Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $426.72/cwt ≈ $1,361/hd at 319 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.36/cwt +18.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 365 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $336.12/cwt +27.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 467 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	490	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	390.00	$390.00	$987	—
340	340	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,411	—
435	435	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,696	—
570	570	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,470	±0.00
535–540	538	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,614	±0.00
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—
585	585	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	285.00	$285.00	$784	—
380	380	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,178	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	380.00	$380.00	$798	—
250–290	271	4	320.00–340.00	$328.23	$890	+13.23
275 fancy	275	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,018	—
315–345	327	5	302.50–325.00	$316.26	$1,034	+14.57
350–385	365	15	310.00–335.00	$323.36	$1,180	+18.36
405–445	425	11	290.00–332.50	$307.03	$1,305	+13.50
450–495	468	5	290.00–302.50	$293.91	$1,375	+4.85
500–535	521	8	270.00–295.00	$285.03	$1,485	+0.03
580	580	2	250.00–257.50	$253.75	$1,472	—
730	730	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,716	—
785	785	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	307.50–320.00	$313.75	$753	+33.75
265–295	278	5	280.00–305.00	$293.18	$815	—
300–310	307	3	280.00	$280.00	$860	—
345	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
355–390	369	4	287.50–310.00	$300.94	$1,110	+20.94
377	377	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,037	-5.00
405–445	426	6	270.00–295.00	$288.86	$1,231	+21.36
440	440	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,133	-10.00
450–485	468	6	275.00–292.50	$284.14	$1,330	+21.64
515–530	523	2	265.00–272.50	$268.80	$1,406	+3.03
540	540	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,228	-38.27
550–560	555	3	230.00–247.50	$236.71	$1,314	+31.71
581	581	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,264	-25.00
695	695	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,598	—
790	790	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	262.50	$262.50	$525	—
275	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	—
315–340	327	3	250.00–260.00	$253.21	$828	—
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
450–475	462	3	230.00–250.00	$238.99	$1,104	—
560	560	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,204	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	370.00	$370.00	$973	—
310	310	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,085	—
380	380	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	-24.69
375–395	387	9	360.00–385.00	$378.30	$1,464	+13.61
405–445	426	4	335.00–350.00	$339.99	$1,448	-11.46
400–445	435	7	362.50–385.00	$366.49	$1,594	+46.49
450–480	462	9	327.50–352.50	$337.49	$1,559	+28.97
450–495	475	5	322.50–337.50	$333.66	$1,585	+25.14
510–535	524	5	310.00–332.50	$320.94	$1,682	+38.83
535	535	2	310.00–322.50	$316.25	$1,692	+34.14
555–575	565	3	270.00–285.00	$275.74	$1,558	+14.04
565	565	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,540	+10.80
620–640	630	2	260.00–267.50	$263.69	$1,661	+14.20
650	650	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,771	—
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	+25.00
700–710	705	2	247.50–255.00	$251.28	$1,772	+16.28
775	775	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,879	+28.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
270–295	285	3	430.00–437.50	$434.28	$1,238	—
300–345	319	15	400.00–435.00	$426.72	$1,361	—
370–390	382	5	395.00–410.00	$402.51	$1,538	+15.04
400–425	414	4	397.50–407.50	$401.29	$1,661	+21.29
525	525	2	327.50–337.50	$332.50	$1,746	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	+37.50
260–285	273	—	—	2	300.00	$300.00	$819	—
330	330	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	$957	—
350–355	353	—	—	2	292.50–310.00	$301.31	$1,064	—
415–435	423	—	—	3	280.00–305.00	$295.02	$1,248	—
455–495	478	—	—	3	280.00–312.50	$300.47	$1,436	+15.47
545	545	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,472	—
845–905	875	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	147.00–163.00	$155.27	$1,359	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1210	966	85-90%	17	85.00–121.00	$110.01	$1,063	—
870–1165	997	85-90%	15	124.00–142.00	$129.44	$1,291	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1280	1085	80-85%	13	120.00–131.00	$125.78	$1,365	—
1130	1130	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,808	—
960–1535	1142	80-85%	13	135.00–151.00	$143.98	$1,644	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1485	1354	75-80%	6	139.00–150.00	$145.77	$1,974	—
1200–1560	1380	75-80%	2	153.00–154.00	$153.43	$2,117	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1190	1138	2	140.00–160.00	$150.46	$1,712	—
1155–2295	1591	9	163.00–180.00	$171.43	$2,727	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–830	783	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–112.00	$108.71	$851
745–940	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	105.00–128.00	$116.04	$946
765–905	816	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	92.00–113.00	$103.08	$841

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1025	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–151.00	$137.94	$1,407

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1170	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,870.00
1000–1345	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,650.00–1,875.00	$1,751.64
1120–1365	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,975.00–2,100.00	$2,053.00
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
885–1080	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,429.96
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,362.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$935

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
120–195	158	2	77.50–120.00	$93.69	$148	—
215–270	255	6	72.50–82.50	$78.54	$200	—

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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	6	40.00–65.00	$49.58	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	25.00–35.00	$29.38	—
40	40	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+2.08
60	60	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-107.92
70	70	—	—	3	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-7.92
80	80	—	—	2	200.00–270.00	$235.00	+67.08
100	100	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+90.00

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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
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
955–1320	1146	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,508.62	—
1150–1360	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,550.00–2,700.00	$2,617.14	—
1135–1465	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,850.00–3,475.00	$3,217.32	—
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,125.00	$3,125.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–960	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,375.00–2,725.00	$2,512.64	—
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
735–1175	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00–2,575.00	$2,426.58	—
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
935–1075	994	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,095.88	—
900–1125	999	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,944.99	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	245.00	$245.00	+115.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	+70.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	310.00	$310.00	+180.00
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	225.00	$225.00	+95.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	255.00–285.00	$267.86	+137.86
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	210.00–260.00	$240.00	+110.00
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	3	300.00	$300.00	+170.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	-33.75
20	20	2	70.00	$70.00	+16.25
30	30	2	77.50–87.50	$82.50	+28.75
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	+66.25

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	17.50	$17.50	—
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	—
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	87.50	$87.50	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	—
40	40	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	42.50	$42.50	—
50	50	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+72.50
50	50	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	47.50	$47.50	-20.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	50.00–75.00	$62.50	-5.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	+17.50
60–70	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	112.50–142.50	$127.50	+60.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	-16.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	4	25.00	$25.00	+15.00
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	+10.00
62–68	65	16	67.50	$67.50	+12.50
75	75	4	77.50	$77.50	+22.50
75	75	2	72.50	$72.50	+17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	50.00–62.50	$56.31	$142	+16.31

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	170.00–190.00	$180.00	—

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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.