Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	491	468	404
Feeder cattle	206	229	186
Slaughter cattle	101	65	63
Replacement cattle	16	29	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offerings of plain to 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
300–320	310	3	290.00–315.00	$298.33	$925	—
370	370	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,073	—
405–425	409	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,186	+10.00
510	510	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-4.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	260.00	$260.00	$624	—
290	290	1	290.00	$290.00	$841	—
371	371	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,039	—
430 value added	430	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	220.00	$220.00	$473	—
560–585	573	2	200.00–210.00	$204.89	$1,174	+1.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	235.00	$235.00	$529	-12.50
290	290	2	232.50–245.00	$238.75	$692	+13.40
317–345	328	7	230.00–245.00	$239.08	$784	-5.07
350–390	383	6	220.00–240.00	$230.70	$884	-2.60
415	415	1	227.50	$227.50	$944	-7.30
460	460	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	-1.00
465	465	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,011	-3.50
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	+0.06
535	535	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,137	+12.56
550–590	575	4	205.00–217.50	$210.68	$1,211	+10.82
620	620	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,178	-20.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	200.00	$200.00	$400	-25.00
260	260	1	210.00	$210.00	$546	±0.00
333–345	336	4	180.00–200.00	$194.87	$655	—
355–370	363	2	200.00	$200.00	$726	+10.00
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	-30.00
460–475	467	3	180.00–200.00	$190.04	$887	-10.91
515–545	530	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	+12.82
555–580	574	4	180.00–200.00	$191.79	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	$540	—
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	—
355–385	366	4	245.00–252.50	$248.08	$908	+3.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	+5.00
350–390	369	—	—	7	275.00–287.50	$279.75	$1,032	+19.75
405–445	430	—	—	6	250.00–275.00	$266.31	$1,145	+13.04
450–460	455	—	—	2	240.00–255.00	$247.58	$1,126	+4.20
480–490	485	—	—	2	230.00–240.00	$234.95	$1,140	-8.43
515–520	518	—	—	2	202.50–210.00	$206.23	$1,068	-3.77
512–530	520	—	—	6	235.00–249.00	$238.63	$1,241	+28.63
550–595	575	—	—	6	230.00–240.00	$233.68	$1,344	+23.68
560–590	575	—	—	3	205.00–217.50	$210.79	$1,212	+0.79
645	645	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,387	+20.00
1255–1570	1413	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	123.00–134.00	$127.89	$1,807	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$726	—
375–395	385	—	—	2	207.50–237.50	$222.11	$855	—
415–435	425	—	—	2	202.50–240.00	$220.81	$938	+8.31
465–490	484	—	—	4	202.50–232.50	$216.93	$1,050	—
505	505	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	—
565–575	570	—	—	2	200.00–227.50	$213.63	$1,218	—
605	605	—	—	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,255	—
672–690	681	—	—	6	197.00–202.50	$199.02	$1,355	+4.02
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,315	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	300.00	$300.00	$834	+20.00
380–385	383	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,111	+5.00
435–440	438	2	292.50–295.00	$293.74	$1,287	+11.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1540	1186	80-85%	28	115.00–126.00	$118.42	$1,404	+0.57
995–1500	1278	80-85%	5	112.00	$112.00	$1,431	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1120	1019	85-90%	6	95.00–105.00	$101.10	$1,030	—
890–1575	1088	85-90%	22	107.00–122.00	$113.16	$1,231	-1.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1625	1296	75-80%	11	117.00–128.00	$121.37	$1,573	—
1340–1590	1465	75-80%	2	112.00–115.00	$113.37	$1,661	-1.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,836	—
1300–1950	1599	6	133.00–148.00	$141.18	$2,257	—
1960	1960	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,979	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,150

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1010–1095	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,251.33
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–150	131	4	102.50–117.50	$113.21	$148	—
230–275	249	8	62.50–92.50	$79.31	$197	+7.83
305–390	360	3	60.00–75.00	$69.86	$251	+19.86
455	455	1	82.50	$82.50	$375	—
485	485	1	27.50	$27.50	$133	—
500	500	1	72.50	$72.50	$362	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	125.00	$125.00	$169	+12.50
410	410	1	12.50	$12.50	$51	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	24	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	8	30.00–37.50	$33.75	—
20–30	29	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	14	40.00–102.50	$63.57	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	42.50	$42.50	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	20.00	$20.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	62.50–165.00	$97.50	—
40	40	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	—
40	40	—	—	12	110.00–200.00	$131.67	—
40	40	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
50	50	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-70.00
50	50	—	—	10	130.00–230.00	$161.50	+36.50
60	60	—	—	9	137.50–150.00	$148.61	+23.61
70	70	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
80	80	—	—	1	142.50	$142.50	+17.50
90	90	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-35.00
150	150	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	±0.00
180	180	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	-10.00

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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
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	117.50	$117.50	$758	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	25.00–35.00	$30.00	-12.50
20	20	2	72.50	$72.50	+30.00
30	30	4	42.50–55.00	$50.00	+7.50
30	30	1	20.00	$20.00	-22.50
40	40	2	57.50–100.00	$78.75	+16.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	24	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	11	35.00–100.00	$55.00	-100.00
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	57.50	$57.50	-97.50
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	-87.50
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-25.00
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	-115.00
40	40	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-25.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	-15.00
40–50	48	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	4	100.00–140.00	$126.88	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	+17.50
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	127.50	$127.50	+10.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	-7.50
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	120.00	$120.00	+2.50
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+42.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	130.00	$130.00	+12.50
80	80	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-32.50
80	80	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	+67.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	-12.50
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+50.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	200.00	$200.00	+75.00
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	-7.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	45.00	$45.00	+17.50
30–37	34	7	32.50–55.00	$46.49	+18.99
65	65	2	57.50	$57.50	±0.00
80	80	1	70.00	$70.00	-32.50

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	—
40	40	1	255.00	$255.00	—
50	50	7	150.00–265.00	$214.29	-5.71
60	60	1	250.00	$250.00	+30.00
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-100.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-50.00
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	-10.00

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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.