.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	215.00	$215.00	$452	-5.00
265–275	270	2	200.00–210.00	$204.91	$553	-10.09
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	-7.49
365–385	377	3	190.00–200.00	$194.91	$735	-11.72
475	475	1	190.00	$190.00	$902	-7.92
500	500	1	190.00	$190.00	$950	±0.00
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	+0.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	237	3	300.00–305.00	$301.58	$715	-3.42
330–345	338	2	290.00–300.00	$295.11	$997	-9.85
400–445	416	9	280.00–290.00	$287.99	$1,198	-1.11
463–480	465	7	265.00–280.00	$269.34	$1,252	-12.31
500–535	512	9	260.00–275.00	$270.84	$1,387	+9.48
550–560	553	3	240.00–255.00	$246.63	$1,364	+18.51
605–640	630	7	210.00–221.00	$217.75	$1,372	-2.25
705	705	3	175.00–180.00	$176.67	$1,246	—
765	765	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	265.00–275.00	$269.91	$756	-2.88
320–335	328	2	260.00–265.00	$262.44	$861	-12.60
365	365	1	255.00	$255.00	$931	-25.14
455–490	465	4	220.00–235.00	$227.63	$1,058	-27.48
520–535	524	4	205.00–220.00	$211.24	$1,107	-10.31
550	550	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	-15.04
610–630	620	2	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$1,194	-10.08
680	680	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,224	-5.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	265	3	320.00–325.00	$321.73	$853	—
300 fancy	300	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,020	—
338	338	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,082	-3.83
350 fancy	350	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,172	—
380–382	381	3	310.00–315.00	$313.34	$1,194	-12.70
405–427	422	4	302.00–305.00	$302.72	$1,277	-7.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–1070	860	85-90%	13	81.00–96.00	$87.45	$752	—
890–1100	965	85-90%	4	100.00–109.00	$104.97	$1,013	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1420	1191	80-85%	13	105.00–118.00	$113.81	$1,355	+2.31
1310	1310	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,284	—
1140–1495	1318	80-85%	2	122.00–123.00	$122.57	$1,615	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1800	1608	75-80%	3	114.00–117.00	$115.59	$1,859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1535	1390	5	127.00–139.00	$133.43	$1,855	—
1790–2205	1918	4	143.00–146.00	$144.89	$2,779	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–810	736	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–995.00	$954.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,205.00	$1,205.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	2	20.00	$20.00	$26	—
105–160	138	3	52.50–62.50	$56.75	$78	—
100–185	145	18	70.00–85.00	$73.49	$107	—
205–235	224	8	70.00–75.00	$74.43	$167	+7.50
250–273	264	5	50.00–65.00	$59.31	$157	—
330	330	2	62.50	$62.50	$206	-12.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	80.00	$80.00	+7.50
70	70	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	+80.83
80	80	3	170.00–180.00	$173.33	+23.33
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-95.00
100–120	108	5	200.00–240.00	$217.00	+2.00
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	-15.00

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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
705–895	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,325.86	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	8	35.00–47.50	$41.56	-2.82
30	30	3	70.00–80.00	$73.33	+28.33
40	40	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	+2.12
40	40	4	50.00–67.50	$57.50	-47.05
50	50	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	-7.92

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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	—	—	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-73.33
50	50	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-78.33
50	50	—	—	3	140.00–160.00	$153.33	+5.00
50	50	—	—	3	100.00	$100.00	-48.33
80	80	—	—	3	120.00	$120.00	+35.00
80	80	—	—	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+90.00
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	275.00	$275.00	+120.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	37.50	$37.50	—
35	35	4	30.00	$30.00	—
35–36	36	12	40.00–50.00	$46.73	—
70–75	73	5	70.00–82.50	$74.79	+2.29
80	80	1	70.00	$70.00	-2.50
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	-32.50
100	100	1	60.00	$60.00	-22.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	35.00	$35.00	$88	—
275	275	1	52.50	$52.50	$144	—
370–395	383	2	45.00–47.00	$46.03	$176	—

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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.