Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.37/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 611 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $305.16/cwt ≈ $1,434/hd at 470 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.14/cwt +19.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 572 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	380	492
Feeder cattle	256	211	310
Slaughter cattle	44	47	77
Replacement cattle	22	5	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sale, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,104	—
415	415	3	310.00–319.00	$316.00	$1,311	—
458–479	470	18	300.00–315.00	$305.16	$1,434	—
528	528	2	304.00	$304.00	$1,605	—
609–623	611	21	277.50–285.00	$280.37	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	280.00–295.00	$287.60	$1,107	—
435	435	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,218	-22.92
467	467	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,261	-10.00
495	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	+15.00
515	515	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,403	-22.50
598	598	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,609	—
600	600	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,590	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
699	699	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,741	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	250.00	$250.00	$625	-16.84
345	345	1	247.50	$247.50	$854	—
410–433	427	6	247.50–267.50	$264.30	$1,129	-0.70
483–487	485	5	249.00–259.00	$255.02	$1,237	+7.55
500–533	530	10	240.00–253.00	$251.77	$1,334	-0.73
554	554	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,341	+19.50
555–590	582	9	240.00–245.00	$242.22	$1,410	+19.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	232.50–242.50	$237.27	$897	+10.85
431–445	434	5	220.00–240.00	$224.10	$973	-10.05
455–490	474	6	225.00–242.50	$233.40	$1,106	+13.40
525–530	528	2	222.50–230.00	$226.23	$1,194	+13.73
550	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	+18.80
625–645	638	3	217.50–222.50	$220.87	$1,409	—
650	650	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	272.50–280.00	$276.33	$920	-6.13
385	385	6	287.00	$287.00	$1,105	+4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	280.00	$280.00	$658	-20.00
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	+25.00
365	365	2	285.00–300.00	$292.50	$1,068	+2.50
400	400	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
418	418	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,212	—
455–480	468	2	272.50–290.00	$281.02	$1,315	+6.88
478	478	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,243	-14.14
524–548	537	9	272.50–295.00	$282.25	$1,516	+11.38
615	615	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,522	-15.69
640	640	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,664	-3.19
675	675	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
525–545	535	2	250.00–260.00	$254.91	$1,364	-0.09
550–575	563	4	230.00–250.00	$239.98	$1,351	+17.48
600–610	605	2	230.00–240.00	$234.96	$1,422	+24.96
650–670	657	3	230.00–235.00	$231.65	$1,522	+21.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	315.00–325.00	$319.66	$703	—
270	270	1	322.50	$322.50	$871	—
330–335	333	2	312.50–315.00	$313.76	$1,045	-16.24
410	410	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,281	+12.50
459	459	5	318.00	$318.00	$1,460	+22.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1300	1066	80-85%	7	125.00–136.00	$131.60	$1,403	-19.40
915–1575	1193	80-85%	20	137.00–149.00	$143.45	$1,711	+14.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–875	825	85-90%	5	87.50–121.00	$109.95	$907	—
990–1100	1029	85-90%	4	126.00–135.00	$129.18	$1,329	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1465	1415	75-80%	3	138.00–150.00	$143.87	$2,036	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1350	1173	2	105.00–141.00	$120.28	$1,411	—
1865–2080	1973	2	165.00–168.00	$166.42	$3,283	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
764	764	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	187.50	$187.50	$1,432

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–820	716	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,004.00–1,190.00	$1,093.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1010	968	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,499.00	$1,430.76

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–805	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	944.00–966.00	$957.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,540.00	$1,540.00
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,583.00	$1,583.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	759.00	$759.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–190	157	11	70.00–97.50	$79.17	$124	+2.54
210–260	231	7	67.50–70.00	$68.87	$159	+13.87
685	685	1	5.00	$5.00	$34	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	5.00	$5.00	$22	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	5	140.00–180.00	$160.00	-30.00
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	-60.00
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
80	80	3	200.00–220.00	$206.67	+106.67
100–130	116	5	240.00–275.00	$261.00	+48.00
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	-25.00

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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
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	32.50–37.50	$35.00	-17.50
20	20	4	10.00–20.00	$17.50	-35.00
20	20	2	35.00–37.50	$36.25	-16.25
30	30	5	25.00–45.00	$31.00	-21.50
30	30	5	47.50–55.00	$53.50	+1.00
30	30	1	10.00	$10.00	-42.50
40	40	1	25.00	$25.00	-47.00
40	40	11	30.00–42.50	$38.41	-33.59
40	40	2	62.50–70.00	$66.25	-5.75
50	50	2	77.50–100.00	$88.75	-8.75
50	50	4	110.00–130.00	$120.00	+22.50
50	50	7	35.00–55.00	$44.29	-53.21
50	50	1	35.00	$35.00	-62.50
60	60	3	100.00	$100.00	+2.50
60	60	6	130.00–140.00	$136.67	+39.17
60	60	2	100.00	$100.00	+2.50
70	70	6	120.00–140.00	$135.00	-5.00
80	80	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	+20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	—	—	3	90.00–100.00	$96.67	-32.08
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+111.25
100–120	110	—	—	2	160.00–250.00	$205.00	-22.50
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	290.00–340.00	$310.00	+82.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	150.00	$150.00	+75.00
80	80	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+100.00
100	100	2	160.00	$160.00	-111.67
100	100	2	200.00–255.00	$227.50	-44.17

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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.