Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	286	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	447.50	$447.50	$917	—
435	435	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,664	-17.50
505–515	510	2	370.00–380.00	$375.05	$1,913	-4.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	345.00	$345.00	$949	+45.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,156	-0.04
360–390	375	2	332.50–350.00	$341.60	$1,281	+6.56
410–425	418	2	310.00–320.00	$314.91	$1,316	-18.93
450	450	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,485	+45.00
455–460	458	2	280.00–300.00	$289.95	$1,328	+4.95
513 value added	513	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,539	—
505–540	514	4	295.00–300.00	$298.07	$1,532	+5.57
545	545	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,444	-27.50
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	-7.31
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—
670	670	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$1,692	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	270.00	$270.00	$567	-29.84
280	280	2	285.00	$285.00	$798	—
305–340	326	4	280.00–295.00	$290.19	$946	-0.79
350–370	358	3	290.00–310.00	$298.51	$1,069	+12.51
445	445	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,268	+5.00
450–490	473	3	250.00–270.00	$259.79	$1,229	-14.11
505	505	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,300	-25.85
695	695	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	380.00–400.00	$390.18	$1,093	+10.89
325	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	-40.00
385–395	390	2	360.00–367.50	$363.70	$1,418	-3.00
425	425	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,636	+30.00
555	555	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,748	+12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	370.00–395.00	$382.95	$1,252	-0.37
355–375	363	3	375.00–387.50	$383.20	$1,391	+23.20
427	427	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,644	-0.04
440–445	443	2	345.00–350.00	$347.51	$1,539	-37.53
455	455	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,479	-15.00
475	475	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,603	-2.50
505–545	527	3	297.50–310.00	$305.81	$1,612	-24.19
545	545	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,485	-57.50
570–585	577	3	287.50–305.00	$295.89	$1,707	—
590	590	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,490	—
673	673	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,817	—
690	690	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	—
705–720	713	2	250.00–255.00	$252.47	$1,800	—

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	-28.56
250 fancy	250	1	442.50	$442.50	$1,106	-8.27
290	290	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,218	-1.52
302–310	304	7	400.00–405.00	$401.80	$1,221	+2.22
505	505	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,768	+7.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	302.50	$302.50	$741	—
250	250	1	345.00	$345.00	$862	—
413	413	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,239	—
499	499	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,397	-50.00
640	640	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1165	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,845.00–2,272.00	$2,044.23	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1245	1117	80-85%	10	148.00–162.00	$155.25	$1,734	—
975–1360	1220	80-85%	4	135.00–145.00	$139.21	$1,698	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1040	908	85-90%	6	91.00–125.00	$111.57	$1,013	—
955	955	85-90%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,385	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,710	—
1060	1060	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,590	—
1255–1720	1488	2	178.00–180.00	$179.16	$2,666	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–755	723	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,292.00–1,906.00	$1,516.13
830–855	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,328.00–1,411.00	$1,370.12
915–1085	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,693.00–2,150.00	$1,874.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–795	789	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,970.00–2,034.00	$1,997.07
825–915	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,042.00–2,150.00	$2,098.79

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,098.00	$1,098.00
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,118.00	$1,118.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,213.00	$1,213.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,121.00	$1,121.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,276.00	$1,276.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–197	145	16	87.50–95.00	$93.00	$135	—
215–275	241	5	82.50–130.00	$98.50	$237	+11.48

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	7.50	$7.50	$55	—

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	170.00	$170.00	-90.00
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-180.00
70	70	—	—	3	170.00	$170.00	-73.33
80	80	—	—	5	200.00–230.00	$210.00	-63.33
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–157.50	$141.25	-132.08
80	80	—	—	2	137.50	$137.50	-135.83
100	100	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	±0.00
100	100	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	-30.00
100–130	112	—	—	12	240.00–370.00	$302.08	+52.08
150	150	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00	$185.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	57.50–60.00	$59.00	-91.00
30	30	4	65.00–77.50	$71.88	-78.12
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	+10.00
40	40	1	57.50	$57.50	-52.50
40	40	7	60.00–75.00	$68.57	-41.43
50	50	9	80.00–107.50	$94.72	—
50	50	7	110.00–132.50	$123.57	—
60	60	8	142.50–155.00	$148.44	—
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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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	—	—	2	105.00–117.50	$111.25	+31.25
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+110.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	+140.00
50	50	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+70.00
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+50.00
70	70	—	—	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+92.50
80	80	—	—	2	102.50–125.00	$113.75	+13.75
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	3	170.00–210.00	$195.00	+95.00
90	90	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	+80.00
100	100	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100–130	118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	245.00–325.00	$277.50	—
120	120	—	—	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	4	90.00	$90.00	+17.58
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	+12.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	54.00	$54.00	$173	—
710–730	720	2	50.00	$50.00	$360	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	70.00	$70.00	-91.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	—
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	—
80	80	3	250.00–260.00	$253.33	—

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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.