Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $445.35/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	382	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,002	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235 fancy	232	3	475.00–480.00	$478.35	$1,110	+8.35
250–295 fancy	266	4	445.00–485.00	$467.68	$1,244	—
310–315 fancy	313	2	427.50–435.00	$431.22	$1,350	—
372–382	377	6	382.50–402.50	$392.63	$1,480	+20.13
405–425	413	6	380.00–387.50	$382.53	$1,580	+6.70
500–515	508	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,702	+7.50
590	590	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,021	—
615	615	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,092	+20.00
335	335	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	—
390	390	2	355.00–370.00	$362.50	$1,414	—
400–428	419	7	350.00–375.00	$356.27	$1,493	+5.65
445	445	2	320.00–340.00	$330.00	$1,468	+12.50
463–470	465	3	300.00–345.00	$329.85	$1,534	-0.88
465	465	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,604	+14.27
555	555	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	+16.29
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	315.00	$315.00	$724	—
360	360	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	+20.00
430	430	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,376	+9.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230 fancy	222	3	510.00–520.00	$516.77	$1,147	-70.96
250–295 fancy	273	6	470.00–520.00	$499.27	$1,363	-38.25
285	285	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,226	-82.97
300–345	314	6	445.00–460.00	$457.25	$1,436	-52.85
315 fancy	315	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,606	-20.00
350–395	374	8	430.00–465.00	$450.88	$1,686	-60.86
410–445	423	10	437.50–452.50	$445.35	$1,884	+3.82
452–465	456	5	417.50–437.50	$427.52	$1,949	+19.22
565–575	570	2	367.50–372.50	$370.02	$2,109	+5.02
605–645	625	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,094	-10.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,460	+20.00
410–445	428	2	380.00–395.00	$387.19	$1,657	—
470	470	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	+49.68
545	545	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,989	—
575	575	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,898	-7.22
560–593	579	5	350.00–362.50	$355.93	$2,061	+18.71
630	630	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,922	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	310.00	$310.00	$666	—
250	250	1	380.00	$380.00	$950	—
415–435	425	2	350.00–370.00	$360.24	$1,531	+41.19
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,023.00	$2,023.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1145	1100	80-85%	2	180.00–197.00	$188.15	$2,070	+48.93
1040–1305	1216	80-85%	7	142.00–151.00	$147.68	$1,796	—
1090–1495	1292	80-85%	13	158.00–171.00	$162.73	$2,102	+8.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1720	1428	75-80%	14	151.00–171.00	$157.08	$2,243	—
1335–1665	1478	75-80%	5	143.00–149.00	$145.57	$2,152	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1095	984	85-90%	5	116.00–135.00	$126.02	$1,240	+19.39
1080–1220	1160	85-90%	4	141.00–146.00	$143.34	$1,663	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1245	1140	3	177.50–198.00	$187.12	$2,133	—
1050–2350	1439	7	145.00–176.00	$160.72	$2,313	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1008	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	223.00–265.00	$236.49	$2,235

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–940	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,740.00–1,974.00	$1,861.52
990–1005	998	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,386.00–1,407.00	$1,396.58
945–1250	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,508.00–1,650.00	$1,563.78

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–780	713	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,150.00	$1,048.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
825–860	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,196.00–1,204.00	$1,200.08

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–805	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,343.00–1,525.00	$1,469.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,057.00	$1,057.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	754.00	$754.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–180	136	17	110.00–155.00	$135.35	$184	—
232–245	237	7	110.00–130.00	$118.50	$281	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–147	136	3	90.00–100.00	$97.19	$132	—
190	190	1	80.00	$80.00	$152	—
220–230	225	2	97.50–100.00	$98.78	$222	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	37.50	$37.50	-12.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	+25.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	67.50	$67.50	+17.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	155.00	$155.00	+90.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	37.50–47.50	$41.50	-23.50
60	60	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	+100.00
60	60	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	+155.00
80	80	—	—	3	165.00–185.00	$173.33	-6.67
80	80	—	—	2	160.00–185.00	$172.50	-7.50
100–130	120	—	—	6	200.00–320.00	$260.00	+50.71
120	120	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	-9.29
150	150	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	+155.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00	$100.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00

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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	37.50	$37.50	-17.50
70	70	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-15.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–175.00	$166.25	+91.25
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+75.00
80	80	—	—	1	72.50	$72.50	-2.50
80	80	—	—	2	130.00	$130.00	+55.00
80	80	—	—	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	+88.33
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	-5.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	±0.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+50.00
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–260.00	$225.00	+80.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-10.00
120	120	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-20.00
120–130	127	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	230.00–290.00	$263.33	+98.33
150	150	—	—	5	250.00	$250.00	-20.00
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–320.00	$310.00	+40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27–28	28	27	35.00	$35.00	-7.78
30	30	7	57.50	$57.50	+14.72
40–48	42	28	45.00–62.50	$50.68	+7.90
52–55	54	4	60.00–110.00	$85.70	+35.70
90–95	93	3	140.00–145.00	$141.61	+66.61

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	97.50	$97.50	$210	—
300–395	348	2	60.00–90.00	$77.05	$268	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+95.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+105.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	235.00–275.00	$255.00	+61.87
100	100	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	+36.50

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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.