Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.12/cwt ≈ $1,050/hd at 415 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $282.08/cwt -7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 384 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $258.95/cwt +17.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 477 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	515	491	404
Feeder cattle	233	206	186
Slaughter cattle	94	101	63
Replacement cattle	17	16	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
260	260	1	300.00	$300.00	$780	—
375	375	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	+15.00
385 value added	385	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,078	—
405	405	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,174	±0.00
545	545	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,390	+5.00
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	—
633	633	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	255.00–270.00	$262.66	$630	+2.66
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	-60.00
400	400	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,040	—
460	460	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,276	—
525–545	535	2	230.00–232.50	$231.23	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	250.00	$250.00	$512	-20.00
290	290	1	265.00	$265.00	$768	+15.00
310–343	332	4	245.00–265.00	$254.03	$843	+4.03
350–395	369	5	245.00–255.00	$250.07	$923	+1.99
410 value added	410	11	254.00	$254.00	$1,041	—
405–445	424	6	245.00–257.50	$251.51	$1,066	—
458–463	460	7	249.00–250.00	$249.57	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	232.50–235.00	$233.74	$533	-1.26
280–295	288	2	235.00–240.00	$237.43	$684	-1.32
390	390	1	230.00	$230.00	$897	-0.70
415–440	423	3	222.50–230.00	$226.68	$959	-0.82
465–475	469	9	235.00–240.00	$238.06	$1,117	+20.56
507	507	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,115	+20.00
520–540	533	3	200.00–210.00	$206.75	$1,102	+6.75
550	550	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,059	-18.18
610–640	623	3	180.00–190.00	$184.13	$1,147	-5.87
737	737	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,253	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	170.00–180.00	$174.88	$717	-5.12
465–495	480	2	180.00–182.50	$181.21	$870	-8.83
500–510	504	5	175.00–200.00	$190.98	$963	-9.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	250.00–277.50	$263.30	$600	—
315–320	318	2	270.00–280.00	$274.96	$874	-5.04
385–390	388	2	262.50–270.00	$266.27	$1,033	-13.48
405–445	425	2	222.50–245.00	$234.28	$996	-32.03
405–445	425	4	252.50–280.00	$269.16	$1,144	+2.85
455–475	465	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	-7.58
450–495	480	9	250.00–277.50	$263.16	$1,263	+28.21
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	+13.77
517–525	519	5	236.00–240.00	$236.81	$1,229	-1.82
555–563	561	4	235.00–240.00	$238.76	$1,339	+5.08
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	—
600–630	611	5	215.00–230.00	$220.95	$1,350	+5.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	240.00	$240.00	$540	—
310	310	1	247.50	$247.50	$767	+27.50
385–395	390	2	240.00–247.50	$243.70	$950	+21.59
425	425	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,020	+19.19
470	470	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,034	+3.07
555–585	570	2	192.50–210.00	$201.02	$1,146	-12.61
615–640	630	3	200.00–207.50	$204.21	$1,287	-3.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	300.00	$300.00	$825	±0.00
320	320	1	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
355 fancy	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
360	360	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	+10.00
402	402	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,186	—
455	455	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,285	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1315	1120	80-85%	18	90.00–112.00	$104.86	$1,174	—
765–1305	1150	80-85%	15	114.00–137.00	$120.82	$1,389	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1410	1013	85-90%	16	72.00–103.00	$93.64	$949	-7.46
980–1265	1107	85-90%	7	107.00–119.00	$111.57	$1,235	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1510	1458	75-80%	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,531	-8.37
1440–1540	1475	75-80%	4	112.00–128.00	$121.07	$1,786	+7.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2085	1535	12	132.00–150.00	$142.65	$2,190	+20.65

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–785	763	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	566.00–574.00	$569.88
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	695.00	$695.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1015	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,063.00–1,088.00	$1,075.75

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	964.00	$964.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,017.00	$1,017.00
1055–1185	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,234.00–1,400.00	$1,322.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–830	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	789.00–887.00	$837.85

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–900	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	820.00–875.00	$850.09

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–155	127	21	70.00–135.00	$85.68	$109	-27.53
200–277	244	16	70.00–95.00	$78.69	$192	-0.62
390–395	393	2	60.00–70.00	$64.97	$255	-4.89
460–465	463	4	57.50–60.00	$59.38	$275	-23.12
675	675	1	37.50	$37.50	$253	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
138–155	148	5	50.00–62.50	$54.66	$81	-70.34
217	217	2	40.00	$40.00	$87	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-30.00
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	-52.50
80	80	1	127.50	$127.50	-15.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100–120	105	4	167.50–285.00	$217.50	—
150	150	1	330.00	$330.00	+100.00

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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
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	62.50	$62.50	+32.50
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	-15.00
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	-10.00
40	40	2	92.50–97.50	$95.00	+16.25
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	—
50	50	1	137.50	$137.50	—
50	50	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	—
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	—
60	60	1	82.50	$82.50	—
60	60	1	57.50	$57.50	—
70	70	1	132.50	$132.50	—
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	—
80	80	2	110.00–135.00	$122.50	—

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	-42.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	-45.00
70	70	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	-25.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+15.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	112.50	$112.50	-17.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	115.00–145.00	$130.00	±0.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	145.00–195.00	$163.33	+33.33
80	80	—	—	2	130.00–155.00	$142.50	+12.50
80	80	—	—	4	120.00–135.00	$128.13	-1.87
80	80	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-80.00
80	80	—	—	2	70.00–107.50	$88.75	-41.25
100–130	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–175.00	$152.50	-47.50
100–130	113	—	—	4	140.00–180.00	$157.50	-17.50
130	130	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-95.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
24	24	5	30.00	$30.00	-15.00
40–45	43	13	50.00–65.00	$57.77	+11.28
55	55	1	57.50	$57.50	±0.00
65	65	5	67.50–72.50	$71.50	+14.00
95–97	96	5	80.00–90.00	$81.98	+11.98

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	57.50	$57.50	$161	—
335–395	365	2	77.50–82.50	$79.79	$291	—
450	450	1	72.50	$72.50	$326	—
520–595	553	3	60.00	$60.00	$332	—
640	640	1	60.00	$60.00	$384	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	92.50	$92.50	—
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	—
70	70	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	—
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80	80	3	120.00–145.00	$131.67	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	107	3	245.00–300.00	$265.00	—

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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.