Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $303.85/cwt -11.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 529 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $353.75/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,505/hd at 426 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.39/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 381 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	363	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	3	405.00–425.00	$415.26	$1,329	—
355–385	365	5	400.00–410.00	$405.95	$1,482	-6.79
443	443	7	395.00	$395.00	$1,750	—
450	450	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,778	—
511	511	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,840	±0.00
555	555	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,365	±0.00
415–435	425	2	320.00–340.00	$329.76	$1,401	-27.69
460	460	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,771	+31.39
475–495	485	2	345.00–350.00	$347.45	$1,685	-6.16
520–535	528	3	310.00–337.50	$327.46	$1,729	-28.81
540–543	543	6	330.00–350.00	$333.32	$1,810	-22.95
701	701	4	287.00	$287.00	$2,012	-9.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,440	+12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	350.00	$350.00	$928	—
310–345	330	4	350.00–370.00	$365.08	$1,205	+25.08
360–390	372	3	340.00–350.00	$346.73	$1,290	+1.63
420–429	425	17	350.00–357.50	$355.73	$1,512	+9.01
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	-26.72
450–485	466	8	325.00–352.50	$333.78	$1,555	+36.28
472–475	473	3	280.00–310.00	$290.04	$1,372	-7.46
510–545	528	11	310.00–325.00	$316.36	$1,670	+1.57
505–545	530	9	280.00–300.00	$288.57	$1,529	-26.22
550–585	565	5	280.00–287.50	$284.47	$1,607	-27.25
570–585	580	3	317.50–320.00	$319.16	$1,851	+7.44
600–625	613	3	287.50–295.00	$291.71	$1,788	-8.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	430.00	$430.00	$924	-5.00
260–265	263	2	390.00–400.00	$394.95	$1,039	—
270 fancy	270	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,134	—
359–391	381	14	375.00–395.00	$380.39	$1,449	+11.53
460	460	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,702	—
516	516	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,703	—
620	620	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,953	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	3	307.50–330.00	$315.73	$1,178	—
415–445	427	3	317.50–322.50	$319.24	$1,363	—
450–495	478	3	300.00–310.00	$306.59	$1,466	+4.09
595	595	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,651	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	3	370.00–385.00	$378.14	$1,437	-1.86
445	445	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,691	-10.00
450–455	453	2	370.00–380.00	$374.97	$1,699	+64.38
495	495	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,708	+5.00
500–548	528	8	312.50–335.00	$327.75	$1,731	+35.25
555–590	570	4	280.00–307.50	$300.56	$1,713	-7.06
600–625	613	3	280.00–287.50	$283.38	$1,737	-14.94
650–695	673	4	282.50–287.50	$286.21	$1,926	+1.21
723	723	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,024	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,054	—
280 fancy	280	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,232	—
300–345	329	4	395.00–410.00	$404.35	$1,330	-3.90
365–385	377	6	390.00–412.50	$400.32	$1,509	-4.68
435–445	438	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,752	—
450	450	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	+22.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	3	330.00–350.00	$340.10	$1,082	—
360–375	368	2	300.00–325.00	$312.76	$1,151	-15.24
405–425	415	2	320.00–350.00	$334.64	$1,389	—
460–495	482	3	320.00–355.00	$331.14	$1,596	—
545	545	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,526	—
640	640	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,159.00	$2,159.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1095	1015	80-85%	3	152.00–155.00	$153.76	$1,561	—
910–1350	1068	80-85%	9	157.50–175.00	$164.79	$1,760	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–870	802	85-90%	3	110.00–132.50	$124.11	$995	—
760–1150	1025	85-90%	6	140.00–160.00	$153.73	$1,576	+11.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1345	1315	75-80%	4	165.00–174.00	$168.83	$2,220	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1625	1433	2	160.00–184.00	$173.61	$2,488	-20.81
1895	1895	1	213.00	$213.00	$4,036	—
1895–2275	2085	2	186.00–200.00	$192.36	$4,011	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–830	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–1,577.00	$1,551.32
680–990	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,564.00–2,401.00	$2,036.67
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,689.00	$1,689.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–700	643	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	983.00–1,050.00	$1,028.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,783.00	$1,783.00
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,958.00	$1,958.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,312.00	$1,312.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,148.00	$1,148.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,622.00	$1,622.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–845	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,614.19
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,023.00	$2,023.00
965–995	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,662.00–1,975.00	$1,792.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–890	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,111.91

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–155	115	6	75.00–97.50	$86.67	$100	—
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	—
500	500	1	48.00	$48.00	$240	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	8.00	$8.00	$48	—
640	640	1	7.50	$7.50	$48	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	42.50–50.00	$46.25	+5.89
40–50	48	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	50.00–72.50	$60.63	+20.27
50	50	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+55.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	100.00	$100.00	+35.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	170.00	$170.00	+80.00
60	60	—	—	3	70.00–90.00	$83.33	-6.67
70	70	—	—	3	155.00	$155.00	+35.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	-65.00
70	70	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-70.00
70	70	—	—	1	122.50	$122.50	+2.50
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+27.50
100–120	107	—	—	3	180.00–235.00	$208.33	+85.83

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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
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
855–945	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,605.00	—
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	42.50–50.00	$46.25	—
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	4	120.00–145.00	$132.50	—

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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	2	55.00–57.50	$56.25	+0.62
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	70.00	$70.00	+14.37
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	80.00	$80.00	+24.37
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-12.50
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-46.67
60	60	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-66.67
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+13.33
60–70	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	-24.17
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+60.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	+20.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	-22.50
80	80	—	—	1	67.50	$67.50	-22.50
100	100	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-55.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
100–120	113	—	—	3	190.00–195.00	$191.67	+31.67
100–120	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	200.00–255.00	$217.50	+57.50
150	150	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-29.36
75	75	2	75.00	$75.00	-4.36

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	47.00	$47.00	$188	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
50	50	1	92.50	$92.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	6	172.50–240.00	$218.75	+38.75
100–130	109	9	200.00–275.00	$244.44	-43.06

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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.