Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	376	952	609
Feeder cattle	201	836	275
Slaughter cattle	72	21	130
Replacement cattle	23	7	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to 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
330	330	1	280.00	$280.00	$924	-30.00
435–445	440	2	285.00–300.00	$292.41	$1,287	+10.10
482	482	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,326	-13.76
517–530	520	8	285.00–290.00	$285.95	$1,487	—
595	595	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	4	307.50–317.50	$312.35	$1,337	-5.15
565	565	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	+22.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	335.00	$335.00	$720	—
260–285	268	4	295.00–300.00	$298.79	$801	—
305–325	319	8	290.00–305.00	$299.44	$955	+6.78
385	385	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,107	+1.66
400–428	421	4	270.00–285.00	$281.44	$1,185	+1.32
464–485	466	9	260.00–267.50	$266.63	$1,242	-3.68
510–520	513	4	257.50–260.00	$258.13	$1,324	+9.96
550–580	561	4	240.00–255.00	$246.36	$1,382	+16.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	275.00–280.00	$277.46	$805	—
355–375	365	2	265.00–275.00	$270.14	$986	+0.99
405–435	422	7	250.00–262.50	$258.27	$1,090	+1.30
490	490	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,250	+12.51
515–525	521	5	240.00–245.00	$243.49	$1,269	+13.51
610–615	614	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,351	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	240.00	$240.00	$876	+7.47
415	415	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,006	—
475–495	485	3	215.00–225.00	$220.88	$1,071	-6.62
520–546	540	4	220.00–222.50	$221.90	$1,198	-3.10
575	575	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,279	+22.50
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	+20.00
655	655	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	2	312.50	$312.50	$662	—
290–295	293	2	325.00–327.50	$326.24	$956	-8.76
302–340	328	9	315.00–330.00	$323.90	$1,062	+13.90
355–390	378	4	295.00–300.00	$297.45	$1,124	-22.55
405–423	419	7	290.00–310.00	$307.24	$1,287	—
460–475	470	3	297.00–300.00	$297.98	$1,401	+20.20
528–530	529	4	250.00–258.00	$255.99	$1,354	-12.32
565–575	573	4	252.50–265.00	$261.92	$1,501	+7.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	255.00	$255.00	$599	—
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	-14.47
300–330	315	2	250.00–290.00	$270.95	$853	—
380	380	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,074	+2.50
405–425	417	5	252.50–280.00	$268.45	$1,119	—
470–490	476	7	250.00–275.00	$257.15	$1,224	+27.15
500–548	536	4	258.00–277.50	$262.55	$1,407	+37.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,105	-5.00
350–355	353	2	330.00–335.00	$332.48	$1,174	-2.55
405–420	413	2	322.50–325.00	$323.73	$1,337	+21.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–980	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,537.27	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1260	1104	80-85%	5	116.00–125.00	$121.34	$1,340	—
965–1365	1216	80-85%	15	127.00–144.00	$135.01	$1,642	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1520	1352	75-80%	6	128.00–139.00	$133.60	$1,806	—
1485	1485	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,767	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—
975–1310	1143	85-90%	2	119.00–123.00	$121.29	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1320	1228	2	130.00–136.00	$132.77	$1,630	—
920–1705	1420	3	100.00–123.00	$109.63	$1,557	—
1610	1610	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,479	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,314.00	$1,314.00
765–855	803	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,007.00	$996.13
820–1015	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,066.00–1,289.00	$1,194.30

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–690	658	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	748.00–811.00	$786.55

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	536.00	$536.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	67.50	$67.50	$132	-5.10
215–235	222	10	50.00–65.00	$53.04	$118	-1.84

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	45.00	$45.00	-25.00
80	80	1	72.50	$72.50	-7.50
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	-5.00
80	80	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	+35.00
100	100	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+2.50
100	100	1	42.50	$42.50	-77.50
100–120	107	3	170.00–230.00	$206.67	+86.67
120	120	1	155.00	$155.00	+35.00
150	150	1	132.50	$132.50	—

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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
990–1310	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00–2,575.00	$2,370.54	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	30.00–45.00	$37.50	-64.50
20	20	2	20.00	$20.00	-82.00
30	30	1	25.00	$25.00	-77.00
30	30	3	52.50–60.00	$55.83	-46.17
50	50	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	-92.50
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-110.00
50	50	3	105.00–125.00	$113.33	-36.67
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-110.00
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-95.00
60	60	3	70.00–92.50	$85.00	-65.00
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
80	80	—	—	2	52.50–60.00	$56.25	-88.75
80	80	—	—	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-50.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-15.00
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-25.00
80	80	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-75.00
100	100	—	—	3	80.00–95.00	$89.17	-39.16
100	100	—	—	3	132.50–140.00	$137.50	+9.17
100	100	—	—	2	52.50–70.00	$61.25	-67.08

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
42	42	4	32.50	$32.50	-2.50
46	46	4	52.50	$52.50	+17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–475	458	2	70.00	$70.00	$321	+12.38

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.