Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.57/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 592 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.00/cwt ≈ $2,004/hd at 555 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.09/cwt +24.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,226/hd at 698 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	576	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,364	+40.00
323 value added	323	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,454	—
365	365	1	432.50	$432.50	$1,579	+10.00
365 value added	365	3	442.50	$442.50	$1,615	—
460–465	463	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,875	—
505	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—
511 value added	511	4	382.50	$382.50	$1,955	—
550–585	567	3	375.00–380.00	$376.62	$2,135	+11.62
594 value added	594	44	375.50	$375.50	$2,230	—
603 value added	603	9	367.00	$367.00	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	-5.00
375	375	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	+20.00
428 value added	428	6	407.50	$407.50	$1,744	—
430	430	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,645	+3.30
482 value added	482	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,832	—
460–498	487	7	372.50–400.00	$379.92	$1,850	+19.92
570	570	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,753	-43.77
570	570	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,066	+11.23
625–630	626	12	325.00–352.50	$341.68	$2,139	+34.18
640	640	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,872	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,502	—
475	475	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,639	+5.00
513	513	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,680	—
690	690	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,036	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	420.00	$420.00	$903	—
265–275	270	2	400.00–420.00	$410.19	$1,108	+10.19
310–346	337	6	400.00–420.00	$406.50	$1,370	—
371 value added	371	7	412.50	$412.50	$1,530	—
380	380	2	402.50	$402.50	$1,530	+5.72
410–417	416	7	395.00	$395.00	$1,643	—
538	538	3	357.50	$357.50	$1,923	—
555 value added	555	42	361.00	$361.00	$2,004	—
616	616	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,064	—
695	695	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,154	+15.00
698 value added	698	20	320.00	$320.00	$2,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288 value added	288	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,123	—
365–385	377	3	382.50–392.50	$386.67	$1,458	+11.28
410–420	415	3	347.50–360.00	$355.05	$1,473	+0.05
408–435 value added	431	18	382.00–385.00	$382.47	$1,648	—
450–465	458	3	352.50–365.00	$359.22	$1,645	+8.11
470–483	478	6	320.00–345.00	$340.90	$1,630	+15.90
500–527	514	18	352.50–355.00	$354.73	$1,823	+33.27
555–570	560	3	295.00–305.00	$300.00	$1,680	-20.90
555–566	563	6	330.00–347.50	$341.73	$1,924	+20.83
610	610	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,769	-7.58
630	630	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	+12.42
709–720	713	6	282.50–287.50	$284.18	$2,026	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	$700	—
285–295	290	3	340.00–350.00	$346.72	$1,005	+7.08
315–345	330	2	335.00–350.00	$342.16	$1,129	+6.97
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	±0.00
405–430	422	3	320.00–340.00	$330.20	$1,393	-14.83
480	480	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,548	+3.31
505–515	512	3	317.50–327.50	$322.47	$1,651	+6.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	390.00–410.00	$400.00	$1,220	+17.17
305	305	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,144	-7.83
390	390	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,443	-14.20
420–423	422	5	382.50–390.00	$383.99	$1,620	+8.99
455–470	465	5	385.00–392.50	$387.46	$1,802	+10.04
465	465	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,628	-27.42
510–535	523	2	330.00–335.00	$332.56	$1,739	-14.87
510–531	527	5	360.00–365.00	$360.97	$1,902	+13.54
555–585	566	7	312.50–320.00	$318.95	$1,805	-9.12
550–595	571	14	322.50–345.00	$334.52	$1,910	+6.45
605–640	625	4	310.00–322.50	$315.59	$1,972	+13.99
660	660	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,980	+12.33
700–735	710	4	290.00–305.00	$295.66	$2,099	+11.17
756	756	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,192	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	352.50–370.00	$361.17	$1,022	—
365–395	382	5	360.00–380.00	$368.03	$1,406	+23.03
405–449	432	9	350.00–370.00	$358.46	$1,549	—
465–485	479	9	340.00–360.00	$349.15	$1,672	-6.98
500–545	530	5	300.00–325.00	$314.83	$1,669	-4.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	420.00–440.00	$429.73	$1,195	+5.37
310–340	323	4	420.00–440.00	$427.67	$1,381	+2.36
375 fancy	375	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,650	—
375–395	385	3	415.00–422.50	$419.21	$1,614	-2.58
400–430	417	3	400.00–430.00	$410.46	$1,712	-2.41
505	505	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,906	—
605–625	612	5	327.50–337.50	$331.54	$2,029	+1.19
695	695	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,224	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1355	1137	80-85%	11	154.00–164.00	$158.46	$1,802	-1.58
1090–1325	1190	80-85%	3	147.00–152.00	$149.53	$1,779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1065	858	85-90%	3	120.00–130.00	$126.12	$1,082	—
830–1045	909	85-90%	4	140.00–155.00	$144.83	$1,317	+24.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1495	1383	75-80%	2	160.00–164.00	$162.16	$2,243	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1510	1197	3	146.00–159.00	$150.56	$1,802	—
1960	1960	1	198.00	$198.00	$3,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–955	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,811.00–2,292.00	$2,072.00
915	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,218.00	$2,218.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–730	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,004.00–1,131.00	$1,068.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,268.00	$1,268.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1020	917	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,632.00	$1,458.36
890–1065	1007	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–3,300.00	$2,728.97

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
625–710	668	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
640–725	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	960.00–1,250.00	$1,089.12

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
635–795	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,461.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–195	160	9	87.50–100.00	$89.65	$143	—
200–240	220	2	102.00–112.50	$107.73	$237	—
305	305	1	92.50	$92.50	$282	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	27.50	$27.50	$38	-55.00
205–250	228	2	40.00–57.50	$47.88	$109	—
395	395	1	7.00	$7.00	$28	—
440–475	458	2	6.00–7.00	$6.48	$30	—
500–560	530	2	5.00–6.00	$5.47	$29	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	20.00	$20.00	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	65.00–95.00	$80.00	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	35.00–50.00	$42.50	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	—
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	50.00–65.00	$56.67	—
50	50	—	—	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+52.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	-15.00
50	50	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-25.00
50	50	—	—	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	+23.33
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-40.00
60	60	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-15.00
70	70	—	—	4	140.00–160.00	$155.00	-12.50
70	70	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-42.50
80	80	—	—	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-2.50
80	80	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-95.00
80	80	—	—	2	70.00–105.00	$87.50	-57.50
80	80	—	—	11	170.00–190.00	$179.55	+34.55
100	100	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-25.00
100–130	114	—	—	9	195.00–250.00	$224.44	+14.44
150	150	—	—	4	290.00–310.00	$295.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–780	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,430.14	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	65.00	$65.00	—

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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	70.00	$70.00	+27.50
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	+37.50
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	+65.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+105.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	205.00–215.00	$208.33	+148.33
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	+15.00
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	195.00–205.00	$200.00	+80.00
100	100	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	+50.00
100–120	105	—	—	4	150.00–160.00	$156.25	+36.25
100–120	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	195.00–235.00	$216.00	+96.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	185.00–225.00	$205.00	+85.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	5	67.50	$67.50	+2.50
65	65	5	80.00	$80.00	+10.00
73	73	2	87.50	$87.50	+17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–495	460	3	70.00–81.00	$74.25	$342	-15.75
480	480	1	65.00	$65.00	$312	-25.00
665	665	1	79.00	$79.00	$525	—

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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.