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Jul 8, 2025
Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report
Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025
315 head sold ·Official USDA report
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers
$298.49/cwt
-0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,579/hd at 529 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls
$315.29/cwt
+2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 465 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls
$268.37/cwt
+18.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 619 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Head itemized in priced lots
315
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
470
470
1
350.00
$350.00
$1,645
+45.00
685
685
1
265.00
$265.00
$1,815
-27.50
726 value added
726
6
287.00
$287.00
$2,084
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
541 value added
541
4
362.50
$362.50
$1,961
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
323
323
2
277.50
$277.50
$896
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350
350
1
285.00
$285.00
$998
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
240
240
1
335.00
$335.00
$804
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281
281
8
340.00
$340.00
$955
±0.00
320
320
1
330.00
$330.00
$1,056
+33.34
345
345
1
295.00
$295.00
$1,018
-1.66
355–390
368
3
320.00–330.00
$324.06
$1,193
+17.86
425–445
433
4
290.00–297.50
$294.33
$1,274
+10.31
440
440
2
320.00
$320.00
$1,408
+35.98
460–480
467
3
320.00–322.50
$320.86
$1,498
+40.86
470–490
477
6
270.00–290.00
$284.25
$1,356
+4.25
520–540
529
12
280.00–307.50
$298.49
$1,579
+18.49
580
580
1
310.00
$310.00
$1,798
+62.50
590
590
1
267.50
$267.50
$1,578
+20.00
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
235 fancy
235
1
390.00
$390.00
$916
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335
335
1
345.00
$345.00
$1,156
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350–385
365
4
345.00–370.00
$355.22
$1,297
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535
535
1
315.00
$315.00
$1,685
+10.00
550–580
565
2
320.00
$320.00
$1,808
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610–620
615
2
300.00
$300.00
$1,845
-2.50
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Feeder Bulls
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
305
305
3
340.00
$340.00
$1,037
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350–360
355
2
340.00
$340.00
$1,207
+0.40
395
395
1
302.50
$302.50
$1,195
-37.10
400–415
403
5
332.50–350.00
$346.40
$1,396
-3.60
410–435
420
3
285.00–315.00
$294.88
$1,238
-55.12
453–490
463
10
300.00–335.00
$318.32
$1,474
+0.35
490
490
1
285.00
$285.00
$1,396
-5.16
520–532
527
5
300.00–317.49
$306.90
$1,617
+53.15
565–575
572
5
265.00–277.50
$273.52
$1,565
+17.22
550–588
578
4
290.00–310.00
$299.82
$1,733
+43.52
600–635
618
9
260.00–280.00
$269.58
$1,666
+19.58
625
625
1
257.50
$257.50
$1,609
+7.50
650–655
653
2
270.00–280.00
$274.98
$1,796
+14.98
680–695
688
2
240.00–245.00
$242.53
$1,669
-17.47
708–735
717
3
255.00–265.00
$261.58
$1,876
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
270
270
1
335.00
$335.00
$904
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315–345
329
4
302.50–315.00
$309.84
$1,019
-0.16
355–385
375
3
295.00–320.00
$310.40
$1,164
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400–440
427
3
300.00–320.00
$306.88
$1,310
-23.12
520–545
532
3
250.00–270.00
$258.18
$1,374
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570
570
1
250.00
$250.00
$1,425
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610
610
1
242.50
$242.50
$1,479
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675–682
681
6
235.00–255.00
$238.30
$1,623
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710–720
715
3
235.00–247.50
$239.98
$1,716
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
200–230 fancy
214
4
420.00–437.50
$426.78
$913
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215
215
1
420.00
$420.00
$903
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265
265
1
400.00
$400.00
$1,060
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325
325
2
402.50
$402.50
$1,308
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480
480
1
350.00
$350.00
$1,680
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500–525
513
2
325.00–335.00
$330.12
$1,694
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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
1285
1285
Young (2-4 yrs) N/A 1
2,262.00
$2,262.00
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Slaughter Cows
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
820–980
875
85-90% 3
110.00–130.00
$118.09
$1,033
+42.09
865–990
938
85-90% 4
144.00–152.50
$149.20
$1,399
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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
955–1045
1000
80-85% 2
168.00–170.00
$168.96
$1,690
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995–1160
1078
80-85% 2
177.50–178.00
$177.77
$1,916
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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1610
1610
75-80% 1
145.00
$145.00
$2,334
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Slaughter Bulls
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
920–1300
1184
5
155.00–170.00
$163.13
$1,931
-6.87
955–1705
1231
11
174.00–194.00
$180.96
$2,228
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Stock Cows
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
715–870
756
(<2 yrs) Open 6
1,609.00–1,871.00
$1,725.19
785–835
810
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 2
1,359.00–1,766.00
$1,556.22
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
665
665
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 1
1,114.00
$1,114.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
615
615
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 1
584.00
$584.00
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Barrows & Gilts
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
108–195
162
12
67.50–97.50
$74.60
$121
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213–240
229
13
77.50–80.00
$79.30
$182
-11.08
610
610
1
62.50
$62.50
$381
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Boars
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
335
335
1
7.50
$7.50
$25
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430
430
1
5.00
$5.00
$22
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Bucks/Billies
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
50
50
Kids (<1 yr) N/A 1
190.00
$190.00
+145.00
50
50
Kids (<1 yr) N/A 1
60.00
$60.00
+15.00
50
50
— — 1
160.00
$160.00
+115.00
60–70
67
Kids (<1 yr) N/A 3
150.00–170.00
$163.33
+88.33
60–70
67
Kids (<1 yr) N/A 3
185.00–205.00
$196.67
+121.67
70
70
— — 1
140.00
$140.00
+65.00
80
80
— — 3
125.00–130.00
$128.33
-56.67
80
80
Kids (<1 yr) N/A 1
180.00
$180.00
-5.00
80
80
— — 2
165.00–180.00
$172.50
-12.50
100
100
— — 1
140.00
$140.00
+40.00
100–120
110
— — 4
210.00–270.00
$242.50
+46.25
150
150
— — 2
295.00–400.00
$347.50
+147.50
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Families
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
80
80
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
175.00
$175.00
-15.00
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Kids
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
20
20
1
60.00
$60.00
+15.00
20
20
1
40.00
$40.00
-5.00
30
30
2
37.50
$37.50
-7.50
30
30
1
40.00
$40.00
-5.00
40
40
2
80.00
$80.00
+35.00
40
40
1
127.50
$127.50
+82.50
40
40
4
50.00–60.00
$53.75
+8.75
50
50
2
105.00–117.50
$111.25
+6.25
50
50
1
75.00
$75.00
-30.00
50
50
1
50.00
$50.00
-55.00
60
60
2
115.00–117.50
$116.25
+11.25
70
70
1
125.00
$125.00
+20.00
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Nannies/Does
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
50
50
Kids (<1 yr) Open 1
72.50
$72.50
+10.00
60–70
67
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 3
120.00–140.00
$133.33
+48.33
80
80
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 3
140.00–150.00
$143.33
+48.33
80
80
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
87.50
$87.50
-7.50
80
80
Yearlings (1-2 yrs) Open 1
150.00
$150.00
+55.00
80
80
— — 1
130.00
$130.00
+35.00
80
80
— — 1
70.00
$70.00
-25.00
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Pigs
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
70–75
72
6
75.00–77.50
$76.63
-39.84
90
90
2
67.50
$67.50
-32.02
92
92
6
80.00
$80.00
-19.52
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Sows
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
375–395
385
2
55.00–62.00
$58.41
$225
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460
460
1
65.00
$65.00
$299
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510–585
551
4
55.00–60.00
$58.84
$324
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595
595
1
35.00
$35.00
$208
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765
765
1
59.00
$59.00
$451
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Wether Kids
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
40
40
1
130.00
$130.00
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50
50
2
107.50
$107.50
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50
50
2
35.00–47.50
$41.25
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60
60
2
150.00
$150.00
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Wethers
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
80
80
2
180.00–190.00
$185.00
+10.00
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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.
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