Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $322.26/cwt +17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	251	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	—
455	455	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,615	+2.50
510–540	525	2	350.00–360.00	$354.86	$1,863	—
570–593	584	4	340.00–360.00	$352.64	$2,059	+5.08
601	601	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,043	—
645	645	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,967	-8.94
650	650	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,570	+30.00
408–420	412	4	412.50–437.50	$426.16	$1,756	—
455–465	460	2	415.00–425.00	$420.05	$1,932	—
580	580	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,092	—
580–590	585	2	302.50–337.50	$320.15	$1,873	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,131	—
320–340	333	4	365.00–385.00	$372.44	$1,240	+17.44
350–390	375	3	360.00–380.00	$366.93	$1,376	-1.83
405–430	417	3	350.00–377.50	$361.40	$1,507	+1.90
440	440	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,529	-12.00
460–485	477	3	340.00–355.00	$345.89	$1,650	+5.19
495	495	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,485	-40.70
500–515	510	4	325.00–337.50	$332.55	$1,696	+15.05
530–540	535	2	305.00–310.00	$307.52	$1,645	-32.48
550	550	2	312.50	$312.50	$1,719	+7.59
550–585	562	8	320.00–330.00	$324.04	$1,821	+19.13
580 value added	580	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,900	—
640	640	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,968	+12.52
675–690	682	3	290.00–305.00	$296.64	$2,023	+9.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,096	+10.00
255–290	273	2	400.00–405.00	$402.66	$1,099	—
325–338	336	6	400.00–410.00	$408.39	$1,372	+12.61
360–385	376	3	395.00–404.00	$399.65	$1,503	+4.65
430	430	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	—
510–540	525	2	350.00–355.00	$352.57	$1,851	+2.57
625 value added	625	3	322.50	$322.50	$2,016	—
630–640	635	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,016	—
650	650	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,242	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	463	3	317.50–325.00	$320.83	$1,485	+20.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,136	±0.00
280–290	285	2	430.00–440.00	$434.91	$1,239	+5.99
325–345	336	4	430.00–450.00	$441.77	$1,484	+30.62
363–385	369	4	415.00–432.50	$427.93	$1,579	+18.89
370 fancy	370	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,665	—
400–410	403	3	422.50–435.00	$427.48	$1,723	+19.98
503–510	505	8	360.00–370.00	$363.13	$1,834	—
585	585	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,033	—
600–635	617	3	322.50–337.50	$327.49	$2,021	—
655	655	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,174	—
330–340	335	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,323	+15.00
360–375	368	2	360.00–370.00	$364.90	$1,343	-25.10
465–480	473	2	370.00–390.00	$379.84	$1,797	+33.73
480	480	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,680	+3.89
510	510	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	-60.00
530	530	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,749	-22.50
555	555	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	-43.63
593	593	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,942	+27.50
675	675	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,958	—
705–710	708	2	290.00–300.00	$294.98	$2,088	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,284	—
375	375	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,388	+2.50
405	405	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,397	—
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	±0.00
560	560	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,666	-6.41
675	675	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,856	-7.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1385	1176	80-85%	7	161.00–179.00	$165.38	$1,945	—
1040–1445	1225	80-85%	4	140.00–154.00	$146.04	$1,789	-16.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,409	-11.26
1415–1770	1592	75-80%	7	164.00–176.00	$169.36	$2,696	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1015	934	85-90%	4	125.00–142.50	$133.77	$1,249	+8.02
845–1250	1033	85-90%	3	148.00–156.00	$153.13	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1345	1198	2	167.50–179.00	$173.96	$2,084	—
1420	1420	1	216.00	$216.00	$3,067	—
1245–1800	1506	6	184.00–198.00	$189.40	$2,852	-10.93

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,280.00	$2,280.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–178	158	4	92.50–102.50	$99.33	$157	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	35.00	$35.00	$47	—
230	230	1	40.00	$40.00	$92	—
575	575	1	5.00	$5.00	$29	—
695	695	1	5.00	$5.00	$35	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	+45.00
50	50	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-67.50
60	60	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.00
60	60	—	—	2	120.00–137.50	$128.75	-21.25
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+60.00
80	80	—	—	7	160.00–175.00	$168.93	+70.18
100	100	—	—	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	+37.50
150	150	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	140.00	$140.00	+42.50

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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	$55.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	42.50	$42.50	-77.50
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-50.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	-35.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	±0.00
60–70	63	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	140.00–175.00	$155.83	+35.83
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	250.00	$250.00	+130.00
80	80	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
100–120	103	—	—	6	150.00–190.00	$167.92	+82.92

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	52.50	$52.50	+8.61
52	52	3	57.50	$57.50	-1.22
55	55	1	42.50	$42.50	-16.22
60	60	4	62.50–65.00	$63.13	+1.63
70–75	74	12	75.00–80.00	$78.94	+6.44

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	57.00	$57.00	$145	—
460–485	473	3	82.50–83.00	$82.67	$391	—
510–530	520	4	80.00–82.50	$81.63	$424	+16.63

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.