Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 15, 2025

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $320.52/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 374 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $287.48/cwt -11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 514 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $337.04/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	296	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,698	±0.00
500	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	—
585	585	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,916	—
615–630	623	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,682	—
773	773	6	280.00	$280.00	$2,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,413	—
405–420	412	3	382.50–397.50	$389.97	$1,607	—
525	525	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,851	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,296	—
468	468	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,310	—
560–575	568	2	260.00–280.00	$270.13	$1,534	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	345.00	$345.00	$897	+5.00
315–340	334	6	310.00–332.50	$326.44	$1,090	+31.44
355–370	360	3	280.00–297.50	$288.22	$1,038	-35.84
362–395	378	12	310.00–340.00	$328.60	$1,242	+4.54
430–445	440	4	290.00–300.00	$294.97	$1,298	-25.03
450–495	474	7	280.00–307.50	$290.52	$1,377	+6.27
507–545	514	15	280.00–305.00	$287.48	$1,478	-11.01
650–663	661	7	272.50–275.00	$272.85	$1,804	+32.85
680	680	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,666	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	365.00	$365.00	$912	—
505	505	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,641	+10.00
550–575	558	3	312.50–330.00	$323.99	$1,808	+3.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	—
440	440	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	329	6	340.00–370.00	$356.43	$1,173	+16.43
355–385	378	5	340.00–350.00	$347.99	$1,315	+45.49
393	393	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,277	+22.50
412–440	417	6	340.00–360.00	$356.48	$1,487	+61.60
420–445	434	5	300.00–322.50	$313.71	$1,362	+18.83
460	460	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	+1.68
472–495	480	3	342.50–350.00	$347.42	$1,668	+62.42
560	560	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,442	-16.02
555–585	570	2	275.00–280.00	$277.43	$1,581	+3.91
610–645	632	3	272.50–300.00	$284.39	$1,797	+26.89
650–690	670	2	270.00–280.00	$274.85	$1,841	-0.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	400.00	$400.00	$880	-20.00
265–275	270	2	390.00–400.00	$395.09	$1,067	-4.91
300–320	308	6	380.00–400.00	$393.50	$1,212	-9.00
375	375	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	285.00	$285.00	$983	-24.84
355	355	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,056	-12.90
440	440	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,397	+10.62
475	475	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,437	—
533	533	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,452	+14.32
560	560	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,526	+22.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1290	1106	80-85%	8	152.00–165.00	$157.31	$1,740	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1665	1518	75-80%	2	166.00–172.00	$169.29	$2,570	—
1605	1605	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,408	+5.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,226	—
1020	1020	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,510	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,247	—
1750–1985	1868	2	200.00–205.00	$202.34	$3,780	—
1750–2125	1910	3	179.00–192.00	$185.44	$3,542	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,255.00	$2,255.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,296.00	$1,296.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	782.00	$782.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–155	123	11	67.50–97.50	$79.20	$97	—
155	155	1	22.50	$22.50	$35	-52.10
175	175	2	55.00	$55.00	$96	-19.60
238–275	256	8	55.00–77.50	$71.65	$183	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	178	2	40.00–44.00	$41.80	$74	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	24	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	12	40.00–67.50	$53.54	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	35.00–50.00	$42.50	—
40–50	44	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	45.00–85.00	$66.50	—
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	100.00–125.00	$114.17	—
50	50	—	—	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	-117.50
50	50	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-130.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	-45.83
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	165.00	$165.00	+36.67
80	80	—	—	8	140.00–170.00	$163.13	+34.80
100	100	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	+15.00
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
150	150	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	-57.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	92.50	$92.50	-18.75
50	50	3	112.50	$112.50	+1.25

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	52.50–57.50	$55.83	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	+52.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	135.00–157.50	$147.08	+74.58
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	40.00–100.00	$68.13	-4.37
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	162.50	$162.50	+90.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	+36.67
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	-40.83
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+56.67
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-43.33
80	80	—	—	1	102.50	$102.50	-40.83
80	80	—	—	3	72.50–80.00	$75.83	-67.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	-3.33
100	100	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100–120	110	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	—
100–120	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	185.00–230.00	$208.33	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	30.00	$30.00	—
30–37	33	7	12.50–22.50	$17.69	—
50–58	53	7	27.50–37.50	$32.85	-43.78
65–67	66	3	22.50–27.50	$25.87	-50.76
70	70	3	57.50	$57.50	-19.13
85	85	2	62.50	$62.50	-5.00
85	85	2	42.50	$42.50	-25.00
90	90	1	52.50	$52.50	-15.00
95	95	1	70.00	$70.00	-10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	72.50	$72.50	$178	—

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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.