Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $330.00/cwt ≈ $1,676/hd at 508 lb · 11 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $293.85/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 679 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	330	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,192	—
325 fancy	325	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,755	—
375 fancy	375	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,988	—
380–390	385	3	450.00–500.00	$466.88	$1,797	+56.97
435–445	440	2	450.00–460.00	$455.06	$2,002	+57.56
500–543	519	6	375.00–400.00	$384.11	$1,994	+3.61
550–580	562	3	355.00–385.00	$364.88	$2,051	—
605	605	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,057	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	471	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,790	-7.50
565–580	573	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	-0.30
425	425	2	340.00–350.00	$345.00	$1,466	-15.00

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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	350.00	$350.00	$1,032	-20.00
435–437	437	4	350.00–352.50	$350.62	$1,532	+0.62
440	440	2	315.00–320.00	$317.50	$1,397	-32.50
450–478	468	7	320.00–337.50	$330.73	$1,548	+7.03
500–535	511	5	295.00–320.00	$306.19	$1,565	-13.81
550–575	561	4	300.00–315.00	$303.71	$1,704	+0.80
570–580	575	2	260.00–280.00	$270.09	$1,553	-32.82
603–640	610	5	282.50–310.00	$304.23	$1,856	+6.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	400.00	$400.00	$840	+11.25
245 fancy	245	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,152	—
250–265	258	2	400.00–410.00	$405.15	$1,045	+22.66
310–345	322	6	375.00–397.50	$391.24	$1,260	+8.95
355	355	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,322	-6.18
400–404	403	6	375.00–380.00	$375.83	$1,515	+3.38
532	532	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,742	+0.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	310.00–330.00	$320.27	$890	—
355	355	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,207	+12.50
405–440	418	3	306.00–315.00	$310.31	$1,297	+5.31
460–490	475	3	295.00–300.00	$298.28	$1,417	-1.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240 fancy	220	2	585.00–590.00	$587.73	$1,293	—
235	235	2	500.00–530.00	$515.00	$1,210	+95.00
255–275	265	2	500.00–525.00	$512.97	$1,359	+91.15
270–275 fancy	273	2	535.00–540.00	$537.52	$1,467	—
305 fancy	305	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,616	—
325–335	330	3	500.00–520.00	$510.10	$1,683	+94.04
360–390	373	3	510.00–515.00	$511.74	$1,909	+110.15
385 fancy	385	1	545.00	$545.00	$2,098	—
425 fancy	425	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,040	—
410–440	431	6	425.00–455.00	$441.53	$1,903	—
465–470	467	3	400.00–425.00	$408.30	$1,907	+23.26
500–520	508	4	360.00–400.00	$377.93	$1,920	—
555	555	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,026	—
605–630	621	9	330.00–360.00	$345.43	$2,145	+20.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,323	+36.25
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	-8.79
455–485	470	2	320.00–340.00	$330.32	$1,553	-48.42
470–490	480	4	340.00–365.00	$349.95	$1,680	+2.45
500–510	508	11	330.00	$330.00	$1,676	—
550–575	563	2	325.00–350.00	$337.22	$1,899	+11.52
600	600	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,905	+3.78
645	645	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,806	-33.72
670–681	679	11	292.50–300.00	$293.85	$1,995	+8.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	436	5	300.00–330.00	$319.05	$1,391	-29.70
490	490	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	-24.87
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	-40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,632.00	$2,632.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1210	1128	80-85%	5	133.00–142.00	$139.22	$1,570	—
1100–1430	1291	80-85%	5	148.00–159.00	$154.31	$1,992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1025	962	85-90%	5	80.00–130.00	$106.63	$1,026	-34.02
840–1170	1008	85-90%	3	139.00–144.00	$142.61	$1,438	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,307	—
1800	1800	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,240	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–675	643	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,159.00–1,586.00	$1,383.30
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,096.00	$1,096.00
620–1090	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	930.00–1,493.00	$1,310.95

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–780	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	921.00–1,170.00	$1,052.60

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–175	150	5	100.00–170.00	$133.57	$200	+22.57
270–280	275	2	85.00–132.50	$108.32	$298	—
315	315	1	81.00	$81.00	$255	-9.00
660	660	1	55.00	$55.00	$363	—

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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	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	60.00–80.00	$67.50	+17.50
50	50	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-90.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	-100.00
70	70	—	—	8	120.00–155.00	$139.38	-10.62
70	70	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-100.00
80	80	—	—	5	165.00–210.00	$180.00	+135.00
80	80	—	—	4	85.00–105.00	$98.75	+53.75
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+85.00
100	100	—	—	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-45.00
100	100	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-95.00
100–120	111	—	—	14	165.00–235.00	$209.29	-35.71
150	150	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+2.50
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	+70.00
80	80	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-45.00

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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	45.00–65.00	$55.00	+15.00
40–50	44	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	55.00–80.00	$69.00	+44.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	+30.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+105.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	+35.00
70	70	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+65.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-105.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	-75.00
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-50.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-105.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-105.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	-45.00
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+5.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	+45.00
120	120	—	—	3	155.00–175.00	$165.00	-12.50
150	150	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	+20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	30.00–65.00	$42.78	—
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	-42.50
67	67	4	125.00	$125.00	+32.50
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	-17.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	95.00	$95.00	$138	—
260	260	1	80.00	$80.00	$208	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	65.00	$65.00	-15.00
50	50	3	60.00–70.00	$65.00	+25.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	120.00	$120.00	-30.00
70	70	1	75.00	$75.00	-75.00
70	70	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	+12.50
80	80	8	165.00–215.00	$193.13	+43.13
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	-10.00
100–120	104	5	210.00–250.00	$231.00	-59.00
150–180	165	2	370.00–400.00	$385.00	—

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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.