Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 23, 2025

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.08/cwt -13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 479 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $372.27/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,781/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	433	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,035	—
275–290	284	4	430.00–450.00	$441.39	$1,254	—
385–395	388	6	420.00–442.50	$427.13	$1,657	-5.37
425–430	428	2	420.00–430.00	$425.03	$1,819	—
460–463	462	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,940	+15.00
550	550	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,090	+3.38
620	620	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,962	—
575–595	585	2	350.00–360.00	$354.91	$2,076	+47.41
600–640	627	3	310.00–340.00	$329.79	$2,068	-11.89
630–645	638	2	280.00–300.00	$290.12	$1,851	-2.38
675–680	678	2	305.00–335.00	$319.94	$2,169	—
695	695	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,627	-2.50
585–595	590	2	305.00–320.00	$312.44	$1,843	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	380.00	$380.00	$912	—
265–295	282	3	370.00–390.00	$380.12	$1,072	—
340	340	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,326	—
355–390	371	4	380.00–392.50	$387.37	$1,437	+0.70
405–445	424	7	370.00–390.00	$381.10	$1,616	+26.05
425	425	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,509	-0.05
430 value added	430	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,688	+10.03
463–490	479	9	340.00–362.50	$350.97	$1,681	+10.07
475–490	480	7	302.50–330.00	$310.08	$1,488	-30.82
505–545	521	6	350.00–355.00	$352.58	$1,837	-2.15
565–575	571	4	297.50–310.00	$304.36	$1,738	-37.37
625–640	634	7	290.00–321.00	$309.67	$1,963	-0.33
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	—
660–695	677	3	277.50–310.00	$288.07	$1,950	—
700	700	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,890	-14.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	430.00	$430.00	$903	+10.00
255–260	258	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,084	+9.81
325–335	329	4	400.00–427.50	$408.05	$1,342	+1.55
380	380	2	400.00–402.50	$401.25	$1,525	-1.25
405–435	423	3	400.00–402.50	$400.85	$1,696	+5.85
515	515	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,867	+5.00
555–560	558	2	350.00–352.50	$351.26	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	345.00	$345.00	$845	—
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	+7.84
475–495	485	2	320.00–330.00	$325.10	$1,577	+2.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	—
305–340	323	2	387.50–402.50	$394.59	$1,275	-5.41
365	365	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,350	±0.00
365–380	376	6	387.50–400.00	$392.95	$1,477	+22.95
410–415	413	2	357.50–362.50	$360.02	$1,487	-23.97
410–428	425	7	395.00–400.00	$397.87	$1,691	+13.88
465–480	473	5	390.00–392.50	$391.00	$1,849	+3.54
460–495	484	5	347.50–370.00	$353.55	$1,711	-33.91
515–545	531	4	345.00–365.00	$352.44	$1,871	-8.53
540	540	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,836	-20.97
552	552	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,808	+8.55
605–645	623	5	300.00–310.00	$305.99	$1,906	-9.60
670–690	680	2	275.00–290.00	$282.61	$1,922	-17.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	435.00–465.00	$449.00	$1,010	—
220–235 fancy	228	2	505.00–510.00	$507.42	$1,157	—
290	290	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,290	+15.27
305–340	319	7	405.00–430.00	$417.55	$1,332	-10.12
335 fancy	335	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,508	—
355–375	365	2	405.00–410.00	$407.43	$1,487	-11.78
520–525	523	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,935	-7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	325.00	$325.00	$666	—
380	380	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,302	-25.53
415–420	418	2	327.50–340.00	$333.79	$1,395	-24.67
475–490	483	2	347.50–375.00	$361.04	$1,744	+11.89
525	525	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,575	-14.83
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1105	1042	80-85%	3	150.00–160.00	$155.37	$1,619	—
1050–1295	1173	80-85%	2	173.00–176.00	$174.66	$2,049	+25.13
1125–1345	1222	80-85%	6	135.00–146.00	$141.68	$1,731	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1185	1074	85-90%	6	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$1,422	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1535	1302	3	165.00–174.00	$169.09	$2,202	—
1030–2180	1627	5	186.00–198.00	$190.94	$3,107	—
1850–2180	2015	2	200.00–205.00	$202.30	$4,076	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–830	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,245.00–1,301.00	$1,270.31
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,305.00	$1,305.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,737.00	$1,737.00
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,858.00	$1,858.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,053.00	$1,053.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1305–1320	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,975.00	$1,888.00
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1175	1087	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,607.40
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,395.00	$1,395.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113–198	154	10	85.00–95.00	$89.48	$138	-0.17
310–325	318	2	72.00–73.00	$72.51	$231	-19.99
415	415	1	77.00	$77.00	$320	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	57.50	$57.50	$83	+30.00
280	280	1	37.50	$37.50	$105	—
460	460	1	7.50	$7.50	$34	+1.02

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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	28	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	6	25.00–45.00	$34.58	-20.42
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	67.50	$67.50	+12.50
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	37.50	$37.50	-17.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	30.00–40.00	$33.33	-23.34
40	40	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-16.67
50	50	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-92.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	52.50	$52.50	-90.00
50	50	—	—	5	50.00–70.00	$62.50	-80.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	+2.50
70	70	—	—	6	130.00–157.50	$144.58	-10.42
70	70	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-40.00
80	80	—	—	2	127.50–145.00	$136.25	-6.25
80	80	—	—	10	160.00–190.00	$173.00	+30.50
80	80	—	—	1	57.50	$57.50	-85.00
80	80	—	—	5	80.00–105.00	$85.50	-57.00
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	92.50	$92.50	-72.50
100	100	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-50.00
100	100	—	—	1	30.00	$30.00	-135.00
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-15.00
100	100	—	—	1	82.50	$82.50	-82.50
100	100	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-20.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	165.00–195.00	$185.00	-39.44
200	200	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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
910–955	939	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,456.36	—
870–1040	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–3,500.00	$3,112.83	—
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,775.00	$3,775.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,775.00	$3,775.00	—
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1155–1200	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00	$185.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	260.00	$260.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	67.50–70.00	$68.75	—
50	50	4	100.00–120.00	$110.00	—

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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	3	65.00–85.00	$78.33	+8.33
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	-30.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	-10.00
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	57.50–100.00	$78.75	+8.75
50	50	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-40.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	+25.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	-60.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-65.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-1.67
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	+60.00
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-108.33
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	+16.67
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-128.33
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-88.33
80	80	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-158.33
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-88.33
80	80	—	—	3	120.00–132.50	$127.50	-80.83
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	-45.83
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	+42.50
100	100	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-105.00
100–130	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–210.00	$193.75	-11.25
100–130	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-65.00
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+35.00
150	150	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	—
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	265.00–310.00	$287.50	—
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	250.00–270.00	$256.67	—
150	150	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22	22	4	45.00	$45.00	-22.50
33	33	6	35.00	$35.00	-32.50
43	43	3	47.50	$47.50	-20.00
45	45	2	62.50	$62.50	-5.00
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-35.00
60–65	61	4	77.50–97.50	$82.81	+2.81
71–72	71	5	70.00–75.00	$72.02	-15.48
81–86	84	6	82.50–87.50	$84.93	-2.57
90–97	93	13	75.00–90.00	$80.71	-6.79

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	80.00	$80.00	$164	—
305–395	339	8	69.00–72.50	$71.93	$244	—

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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	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	6	150.00–200.00	$185.00	—
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	—
150	150	3	310.00–320.00	$313.33	—

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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.