Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.06/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 477 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $338.87/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	227	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	+35.00
435	435	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	—
470–477	475	4	320.00–335.00	$331.29	$1,574	+8.14
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	+13.97
600–615	608	2	260.00–262.50	$261.23	$1,588	+5.08
730	730	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,716	+15.00
740	740	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,776	+20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	401.00	$401.00	$1,504	+28.50
450	450	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,598	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	315.00	$315.00	$929	+15.00
310–335	318	3	287.50–315.00	$301.69	$959	+1.26
355–375	371	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,132	+8.09
400–445	424	9	287.50–305.00	$293.53	$1,245	+2.44
450–499	477	12	279.00–300.00	$289.06	$1,379	-0.94
530	530	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,510	-12.50
615	615	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	280.00	$280.00	$644	—
355	355	1	250.00	$250.00	$888	-20.00
365	365	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,022	+10.00
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	—
450	450	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,181	—
505–515	510	2	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$1,288	+17.38
505–545	525	3	257.50–272.50	$265.77	$1,395	+30.63
565	565	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,158	-42.50
595	595	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,443	—
700	700	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,645	+30.00
750	750	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	378	5	355.00–372.50	$364.69	$1,379	+5.60
410–445	419	6	340.00–367.50	$351.45	$1,473	+9.43
439	439	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,405	+7.59
450–475	460	5	300.00–330.00	$308.52	$1,419	-12.41
530–535	534	6	267.50–285.00	$282.11	$1,506	-0.14
545	545	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,417	-22.25
565–580	570	3	260.00–265.00	$261.70	$1,492	-8.30
622–645	627	5	247.50–250.00	$249.49	$1,564	—
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	-40.00
710	710	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,668	+5.00
760–775	768	2	202.50–225.00	$213.86	$1,642	-1.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	385.00–390.00	$387.47	$1,492	—
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	+20.00
455	455	4	337.50	$337.50	$1,536	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1105	934	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,630.00–2,111.00	$1,820.73	—
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,144.00	$2,144.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	262.50	$262.50	$538	-22.50
390	390	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	—
470	470	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,340	—
625	625	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,438	—
695	695	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–1200	958	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,679.00–2,352.00	$2,001.46	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1350	1174	80-85%	6	141.00–158.00	$146.50	$1,720	—
1250	1250	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,600	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2015	1405	4	170.00–183.00	$176.40	$2,478	—
1735	1735	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,296	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–930	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,607.00–1,907.00	$1,722.58

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–183	143	13	62.50–92.50	$79.75	$114	—
200–298	241	7	67.50–102.50	$79.15	$191	+6.15
340	340	1	60.00	$60.00	$204	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	90.00	$90.00	$99	+10.00
500	500	1	20.00	$20.00	$100	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	6	150.00–200.00	$167.92	-102.08
100	100	2	120.00	$120.00	-150.00
100	100	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	-177.50
100–120	107	3	97.50–105.00	$100.83	-169.17
120–130	127	3	220.00–255.00	$238.33	-31.67

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	130.00	$130.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	52.50–55.00	$53.75	+3.75
50	50	1	37.50	$37.50	—
50	50	2	67.50–75.00	$71.25	—
60	60	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	—
60	60	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	—
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	—
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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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	—	—	1	67.50	$67.50	-142.50
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–82.50	$81.25	-101.25
80	80	—	—	3	130.00–160.00	$146.67	-35.83
80	80	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-87.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	-32.50
100	100	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100–120	104	—	—	5	150.00–200.00	$165.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	10.00	$10.00	-20.00
35	35	1	45.00	$45.00	+15.00
46	46	7	25.00	$25.00	-5.00
55	55	1	55.00	$55.00	-23.93
98	98	6	82.50–87.50	$85.83	+6.90

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	40.00	$40.00	$110	—
345–395	367	3	50.00–58.00	$54.41	$200	—
725	725	1	66.00	$66.00	$478	—

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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.