Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.87/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 472 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	477	489	354
Feeder cattle	215	214	198
Slaughter cattle	96	91	65
Replacement cattle	88	12	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average 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
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	$580	—
375	375	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,078	—
425	425	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,031	-13.45
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	-22.60
450–485	474	4	240.00–260.00	$252.74	$1,198	-4.86
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	-35.06
600–630	623	4	225.00–235.00	$227.41	$1,417	+7.41
650	650	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	255.00	$255.00	$982	—
415	415	1	230.00	$230.00	$954	—
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	-9.00
615	615	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,322	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	-15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	330.00	$330.00	$940	—
315–335	325	2	310.00–312.50	$311.29	$1,012	+11.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	272	5	247.50–260.00	$255.49	$695	+25.49
300–340	324	9	240.00–262.50	$247.73	$803	+7.73
350–390	371	4	230.00–252.50	$239.60	$889	+5.73
405–440	420	9	220.00–245.00	$236.57	$994	+8.83
455–488	472	18	220.00–230.00	$226.87	$1,071	+6.82
505–543	530	3	227.50–232.50	$229.09	$1,214	+4.05
550–570	557	8	223.00–228.00	$226.73	$1,263	+1.72
620	620	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	+55.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	230.00	$230.00	$789	—
380	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	-10.00
450–490	474	9	207.50–220.00	$216.97	$1,028	—
510–530	518	3	215.00–222.50	$219.19	$1,135	—
588–593	591	4	210.00–216.00	$212.99	$1,259	+0.58
605–615	610	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,296	—
695	695	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	290.00	$290.00	$652	—
534	534	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,260	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	270.00	$270.00	$796	—
305–310	308	2	280.00	$280.00	$862	+8.98
405–445	426	6	245.00–257.50	$250.76	$1,068	+4.15
445	445	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,035	-14.11
455–495	482	5	232.50–247.50	$238.88	$1,151	-8.62
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	-5.00
508–515	509	6	220.00–225.00	$220.84	$1,124	-3.02
515–535	525	3	225.00–235.00	$230.85	$1,212	+6.99
560–585	572	9	215.00–236.00	$232.81	$1,332	+22.81
615	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	+15.00
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	±0.00
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
720–745	733	2	195.00–200.00	$197.46	$1,447	+7.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227–245	233	3	330.00–340.00	$336.49	$784	+56.49
265	265	1	300.00	$300.00	$795	—
310–345	326	8	305.00–330.00	$316.04	$1,030	+10.56
350–370	358	5	292.50–300.00	$298.53	$1,069	+1.03
597	597	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	212.50	$212.50	$754	—
435–440	438	2	212.50–220.00	$216.23	$947	-10.31
455–470	463	2	225.00–235.00	$229.92	$1,065	-3.99
510–545	525	3	210.00–222.50	$217.35	$1,141	+11.08
590–595	593	2	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,216	—
730	730	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1465	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,125.00	$3,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1255	1055	85-90%	14	110.00–119.00	$116.85	$1,233	—
945–1320	1107	85-90%	12	120.00–130.00	$123.34	$1,365	+0.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1535	1149	80-85%	10	120.00–127.00	$123.63	$1,421	—
1025–1595	1242	80-85%	15	129.00–140.00	$132.47	$1,645	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,618	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1400	1217	3	149.00–150.00	$149.62	$1,821	—
1150–1995	1532	7	155.00–166.00	$162.31	$2,487	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–800	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–102.50	$91.26	$678
705–1090	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	105.00–117.50	$108.44	$930

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1125	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	132.00–141.00	$136.38	$1,493

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,096

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	$825

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1155	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,900.00	$1,612.73
1130–1270	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,475.00–1,900.00	$1,753.21
970–1425	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,550.00–2,025.00	$1,858.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
905–960	933	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,690.82

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145–186	168	9	70.00–92.50	$84.73	$142	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	30.00	$30.00	$70	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	—
40	40	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	—
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	190.00	$190.00	+127.50
60	60	—	—	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	+67.50
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+71.43

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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
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
900–1265	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,653.21	—
1095–1135	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–1,975.00	$1,925.90	—
925–1220	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,409.35	—
1180–1250	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,625.00	$2,483.54	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–880	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,225.00	$2,043.60	—
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
610–1155	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00–2,125.00	$1,899.51	—
955–1025	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,025.00	$1,927.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	-10.00
10	10	6	17.50–40.00	$32.92	+10.42
20	20	16	50.00–85.00	$67.97	+45.47
30	30	1	25.00	$25.00	-4.38
30	30	12	80.00–115.00	$92.92	+63.54
40	40	2	112.50–135.00	$123.75	+80.00
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+56.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	72.50–90.00	$81.25	—
40	40	—	—	1	152.50	$152.50	—
40	40	—	—	2	110.00	$110.00	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.50	$72.50	-17.50
50	50	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+40.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-20.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+85.00
90	90	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	+100.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
63	63	5	62.50	$62.50	-0.92

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	170.00	$170.00	—
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	+41.87
120–140	130	2	295.00–300.00	$297.50	—

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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.