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Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 22, 2025

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $312.89/cwt +17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 428 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $302.72/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 461 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 256 — —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,591 —
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 -30.00
470–490 477 3 350.00–355.00 $353.29 $1,685 +3.29
520 520 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 +20.00
530 530 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,802 +40.00
575 575 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 +2.50
600–640 620 2 322.50–325.00 $323.79 $2,007 +53.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 310.00–320.00 $315.03 $1,506 +35.03
518 518 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,606 —
698 698 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,630 +7.53
462 462 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,802 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 +5.00
300 300 1 312.50 $312.50 $938 -13.94
410–448 427 13 300.00–320.00 $314.65 $1,344 +19.68
445 445 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 -4.97
450–458 455 11 290.00–317.50 $308.21 $1,402 +17.69
493 493 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,343 -18.02
515 515 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,313 -32.48
503–540 522 5 280.00–310.00 $301.78 $1,575 +14.30
560 560 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,498 —
585–598 589 6 280.00–310.00 $294.89 $1,737 —
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —
615–625 620 2 285.00–295.00 $289.96 $1,798 —
665 665 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 -7.85
650–695 673 2 250.00–257.50 $253.88 $1,709 +8.88
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 380.00 $380.00 $912 —
245 fancy 245 2 420.00–435.00 $427.50 $1,047 —
419 419 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,477 —
530 530 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,749 +5.00
662 662 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,953 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,149 —
410 410 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,128 +25.00
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 —
500–543 532 4 240.00–260.00 $244.70 $1,302 —
647 647 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,488 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 415.00–430.00 $422.36 $1,161 +27.27
300–325 310 3 390.00–405.00 $398.33 $1,235 +4.83
350–373 364 4 395.00–402.50 $399.36 $1,454 +34.36
400–410 405 2 390.00–395.00 $392.53 $1,590 —
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 —
559 559 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,929 —
618 618 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 370.00–382.50 $376.09 $1,448 +28.10
466–480 471 6 360.00–362.50 $361.65 $1,703 +14.23
505 505 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,730 —
515–530 525 3 282.50–295.00 $289.11 $1,518 —
570–591 587 5 310.00–329.00 $313.69 $1,841 +36.26
675 675 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,924 +10.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,088 +55.00
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 +2.50
450–498 483 4 300.00–320.00 $309.82 $1,496 +7.32
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -2.50
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,114.00 $2,114.00 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1110 1060 80-85% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.05 $1,548 —
990–1200 1094 80-85% 8 150.00–161.00 $154.43 $1,689 —
1230 1230 80-85% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,239 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1020 975 85-90% 3 146.00–153.00 $149.07 $1,453 +22.07
1170 1170 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,348 -15.29
1755 1755 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,282 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,664 —
1165–1870 1518 3 174.00–189.00 $183.93 $2,792 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–890 868 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,535.00–1,925.00 $1,724.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,712.00 $1,712.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,511.00 $1,511.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 933.00 $933.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–570 543 2 5.00–8.00 $6.42 $35 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 7 20.00–32.50 $25.00 -28.54
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 12.50 $12.50 -41.04
30 30 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 3 47.50–52.50 $49.17 +6.67
30 30 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 30.00 $30.00 -12.50
40 40 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 60.00 $60.00 -6.50
50 50 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 +97.50
50 50 —— 3 72.50–80.00 $75.00 +2.50
50 50 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 40.00 $40.00 -32.50
50 50 —— 1 65.00 $65.00 -7.50
60 60 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 -17.50
70 70 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 -27.50
80 80 —— 1 130.00 $130.00 -35.00
80 80 —— 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 -10.00
100–120 110 —— 2 140.00–175.00 $157.50 +2.50
100–130 115 —— 2 200.00–260.00 $230.00 +75.00
150 150 —— 1 285.00 $285.00 -5.00

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Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 4 70.00–75.00 $72.50 -40.00
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 -12.50
60 60 1 145.00 $145.00 +32.50

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 10.00 $10.00 -150.00
30 30 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 35.00 $35.00 -125.00
40–50 48 Kids (<1 yr)Open 6 37.50–100.00 $65.42 -94.58
50 50 —— 3 87.50–90.00 $88.33 -58.75
70 70 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 170.00 $170.00 ±0.00
80 80 —— 1 75.00 $75.00 -0.83
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 +64.17

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22–25 23 10 35.00–37.50 $36.68 +6.68

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 50.00 $50.00 $142 —
455 455 1 50.00 $50.00 $228 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 90.00 $90.00 —
80 80 4 170.00–200.00 $186.88 —
100 100 2 200.00–225.00 $212.50 —

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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.