Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $405.55/cwt -12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 369 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	246	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,587	+40.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–530	525	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,729	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
300	300	1	280.00	$280.00	$840	-54.37
350–395	380	3	280.00–292.50	$287.80	$1,094	-7.15
410–425	418	2	270.00–300.00	$285.27	$1,192	-27.96
450–480	468	5	267.50–290.00	$276.11	$1,292	-25.10
495	495	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,312	-36.21
515–520	518	2	270.00–272.50	$271.26	$1,405	+23.76
525	525	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,181	-22.50
555	555	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,346	-8.32
550–569	566	8	265.00–280.00	$276.94	$1,567	+26.12
635	635	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,429	-1.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	325.00–345.00	$334.84	$1,021	-35.16
330 fancy	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	—
390–395	393	2	320.00–325.00	$322.48	$1,267	—
405–435	417	3	325.00–335.00	$329.88	$1,376	—
509	509	5	302.50	$302.50	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	—
335	335	1	280.00	$280.00	$938	-27.50
380–395	388	2	262.50	$262.50	$1,018	-35.58
635	635	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,378	+17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,078	+0.27
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	-28.07
400–425	413	4	360.00–390.00	$376.93	$1,557	+26.93
400–435	420	4	330.00–360.00	$342.56	$1,439	-7.44
450–495	479	7	320.00–335.00	$323.44	$1,549	—
480	480	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,596	—
505–540	518	3	290.00–310.00	$296.56	$1,536	-23.38
555–585	563	6	280.00–305.00	$293.16	$1,650	+3.16
620	620	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,581	-25.00
670	670	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	+12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	400.00–420.00	$409.79	$963	+5.23
300 fancy	300	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,305	—
300–325	312	5	400.00–427.50	$412.55	$1,287	-25.09
355–385	369	10	395.00–422.50	$405.55	$1,496	-0.18
400	400	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,570	+5.87
525	525	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	4	310.00–330.00	$325.28	$878	+18.12
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	-15.00
420–445	432	3	297.50–320.00	$309.03	$1,335	-33.56
605–615	610	2	250.00–275.00	$262.40	$1,601	+4.90
695	695	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,564	+15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–990	957	85-90%	3	127.00–139.00	$133.99	$1,282	—
935–1175	1060	85-90%	5	107.00–120.00	$113.36	$1,202	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1625	1492	75-80%	3	133.00–134.00	$133.68	$1,995	-8.47
1435–1740	1580	75-80%	4	138.00–146.00	$141.39	$2,234	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1390	1203	80-85%	4	141.00–150.00	$144.94	$1,744	—
1210–1235	1223	80-85%	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$1,621	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1185	1157	3	154.00–160.00	$157.95	$1,827	—
1535–1955	1673	6	166.00–185.00	$174.38	$2,917	—
1710–2020	1865	2	187.00–189.00	$187.92	$3,505	+7.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	969.00	$969.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,223.00	$1,223.00
840–1015	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,361.00–1,472.00	$1,425.61

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–775	713	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,056.00–1,085.00	$1,071.77
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,238.00	$1,238.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–760	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,178.00–1,254.00	$1,216.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,059.00	$2,059.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	965.00	$965.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–760	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	943.00–1,064.00	$1,004.93

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107	107	1	30.00	$30.00	$32	—
100–173	134	15	80.00–110.00	$91.87	$123	—
120–180	153	3	60.00–67.50	$64.57	$99	-18.72
203–270	224	13	77.50–87.50	$83.50	$187	+7.76
250	250	1	82.50	$82.50	$206	—
310	310	1	80.00	$80.00	$248	+19.83
435	435	1	52.50	$52.50	$228	—
650	650	1	50.00	$50.00	$325	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123–125	124	3	60.00–65.00	$61.68	$76	—
220	220	1	60.00	$60.00	$132	—
685	685	1	5.00	$5.00	$34	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-100.00
80	80	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	155.00	$155.00	-5.00
80	80	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-7.50
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-60.00
100–130	117	—	—	3	165.00–200.00	$181.67	+57.92
150	150	—	—	3	240.00–280.00	$255.00	-20.00

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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
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	+87.50
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+25.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	-625.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	45.00	$45.00	-40.00
40	40	5	60.00–70.00	$66.00	+13.50
50	50	3	72.50–75.00	$73.33	+30.83
60	60	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+72.50
60	60	2	82.50–90.00	$86.25	+43.75
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+87.50

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
72–75	74	4	57.50–65.00	$61.17	+1.17
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	-40.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	52.50	$52.50	$194	-1.89

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	122.50	$122.50	-7.50

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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.