Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.03/cwt +20.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $460.23/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 384 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $420.76/cwt +33.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 414 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	480	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,394	—
345 value added	345	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,484	—
470–488	485	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,698	—
495	495	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,881	—
515–529	527	6	370.00–390.00	$373.26	$1,967	—
550–575	563	2	335.00–365.00	$350.33	$1,972	—
615–620	618	3	325.00–335.00	$330.85	$2,045	—
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,298	—
250	250	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,288	—
305	305	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,494	—
413–435	419	4	450.00–460.00	$452.60	$1,896	—
500–505	503	2	425.00–435.00	$429.98	$2,163	—
534 value added	534	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,136	—
555	555	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,164	—
662	662	3	347.50	$347.50	$2,300	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	335.00	$335.00	$888	—
365	365	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,278	—
500	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,050	+21.65
230–235	233	2	400.00–415.00	$407.58	$950	—
255 fancy	255	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,275	+32.32
265	265	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,113	—
300–315 fancy	308	2	465.00–485.00	$474.76	$1,462	+43.54
310–345	326	4	405.00–435.00	$419.66	$1,368	—
355–395	371	7	390.00–405.00	$398.24	$1,477	+5.61
377 value added	377	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,546	—
410–438	422	9	390.00–400.00	$396.01	$1,671	+13.48
460–480	469	7	370.00–372.50	$372.15	$1,745	—
510–535	523	17	350.00–370.00	$355.03	$1,857	+20.03
610–635	623	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,994	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	292	3	357.50–370.00	$361.71	$1,056	-8.29
315	315	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	-10.00
360–380	370	3	350.00–380.00	$369.73	$1,368	+7.23
400–420	416	5	355.00–360.00	$355.96	$1,481	-0.31
450–495	479	8	335.00–362.50	$350.21	$1,678	+20.36
505	505	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,591	—
515	515	2	325.00–347.50	$336.25	$1,732	—
550–560	554	4	320.00–340.00	$328.16	$1,818	+8.16
591 value added	591	8	332.50	$332.50	$1,965	—
600–620	611	4	290.00–300.00	$297.55	$1,818	—
695	695	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,154	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	325.00	$325.00	$796	+10.00
255–280	268	2	350.00–355.00	$352.38	$944	—
310–340	329	4	310.00–320.00	$313.82	$1,032	—
360–365	363	2	300.00–310.00	$305.03	$1,107	-54.97
400–405	403	2	290.00–320.00	$304.91	$1,229	-15.09
450–490	470	3	300.00–320.00	$306.95	$1,443	—
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,112	—
335	335	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,374	—
370–395	383	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,647	+30.00
410	410	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,558	-7.19
402–421	414	12	400.00–430.00	$424.16	$1,756	+36.97
460	460	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,794	+10.00
500–545	523	6	350.00–380.00	$372.40	$1,948	+7.40
520–535	528	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,795	-25.00
550–590	570	13	330.00–360.00	$348.46	$1,986	+18.46
620–640	630	2	300.00–330.00	$315.24	$1,986	+10.24
650–695	670	3	300.00–315.00	$304.85	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	2	530.00–540.00	$535.00	$1,124	+18.23
235–245	240	2	475.00–510.00	$492.14	$1,181	—
270–290	280	2	520.00–525.00	$522.41	$1,463	+92.41
303 fancy	303	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,530	-5.00
325–345	339	6	460.00–490.00	$468.14	$1,587	+10.89
355–395	384	14	450.00–480.00	$460.23	$1,767	+9.35
410–445	428	8	435.00–460.00	$446.77	$1,912	+1.42
475–480	478	2	427.50–450.00	$438.69	$2,097	+11.17
500–505	503	2	400.00–405.00	$402.51	$2,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,092	—
385	385	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,463	—
480	480	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,608	—
510–520	515	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	—
590	590	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,976	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1610	1228	80-85%	17	150.00–179.00	$163.58	$2,009	+15.90
1040–1540	1243	80-85%	8	133.00–149.00	$141.17	$1,755	-6.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1105	1021	85-90%	4	143.00–149.00	$145.38	$1,484	—
1025–1275	1113	85-90%	8	120.00–137.00	$131.27	$1,461	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	75-80%	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,297	—
1405–1975	1639	75-80%	6	150.00–173.00	$161.75	$2,651	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1715	1538	2	186.00–188.00	$187.12	$2,878	—
1360–2085	1643	3	154.00–167.00	$159.77	$2,625	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
809	809	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	247.50	$247.50	$2,002

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
984	984	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	205.00	$205.00	$2,017

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,549.00	$1,549.00
940–1020	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,336.00–1,434.00	$1,383.00
955–1050	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,910.00–1,943.00	$1,927.28

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–660	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,271.00–1,327.00	$1,297.90

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–775	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,219.00–1,240.00	$1,230.42

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,378.00	$1,378.00

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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	1,500.00	$1,500.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–135	118	2	70.00–90.00	$81.49	$96	-53.86
110–128	121	7	41.00–52.50	$47.14	$57	-88.21
235	235	1	92.00	$92.00	$216	-26.50
290	290	1	40.00	$40.00	$116	—
330–390	363	3	63.00–73.00	$68.74	$250	—
415–485	450	2	51.00–70.00	$59.76	$269	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–175	148	2	19.00–30.00	$23.47	$35	-73.72
220–240	230	3	16.00–23.00	$18.58	$43	-80.20
320–395	358	2	11.00–16.00	$13.76	$49	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	-80.00
80	80	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	+46.67
100–130	108	—	—	6	200.00–260.00	$235.83	-24.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1135	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–2,750.00	$2,724.61	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

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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	2	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00	$165.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
80	80	3	130.00–165.00	$153.33	+13.33

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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	40.00–55.00	$47.50	+10.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	-60.00
70	70	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	±0.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-36.25
80	80	—	—	4	115.00–130.00	$125.00	-41.25
80	80	—	—	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+3.75
80	80	—	—	3	65.00–90.00	$76.67	-89.58
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-36.25
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–185.00	$171.67	+5.42
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	-18.75
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	-71.25
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-91.25
100	100	—	—	3	60.00–120.00	$88.33	-51.67
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
100–130	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	150.00–200.00	$175.63	-19.37
100–130	108	—	—	4	155.00–165.00	$161.25	-33.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	12.50	$12.50	-45.00
30	30	13	30.00–35.00	$30.38	-27.12
50	50	2	45.00	$45.00	-40.70
50	50	10	40.00–55.00	$46.00	-39.70
70	70	2	37.50	$37.50	-48.20
70	70	1	75.00	$75.00	-10.70
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	-76.61
80–85	81	12	55.00–85.00	$66.44	-75.17

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145–175	160	2	50.00–52.00	$51.09	$82	—
175	175	1	40.00	$40.00	$70	—
205–295	258	6	45.00–67.00	$52.86	$136	—
335	335	1	57.00	$57.00	$191	-20.05
380	380	1	35.00	$35.00	$133	—
423	423	3	35.00	$35.00	$148	—
440–445	443	2	62.00–64.00	$62.99	$279	—
515–570	542	5	57.00–87.00	$65.82	$357	—
610	610	1	70.00	$70.00	$427	—
700	700	1	51.00	$51.00	$357	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	285.00	$285.00	+17.50
150	150	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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.