Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $367.51/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 526 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	328	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	+2.50
516 value added	516	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,961	+30.00
535–537	536	8	342.50–362.50	$355.02	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,224	-20.00
530 value added	530	3	357.50	$357.50	$1,895	—
605	605	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,770	+7.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	—
660	660	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	420.00	$420.00	$840	—
270–285	282	5	340.00–370.00	$357.87	$1,009	-12.13
305–325	316	4	335.00–365.00	$349.94	$1,106	-20.06
350–370	360	2	332.50–362.50	$347.08	$1,249	+5.01
435–445	440	2	320.00–330.00	$324.94	$1,430	-7.56
463	463	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,528	+6.26
525–535	530	2	275.00–300.00	$287.62	$1,524	-26.39
625–635	628	4	287.50–292.50	$291.24	$1,829	+24.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	+5.00
390	390	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	-4.64
395	395	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,274	+12.86
455–490	470	4	290.00–310.00	$300.39	$1,412	-19.29
495	495	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,386	-39.68
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	-19.15
525–545	535	2	275.00–285.00	$279.91	$1,498	-9.24
550	550	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,622	—
585	585	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	+5.00
625	625	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	+15.00
670	670	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—
675	675	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,688	—
730	730	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	285.00	$285.00	$884	—
475	475	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	+45.00
500	500	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,238	—
560–575	568	2	230.00–240.00	$235.07	$1,335	—
655–690	677	3	230.00–240.00	$235.07	$1,591	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,018	±0.00
320–335	328	3	370.00–380.00	$373.40	$1,225	+3.40
355–380	370	3	350.00–380.00	$369.86	$1,368	-0.14
440	440	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,595	-2.93
453	453	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,676	+53.59
475	475	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,710	+43.59
535	535	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,498	-15.15
700	700	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,732	+10.00
745	745	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,216	—
400–440	428	4	300.00–342.50	$320.23	$1,371	-12.27
460–485	474	4	315.00–340.00	$329.33	$1,561	—
630	630	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,717	—
720	720	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	390.00–400.00	$395.04	$1,157	-37.46
300–318	312	5	390.00–405.00	$399.18	$1,245	—
505–510	508	2	327.50–332.50	$330.01	$1,676	-6.38
620	620	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,782	+3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,680	—
1095–1350	1191	80-85%	8	139.00–154.00	$146.93	$1,750	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1490	1396	75-80%	6	142.00–155.00	$147.51	$2,059	—
1890	1890	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,570	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	85-90%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,473	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1900	1620	2	174.00–178.00	$176.35	$2,857	—
2200–2540	2370	2	128.00–166.00	$145.64	$3,452	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1040	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	141.00–159.00	$149.30	$1,515
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,406

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–845	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–162.50	$159.11	$1,313
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,124

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–197	145	23	75.00–120.00	$98.98	$144	—
155	155	1	67.50	$67.50	$105	-52.50
200–273	243	15	70.00–117.50	$96.36	$234	+6.36
380	380	1	40.00	$40.00	$152	—

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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	22.50–32.50	$27.50	—
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	16	35.00–50.00	$44.06	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	6	50.00–95.00	$65.83	—
30	30	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	100.00–120.00	$107.00	—
40	40	—	—	4	175.00–205.00	$191.25	—
40	40	—	—	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	—
50	50	—	—	5	200.00–215.00	$207.00	+77.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
50	50	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+22.50
70	70	—	—	4	190.00–210.00	$200.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	5	240.00–265.00	$251.00	+61.00
150	150	—	—	5	260.00–275.00	$269.00	+49.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	265.00	$265.00	$840	—
354	354	7	240.00	$240.00	$850	—

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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	3	150.00	$150.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	60.00	$60.00	+17.08

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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	4	40.00–55.00	$47.50	—
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	—
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	—
30	30	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	—
40	40	—	—	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	—
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	87.50–107.50	$97.50	—
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	-40.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-2.50
50	50	—	—	1	102.50	$102.50	-20.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	80.00	$80.00	+7.50
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–120.00	$110.00	+37.50
60	60	—	—	2	150.00–180.00	$165.00	+92.50
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	+57.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	117.50–142.50	$130.00	+50.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–125.00	$115.00	+35.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	70.00–77.50	$73.93	+16.43
63	63	11	60.00–67.50	$63.41	+5.91
80–85	82	12	90.00–97.50	$92.68	-17.32
90–95	91	7	100.00–110.00	$105.63	-4.37
97	97	2	50.00	$50.00	-60.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	40.00	$40.00	$174	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	117.50	$117.50	—
30	30	1	72.50	$72.50	—
40	40	2	160.00–167.50	$163.75	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	150.00–200.00	$180.00	+40.00
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	+80.00

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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.