Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $412.87/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 421 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $365.17/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 427 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.56/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 532 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	411	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	—
435–440	437	3	375.00–387.50	$379.20	$1,657	—
450	450	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,732	+30.00
495	495	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	—
510–535	520	4	315.00–345.00	$334.82	$1,741	-20.04
577–590	580	4	350.00–355.00	$351.27	$2,037	-1.37
645	645	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,983	+2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
325–330	328	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,312	—
390	390	1	422.50	$422.50	$1,648	-7.50
402–415	405	4	425.00–435.00	$427.56	$1,732	+1.40
550	550	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,008	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	342.50	$342.50	$993	-27.50
475	475	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,615	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	±0.00
310–345	328	2	380.00–390.00	$385.27	$1,264	+12.83
360–385	372	6	370.00–380.00	$375.39	$1,396	+8.46
405	405	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,438	-6.40
400–445	428	15	360.00–380.00	$365.85	$1,566	+4.45
450–480	468	4	340.00–360.00	$351.11	$1,643	+5.22
480	480	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,560	-20.89
500–545	518	5	305.00–335.00	$321.46	$1,665	-11.09
520–547	541	8	323.00–340.00	$326.50	$1,766	+18.98
565–595	575	3	315.00–324.00	$320.90	$1,845	-3.14
635–645	640	2	287.50–307.50	$297.58	$1,905	-9.92
665–670	668	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,870	-16.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	330.00–350.00	$339.64	$934	—
310–335	323	2	330.00–340.00	$335.19	$1,083	—
360	360	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,260	—
415–420	418	2	340.00–350.00	$345.03	$1,442	—
455–485	468	6	307.50–330.00	$319.19	$1,494	-1.64
515–540	528	2	312.50–320.00	$316.16	$1,669	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230 fancy	223	2	425.00–440.00	$432.25	$964	—
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	-2.66
360–375	367	7	390.00–400.00	$396.78	$1,456	-2.87
685	685	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,021	-50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	420.00–435.00	$427.94	$912	—
250–295	268	9	410.00–445.00	$424.36	$1,137	-10.55
310–340	328	11	405.00–430.00	$425.31	$1,395	-16.46
355–394	382	11	405.00–430.00	$421.79	$1,611	-6.14
400–445	421	17	400.00–427.50	$412.87	$1,738	-14.61
577	577	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,991	-2.50
605–630 fancy	618	2	337.50	$337.50	$2,086	—
605–635	624	8	320.00–335.00	$330.35	$2,061	+2.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	337	4	380.00–392.50	$382.83	$1,290	-12.17
360–375	368	3	380.00–390.00	$384.20	$1,414	+19.30
415	415	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,556	—
465–480	470	3	370.00–382.50	$377.42	$1,774	-2.42
473	473	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,726	-14.84
500–530	511	4	310.00–335.00	$324.49	$1,658	+44.49
510–540	524	8	330.00–360.00	$347.43	$1,821	+17.43
550–590	574	5	320.00–335.00	$328.07	$1,883	+38.07
605–645	632	3	297.50–305.00	$301.60	$1,906	—
655–685	671	4	270.00–305.00	$287.67	$1,930	-2.33
700	700	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,838	-32.48
700–740	716	4	277.50–290.00	$284.49	$2,037	-10.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	355.00	$355.00	$852	—
340	340	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	-55.00
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	-25.00
450–462	459	4	350.00–375.00	$356.13	$1,635	—
500–540	513	3	305.00–330.00	$319.61	$1,640	+19.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1360	1056	80-85%	7	125.00–152.00	$137.46	$1,452	—
925–1240	1129	80-85%	7	154.00–176.00	$160.04	$1,807	—
1255	1255	80-85%	1	221.00	$221.00	$2,774	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	85-90%	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	—
815–1085	901	85-90%	5	100.00–135.00	$119.84	$1,080	-13.93
910–1215	1040	85-90%	5	140.00–145.00	$142.94	$1,487	-10.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1565	1478	75-80%	2	163.00–170.00	$166.71	$2,464	—
1360–1620	1500	75-80%	3	124.00–154.00	$138.83	$2,082	-20.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1615	1047	5	157.50–170.00	$164.84	$1,726	—
835–1805	1392	3	182.50–200.00	$193.47	$2,693	—
1825–2020	1923	2	208.00–211.00	$209.42	$4,027	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,742.00	$1,742.00
840–1080	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,917.00–2,267.00	$2,066.69

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–760	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,692.00–1,812.00	$1,737.74

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	938.00	$938.00
695–795	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	695.00–981.00	$870.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–840	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,155.00–1,482.00	$1,326.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,183.00	$2,183.00
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,965.00	$1,965.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,079.00	$1,079.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–140	133	2	90.00–97.50	$93.96	$125	—
230–275	255	11	62.50–95.00	$85.41	$218	—
435	435	1	92.50	$92.50	$402	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	82.50	$82.50	$116	+47.50
400	400	1	10.00	$10.00	$40	—
610–620	615	2	6.00–8.00	$6.99	$43	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	+35.00
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
70	70	1	167.50	$167.50	+27.50
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-60.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	-23.93
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	+1.07
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	-18.93
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	-103.93
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	-7.50
100–130	115	2	190.00–230.00	$210.00	+12.50

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00	$170.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	145.00	$145.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	35.00	$35.00	-20.00
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	40.00–47.50	$42.50	-12.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	37.50	$37.50	-17.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	5	50.00–80.00	$62.50	+20.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	87.50–110.00	$99.17	-20.83
60	60	—	—	5	67.50–75.00	$70.00	-50.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+30.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-70.00
60–70	63	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	8	90.00–160.00	$132.50	-23.33
60–70	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	40.00	$40.00	-115.83
70	70	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-105.83
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-25.83
80	80	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-80.00
80	80	—	—	1	117.50	$117.50	-22.50
80	80	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-90.00
100	100	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	-47.92
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-87.92
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	+2.08
100	100	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-57.92
100	100	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	-22.92

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33	33	3	55.00	$55.00	+2.50
40	40	3	65.00	$65.00	+12.50
43	43	3	47.50	$47.50	-5.00
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-7.50
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-8.94
81–85	83	6	90.00	$90.00	+11.06
90	90	1	80.00	$80.00	+1.06
90–98	93	16	87.50–97.50	$93.18	+14.24
125	125	1	72.50	$72.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	90.00	$90.00	$432	+7.33
515	515	1	80.00	$80.00	$412	-1.63
605	605	1	84.00	$84.00	$508	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+45.00
50	50	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	-17.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	—

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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.