Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.17/cwt +22.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $263.52/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 576 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	404	488	412
Feeder cattle	249	215	238
Slaughter cattle	46	57	72
Replacement cattle	31	16	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of 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
375–380	378	2	250.00–280.00	$264.90	$1,001	-67.60
420	420	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,134	-60.00
465–480	472	3	250.00–295.00	$271.43	$1,281	-45.08
550–588	576	10	250.00–290.00	$263.52	$1,518	-8.98
620	620	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,534	+10.00
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	+5.00
750–770	760	2	200.00–217.50	$208.63	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380 fancy	378	2	400.00–417.50	$408.69	$1,545	—
378 value added	378	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,578	—
390	390	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,443	-21.13
400–410 fancy	406	5	407.50–410.00	$408.50	$1,659	—
470	470	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,504	—
498 value added	498	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,606	—
510–540	528	4	290.00–317.50	$301.77	$1,593	+11.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	±0.00
575–580	578	2	220.00–240.00	$229.96	$1,329	—
620	620	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,380	+16.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	$620	—
280	280	1	305.00	$305.00	$854	—
305 fancy	305	1	310.00	$310.00	$946	+12.50
325–340	332	5	280.00–290.00	$285.93	$949	—
360–380 fancy	370	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	—
355–395	378	11	260.00–300.00	$283.65	$1,072	+20.18
420–425 fancy	423	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,269	—
417–440	427	5	260.00–295.00	$276.20	$1,179	+6.20
455–490	478	9	255.00–280.00	$262.30	$1,254	+9.80
505–510	508	2	267.50–270.00	$268.76	$1,365	+23.76
550	550	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,375	+17.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	+37.50
410–440	428	3	230.00–252.50	$240.89	$1,031	+0.69
490	490	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,176	+28.36
510–515	512	3	230.00–245.00	$238.34	$1,220	+20.84
550–570	560	2	230.00–245.00	$237.63	$1,331	+20.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,024	—
560	560	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	—
615	615	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	—
690	690	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	—

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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
435	435	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,436	+4.57
450–462	460	—	—	5	320.00–340.00	$323.92	$1,490	+56.45
500–535	523	—	—	3	260.00–280.00	$273.18	$1,429	+22.04
540	540	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,323	+2.50
560–565	563	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,239	-0.63
560–595	575	—	—	3	252.50–262.50	$257.53	$1,481	+36.90
614–620	615	—	—	8	241.00–247.50	$241.82	$1,487	+21.82
660	660	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	+15.00
850	850	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,402	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,880	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,915	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	320.00	$320.00	$688	-50.10
245 fancy	245	1	405.00	$405.00	$992	—
285–295	292	3	390.00–400.00	$393.26	$1,148	+11.72
310–335	326	5	350.00–400.00	$387.59	$1,264	+8.96
330 fancy	330	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,386	+5.00
350 fancy	350	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,488	—
390	390	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,560	+23.37
400–415	408	6	320.00–397.50	$366.95	$1,497	+1.95
450–460	455	2	355.00–367.50	$361.18	$1,643	+64.91
510	510	2	302.50–310.00	$306.25	$1,562	+36.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—
430	430	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$946	-20.00
455–470	463	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,019	-10.00
855–975	929	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	140.00–170.00	$152.00	$1,412	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1115	1113	80-85%	2	111.00–118.00	$114.49	$1,274	+12.56
1045–1295	1180	80-85%	9	114.00–126.00	$118.91	$1,403	+0.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1110	1018	85-90%	4	75.00–106.00	$97.25	$990	-9.74
975–1345	1148	85-90%	4	112.00–121.00	$116.77	$1,341	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1545	1470	75-80%	3	124.00–131.00	$127.78	$1,878	—
1270–1980	1625	75-80%	2	114.00–117.00	$115.17	$1,872	-6.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2000	1476	7	144.00–158.00	$152.31	$2,248	—
1295–2010	1489	8	135.00–145.00	$139.43	$2,076	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–960	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	93.00–117.50	$106.03	$942

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1215	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	112.00–115.00	$113.76	$1,177

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,086

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
930–1015	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,316.32
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1005–1180	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,425.00	$1,399.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1005–1165	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,525.78
1145–1200	1173	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,166

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–175	116	6	95.00–122.50	$105.70	$123	+2.99
305	305	1	92.50	$92.50	$282	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–135	118	3	62.50–65.00	$63.45	$75	+10.33
200	200	1	65.00	$65.00	$130	—
305	305	1	30.00	$30.00	$92	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	30.00–37.50	$33.75	—
40	40	—	—	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	157.50	$157.50	—
40	40	—	—	3	140.00–182.50	$157.50	—
40	40	—	—	1	82.50	$82.50	—
50	50	—	—	3	140.00–185.00	$158.33	+97.08
60	60	—	—	2	145.00–160.00	$152.50	+91.25
70	70	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-7.78
80	80	—	—	2	230.00–330.00	$280.00	+122.22
100–120	107	—	—	3	155.00–210.00	$183.33	-13.51

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-22.50
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	+57.50
30	30	2	40.00–70.00	$55.00	+2.50
30	30	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-20.00
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+41.87

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	20.00	$20.00	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	37.50	$37.50	—
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	—
40	40	—	—	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	—
40–50	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	37.50–40.00	$38.75	—
50	50	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-40.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	147.50–162.50	$155.00	+85.00
60	60	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+80.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	+111.25
90	90	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	+131.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	30.00	$30.00	—
30–35	31	7	35.00–50.00	$47.86	—
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-27.50
65	65	1	80.00	$80.00	+12.50
70	70	2	80.00–97.50	$88.75	+15.78

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	—
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	122.50	$122.50	—
40	40	3	150.00–167.50	$161.67	—

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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.