Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	160	—	—

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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	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,600	-23.29
517 value added	517	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	295.00	$295.00	$923	-17.50
320	320	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,096	+30.00
405	405	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,134	-34.65
410	410	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,271	-4.65
460–495	475	4	290.00–310.00	$299.82	$1,424	+27.32
530	530	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,484	-21.78
570–590	580	2	270.00–280.00	$274.91	$1,594	-19.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	250.00–300.00	$266.27	$751	—
405	405	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,114	±0.00
510	510	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	+15.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	366	4	350.00–380.00	$357.17	$1,307	-18.92
405	405	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,134	—
435–445	441	5	327.50–332.50	$330.53	$1,458	—
500–545	514	4	305.00–315.00	$311.11	$1,599	-31.39
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	+10.89
550–590	570	2	300.00–310.00	$304.82	$1,737	-8.87
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	-33.69
635	635	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,714	—
650	650	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,820	-5.00
710	710	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–283	271	4	265.00–267.50	$266.31	$722	—
370	370	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,036	—
400	400	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,280	±0.00
520	520	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	+20.00
595	595	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,696	—
610	610	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	—
650–675	663	2	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$1,691	+5.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	440.00	$440.00	$946	—
320–330	325	2	390.00–402.50	$396.35	$1,288	-1.98
395	395	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,521	-14.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1265	985	85-90%	4	130.00–145.00	$135.40	$1,334	-13.67
1030	1030	85-90%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,555	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1380	1320	80-85%	2	161.00–163.00	$162.05	$2,139	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	75-80%	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1380	1312	3	181.00–191.00	$184.76	$2,424	—
1395	1395	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,358	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	893.00	$893.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,454.00	$1,454.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315–1685	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,800.00	$2,471.25
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,378.00	$1,378.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–182	158	7	85.00–97.50	$89.03	$141	—
230–278	264	4	95.00–100.00	$97.63	$258	—
400–435	412	3	70.00–77.50	$73.31	$302	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	7.50	$7.50	$41	—

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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	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	40.00–55.00	$46.25	+33.75
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
40	40	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+60.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	60.00	$60.00	-5.00
60	60	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	+50.00
60	60	—	—	1	102.50	$102.50	+2.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	110.00–135.00	$126.67	+26.67
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	82.50	$82.50	-17.50
150	150	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	+25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655–790	723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,313.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	+20.00
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	50.00–72.50	$64.17	-1.25
60	60	—	—	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+26.67
60	60	—	—	1	82.50	$82.50	-5.83
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-50.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	152.50–205.00	$175.83	+35.83
80	80	—	—	2	70.00	$70.00	-70.00
80	80	—	—	2	135.00	$135.00	-5.00
80	80	—	—	1	102.50	$102.50	-37.50
80	80	—	—	2	160.00–172.50	$166.25	+26.25
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	100.00	$100.00	—
100–120	107	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	—
120	120	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	—
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15–18	17	6	17.50–22.50	$18.97	-17.71
38	38	6	50.00	$50.00	+13.32

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	+13.12
120	120	1	285.00	$285.00	+72.50

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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.