Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	223	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	407.50	$407.50	$1,781	—
480	480	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,788	—
495	495	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,943	—
496 value added	496	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,934	—
540	540	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,958	+2.50
565	565	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,808	-34.91
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	+0.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 value added	390	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,638	—
645 value added	645	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	—
415	415	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,536	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	380.00–395.00	$387.58	$922	+7.58
255–285	270	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,053	+9.88
340	340	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,343	+5.00
430	430	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	+35.00
430–440	437	3	360.00–375.00	$368.28	$1,609	+13.28
470–490	480	2	320.00–325.00	$322.45	$1,548	+12.37
505–525	515	2	320.00–332.50	$326.37	$1,681	-26.21
530	530	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,590	-52.58
545 value added	545	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,853	—
600	600	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,710	-24.67
610–620	615	2	285.00–302.50	$293.68	$1,806	-15.99
665–685	675	2	290.00–302.50	$296.34	$2,000	+8.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	2	450.00–480.00	$465.00	$976	—
255	255	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,058	-5.00
315	315	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,315	+9.45
355–390	378	3	400.00–415.00	$404.69	$1,530	+3.44
515–520	518	2	340.00–342.50	$341.24	$1,768	-21.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,130	±0.00
385	385	2	347.50–362.50	$355.00	$1,367	—
400–440	422	3	320.00–332.50	$326.03	$1,376	—
455	455	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,524	+9.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	382	3	395.00–405.00	$398.14	$1,521	+5.19
415–435	420	4	380.00–405.00	$393.59	$1,653	-4.28
440	440	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,529	-50.37
470	470	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,610	-48.50
515–545	530	2	330.00–340.00	$335.14	$1,776	-17.30
590	590	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–345	344	4	432.50–442.50	$435.01	$1,496	+17.46
350–395	376	5	420.00–440.00	$432.13	$1,625	+24.70
420	420	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	+32.50
460	460	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,460	-43.54
505–520	515	3	320.00–337.50	$331.78	$1,709	+31.78
595	595	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,949	—
605	605	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	+25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–995	870	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,490.00–1,667.00	$1,591.22	—
855–910	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,389.00–1,479.00	$1,435.40	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	80-85%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,880	+9.32
1335–1415	1375	80-85%	2	157.00–160.00	$158.54	$2,180	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$820	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1580	1280	2	172.50–182.00	$178.36	$2,283	—
1965	1965	1	194.00	$194.00	$3,812	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,980.00	$1,980.00
925–935	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,378.00–2,291.00	$1,836.95
810–1340	1029	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,337.00–2,090.00	$1,710.07

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–665	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	802.00–914.00	$860.65
640–745	693	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	816.00–956.00	$903.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1175	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,704.00–1,843.00	$1,776.20
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,390.00	$2,390.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–795	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,199.00–1,458.00	$1,353.19

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–705	673	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,088.00–1,128.00	$1,108.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,005.00	$1,005.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	956.00	$956.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–108	106	5	90.00–102.50	$94.86	$101	—
200–260	225	7	95.00–110.00	$104.64	$235	—
340–395	368	2	82.50–92.50	$87.13	$321	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	2.00	$2.00	$10	-5.50

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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	2	95.00	$95.00	+60.42
20–30	27	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	50.00–52.50	$51.67	+17.09
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	80.00	$80.00	+30.00
60	60	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+92.50
60	60	—	—	2	140.00–142.50	$141.25	+58.75
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-4.58
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.42
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	+22.92
80	80	—	—	6	140.00–155.00	$148.33	+12.08
80	80	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-51.25
80	80	—	—	11	160.00–200.00	$178.18	+41.93
100–120	110	—	—	4	175.00–220.00	$195.00	+10.00
120	120	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
150	150	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	—
150	150	—	—	3	210.00–265.00	$238.33	—

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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	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	-256.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+46.25

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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	55.00–67.50	$61.25	-17.08
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+90.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+125.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	+145.00
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-38.75
120	120	—	—	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	-47.50
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–210.00	$192.50	-47.50
120	120	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-70.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	+20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	65.00	$65.00	+30.00
40	40	3	72.50	$72.50	+25.00
80	80	3	82.50–90.00	$85.00	+0.07
97	97	3	92.50	$92.50	+11.79
100	100	5	85.00	$85.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	52.50	$52.50	$118	-27.50
625	625	1	80.00	$80.00	$500	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	42.50	$42.50	—
30	30	1	145.00	$145.00	—
50	50	1	170.00	$170.00	+65.00
60	60	1	185.00	$185.00	+80.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	150.00–170.00	$163.33	+33.33
60	60	1	85.00	$85.00	-45.00
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	-5.00
80	80	5	200.00–225.00	$205.00	+20.00

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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.