Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $353.87/cwt +33.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 480 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.14/cwt +8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 465 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.52/cwt ≈ $1,585/hd at 531 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	350	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
420	420	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,418	—
460–485	477	3	320.00–337.50	$327.33	$1,561	+7.33
481 value added	481	13	360.00	$360.00	$1,732	—
510	510	2	300.00–330.00	$315.00	$1,606	-16.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,190	—
310–320	315	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,292	+12.44
390	390	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	—
505	505	4	342.50	$342.50	$1,730	-26.18
550	550	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,815	-25.00
600	600	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	310.00	$310.00	$760	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	320.00	$320.00	$800	-22.66
305–340	323	4	320.00–345.00	$335.91	$1,085	+10.86
355–395	374	8	320.00–350.00	$337.08	$1,261	—
400–420	410	2	330.00–340.00	$334.88	$1,373	+2.79
463 value added	463	11	339.00	$339.00	$1,570	—
455–495	475	2	292.50–310.00	$300.88	$1,429	-23.32
530–540	531	11	280.00–301.00	$298.52	$1,585	—
555	555	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,526	—
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	—
798	798	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	295.00	$295.00	$974	-13.21
385	385	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,222	+13.47
400–430	420	3	300.00–302.50	$300.85	$1,264	+0.58
460	460	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,322	-9.25
455–480	465	3	300.00–312.50	$307.37	$1,429	+10.62
515	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	-16.25
550	550	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,169	—
570–590	580	2	252.50–262.50	$257.41	$1,493	—
600	600	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,530	-3.73
650–685	675	4	240.00–245.00	$242.54	$1,637	+12.54
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	277.50	$277.50	$957	-2.50
420–440	430	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	—
480–495	487	3	270.00–280.00	$276.71	$1,348	-0.79
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	+12.56
550–590	577	3	232.50–245.00	$239.15	$1,380	-3.35
670	670	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,642	+42.50
755	755	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	—

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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
330–340	335	—	—	2	355.00–385.00	$369.78	$1,239	-5.22
355–390	377	—	—	6	342.50–370.00	$353.54	$1,333	+3.54
400–430	412	—	—	3	337.50–340.00	$339.13	$1,397	+1.63
415	415	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,452	+12.50
460	460	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,541	+10.70
495	495	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,534	-14.30
500–530	510	—	—	3	300.00–327.50	$311.44	$1,588	+28.94
530–540	535	—	—	2	270.00–280.00	$274.95	$1,471	-7.55
560	560	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,512	-16.20
558–585	569	—	—	4	280.00–302.50	$296.09	$1,685	+9.89
645	645	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,806	+15.00
650–670	664	—	—	5	274.00–290.00	$277.87	$1,845	—
700	700	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,715	—
850	850	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,551	—
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	370	—	—	4	320.00–337.50	$328.72	$1,216	-11.28
400–445	423	—	—	4	315.00–332.50	$324.13	$1,371	—
450–481	472	—	—	6	300.00–325.00	$314.42	$1,484	+9.45
530–545	537	—	—	3	270.00–290.00	$280.74	$1,508	—
550	550	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	—
700–735	718	—	—	2	240.00–242.50	$241.22	$1,732	—
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	440.00–455.00	$447.99	$1,030	+47.99
255–280 fancy	268	2	477.50–480.00	$478.81	$1,283	-11.06
275	275	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,196	+22.26
340	340	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,360	-0.71

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1300	1215	80-85%	3	146.00–154.00	$150.46	$1,828	+5.82
1525	1525	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,982	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1240	1137	85-90%	3	130.00–144.00	$136.68	$1,554	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,829	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1895	1551	4	157.00–174.00	$167.42	$2,597	—
2205	2205	1	146.00	$146.00	$3,219	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1080	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	158.00–170.00	$162.92	$1,597

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1000	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	145.00–152.00	$148.70	$1,405

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,430

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107–147	127	4	87.50–110.00	$96.98	$123	—
151–197	174	11	57.50–63.00	$60.73	$106	-24.27
230–295	268	7	53.00–70.00	$62.73	$168	—
305–375	321	5	52.50–65.00	$58.71	$188	—
465	465	1	53.00	$53.00	$246	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	52.50–55.00	$53.75	—
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	10	50.00–70.00	$59.25	—
40	40	—	—	1	97.50	$97.50	—
40	40	—	—	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	150.00	$150.00	+80.00
50	50	—	—	3	112.50–140.00	$124.17	+54.17
50	50	—	—	1	87.50	$87.50	+17.50
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-10.00
70	70	—	—	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	-11.25
70	70	—	—	2	130.00–180.00	$155.00	+5.00
80	80	—	—	4	220.00–260.00	$242.50	+162.50
100	100	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	-23.00
150	150	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	+25.00

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	12	40.00–57.50	$48.33	+10.83
20	20	3	47.50–80.00	$68.33	+30.83
30	30	1	62.50	$62.50	+6.25
30	30	5	100.00–135.00	$115.50	+59.25
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	+77.50
40	40	2	92.50–97.50	$95.00	+42.50
50	50	1	175.00	$175.00	+128.75

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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	2	52.50–57.50	$55.00	-27.50
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-12.50
30	30	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+27.50
30	30	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+47.50
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	47.50–57.50	$52.50	-30.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	+17.50
40	40	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+37.50
40–50	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	95.00–102.50	$98.75	+16.25
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–127.50	$123.75	+41.25
40–50	47	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–230.00	$153.33	+70.83
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	160.00	$160.00	+70.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
50	50	—	—	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	+25.00
50	50	—	—	2	102.50–120.00	$111.25	+21.25
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+70.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+75.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	-7.50
70	70	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+43.33
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–205.00	$177.50	+50.83

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–44	42	9	45.00–50.00	$47.89	—
50	50	1	42.50	$42.50	-22.50
50–55	53	13	50.00–80.00	$64.01	-0.99
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	-20.00
85	85	4	90.00	$90.00	+2.78

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	50.00	$50.00	$110	-50.00
325–365	346	5	45.00–51.00	$47.26	$164	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	55.00	$55.00	—
20	20	1	55.00	$55.00	—
30	30	2	87.50–100.00	$93.75	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	115.00	$115.00	-41.67

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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.