Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.05/cwt -20.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 467 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $215.21/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 531 lb · 11 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $271.02/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 340 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	445	588
Feeder cattle	214	235	275
Slaughter cattle	91	66	97
Replacement cattle	12	27	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, Slaughter cows 19.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–426	421	5	255.00–260.00	$255.95	$1,078	—
465–487	484	8	240.00–260.00	$257.60	$1,247	—
510	510	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,033	-52.50
500–545	528	4	230.00–245.00	$237.75	$1,255	-17.25
565–578	572	6	240.00–250.00	$245.06	$1,402	-14.94
635	635	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	-29.59
735	735	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	-19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–535	533	2	218.00–220.00	$219.00	$1,167	—
675	675	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,451	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	230.00	$230.00	$586	—
331	331	3	240.00	$240.00	$794	-5.00
350–365	358	6	228.00–240.00	$233.87	$837	+3.87
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	-27.06
415–445	428	9	220.00–233.00	$227.74	$975	-19.32
450–493	467	13	217.50–227.50	$220.05	$1,028	-20.84
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	-70.19
523–548	534	9	223.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,202	+5.04
550–595	577	3	222.50–227.50	$225.01	$1,298	-9.99
618	618	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,236	-30.01
620	620	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,054	-37.47
657–698	670	7	170.00–190.00	$182.88	$1,225	-12.12
670	670	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	+5.00
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–251	251	5	267.50–270.00	$268.00	$673	—
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	-17.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	+85.00
405–420	413	2	200.00–210.00	$205.09	$847	-15.33
565–585	575	2	207.50–217.50	$212.41	$1,221	+1.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	340	10	270.00–280.00	$271.02	$921	—
355–390	375	3	270.00–282.50	$275.18	$1,032	-4.82
405–440	418	9	240.00–250.00	$246.61	$1,031	-31.51
470	470	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,163	+7.50
498	498	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,120	—
505–535	519	6	217.50–230.00	$223.86	$1,162	+17.04
530–549	545	5	200.00–206.00	$204.83	$1,116	-37.67
570–590	580	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	-1.69
600	600	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	—
635	635	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	—
740	740	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–398	395	3	227.50–250.00	$234.90	$928	—
420–445	428	3	220.00–230.00	$226.54	$970	-3.46
450–490	470	2	230.00–237.50	$233.91	$1,099	+52.41
510–535	521	4	200.00–215.00	$206.27	$1,075	+1.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	-50.00
315–333	328	6	300.00–307.50	$305.48	$1,002	-1.24
360–365	363	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,080	-11.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,438.00	$1,438.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1270	1107	80-85%	15	113.00–121.00	$117.45	$1,300	—
870–1395	1169	80-85%	37	124.00–138.00	$127.78	$1,494	-11.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1525	1358	75-80%	2	118.00–119.00	$118.56	$1,610	-29.01
1130–1590	1385	75-80%	13	126.00–135.00	$130.04	$1,801	-17.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1070	914	85-90%	4	106.00–115.00	$109.70	$1,003	—
875–1325	1106	85-90%	6	118.00–128.00	$122.52	$1,355	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2055	1560	6	156.00–170.00	$160.85	$2,509	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–920	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,284.00–1,300.00	$1,292.79
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,584.00	$1,584.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	827.00	$827.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,157.00	$1,157.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–195	144	16	60.00–87.50	$75.49	$109	+8.07
280	280	1	95.00	$95.00	$266	—
380	380	1	70.00	$70.00	$266	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	25.00	$25.00	$80	—
440	440	1	20.00	$20.00	$88	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	62.50	$62.50	-80.83
70	70	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-122.50
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-62.50
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-107.50
80	80	7	80.00–117.50	$98.57	-43.93
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-17.50
80	80	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	-70.00
80	80	3	140.00–147.50	$142.50	±0.00
100	100	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	-125.00
100	100	1	80.00	$80.00	-160.00
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-120.00
100–130	110	5	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-80.00
150	150	1	175.00	$175.00	—
150–175	155	5	185.00–270.00	$225.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	22.50	$22.50	-51.46
30	30	4	20.00–37.50	$29.38	-48.62
30	30	6	45.00–60.00	$52.50	-25.50
30	30	4	10.00–20.00	$15.00	-63.00
40	40	2	40.00–47.50	$43.75	-98.75
40	40	1	40.00	$40.00	-102.50
50	50	7	65.00–85.00	$75.00	-45.00
50	50	1	42.50	$42.50	-77.50
50	50	1	30.00	$30.00	-90.00
50	50	2	70.00	$70.00	-50.00
60	60	1	30.00	$30.00	-90.00
60	60	1	57.50	$57.50	-62.50
70	70	1	112.50	$112.50	-7.50
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-50.00
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	-5.00
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-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
50	50	—	—	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-77.50
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+10.00
60	60	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-60.00
60	60	—	—	1	72.50	$72.50	-27.50
70	70	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-40.00
80	80	—	—	4	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-85.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+40.00
80	80	—	—	9	110.00–125.00	$116.67	-33.33
80	80	—	—	6	75.00–100.00	$85.83	-64.17
100	100	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-80.00
100	100	—	—	3	130.00–150.00	$141.67	-18.33
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-42.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33–34	33	11	62.50–65.00	$63.85	+23.85
42	42	2	47.50	$47.50	+7.50
61–68	64	9	57.50–67.50	$63.42	-3.44
90	90	1	77.50	$77.50	+27.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	40.00–42.50	$41.27	$116	—
380	380	1	75.00	$75.00	$285	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	4	145.00–157.50	$148.13	-13.12

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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.