Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $397.81/cwt +15.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.35/cwt ≈ $2,065/hd at 529 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $498.01/cwt +30.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 419 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	470	497	196
Feeder cattle	237	296	137
Slaughter cattle	51	37	12
Replacement cattle	32	9	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sharply higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,014	+6.34
405–427	422	4	490.00–500.00	$492.40	$2,078	+11.51
526	526	3	442.50	$442.50	$2,328	+26.61
563	563	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,449	+47.57
748 value added	748	2	347.50	$347.50	$2,599	—
768	768	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,611	—
890	890	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,021	+75.00
455–475	465	2	400.00–430.00	$414.68	$1,928	—
500–545	514	4	400.00–410.00	$404.87	$2,081	+19.87
675	675	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,362	—

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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	480.00	$480.00	$1,152	+72.47
270	270	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,161	+24.95
335	335	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,440	+39.63
448	448	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,837	+95.00
451 value added	451	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,849	+5.00
456–478	471	16	390.00–412.50	$398.51	$1,877	+20.54
485	485	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,698	-27.97
510–545	528	3	355.00–370.00	$361.50	$1,909	+21.31
550–585	567	5	335.00–350.00	$346.06	$1,962	+13.12
613–635	623	5	325.00–335.00	$331.07	$2,063	—
685	685	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,260	—
725	725	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,320	+3.79
765	765	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,391	—
766 value added	766	9	317.50	$317.50	$2,432	—
800	800	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,180	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	232	3	575.00–600.00	$588.63	$1,366	+18.63
250–265	260	3	545.00–580.00	$559.62	$1,455	-5.38
355–385	375	4	450.00–455.00	$453.82	$1,702	+10.46
400–430	407	11	445.00–460.00	$455.77	$1,855	+25.71
450	450	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,935	+21.73
500 fancy	500	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,100	—
500–542	531	15	380.00–405.00	$388.37	$2,062	—
600–635	612	3	345.00–350.00	$346.63	$2,121	+7.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,020	+10.36
608 value added	608	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,870	—
610	610	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,738	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,380	—
265	265	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,722	+65.84
335–345	338	3	500.00–530.00	$516.50	$1,746	-35.88
340 fancy	340	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,904	—
365 fancy	365	1	550.00	$550.00	$2,008	—
350–390	373	6	500.00–520.00	$508.16	$1,895	+11.53
413 value added	413	4	507.50	$507.50	$2,096	—
400–440	422	9	480.00–500.00	$493.79	$2,084	+31.39
500–530	518	8	420.00–430.00	$426.91	$2,211	+3.17
560–584	579	5	390.00–415.00	$394.83	$2,286	+32.16
615	615	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,322	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,512	+5.87
375–395	385	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,732	+20.00
440–445	442	3	460.00–470.00	$466.68	$2,063	+53.30
455–460	459	8	420.00–460.00	$436.24	$2,002	+28.38
455–490	477	5	375.00–410.00	$393.16	$1,875	+3.16
500	500	2	350.00–390.00	$370.00	$1,850	-6.82
550–585	572	3	340.00–350.00	$346.62	$1,983	-11.72
625–645	635	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,096	+10.00
655–685	669	5	330.00–340.00	$334.02	$2,235	+14.02
715–720	718	2	310.00–320.00	$314.98	$2,262	—
810–825	818	2	300.00–317.50	$308.83	$2,526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	365.00	$365.00	$876	-28.08
265–275	268	3	395.00–420.00	$404.88	$1,085	+19.48
325	325	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,332	+15.39
360	360	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,260	-18.83
445	445	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,691	+56.45
785	785	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,198	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1740	1441	75-80%	17	171.00–187.00	$180.40	$2,600	—
1350–1805	1523	75-80%	3	157.00–169.00	$163.48	$2,490	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1235	1083	80-85%	4	156.00–165.00	$160.79	$1,741	+14.49
995–1405	1151	80-85%	15	168.00–186.00	$175.11	$2,016	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	85-90%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,600	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1985	1595	3	191.00–200.00	$195.46	$3,118	—
1255–2550	1808	3	176.00–185.00	$180.43	$3,262	—
2240	2240	1	210.00	$210.00	$4,704	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–985	923	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	2,230.00–2,350.00	$2,302.28
1080–1235	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,500.00	$2,397.91
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,205.00	$2,205.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–885	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–2,055.00	$1,967.62
1010–1195	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,787.25
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,085.00	$2,085.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,590.00	$1,590.00
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1335–1475	1422	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,575.00–2,900.00	$2,703.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1050	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,925.00	$1,873.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,870.00	$1,870.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	30.00	$30.00	$32	-44.04
150–190	175	14	77.50–95.00	$81.07	$142	+41.07
205–265	232	18	72.50–88.00	$77.83	$181	+5.33
260	260	1	62.50	$62.50	$162	—
530	530	1	55.00	$55.00	$292	—
595	595	1	75.00	$75.00	$446	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–190	168	4	67.50–85.00	$76.68	$129	+20.91

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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	120.00	$120.00	—
30	30	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	—
40	40	—	—	2	115.00–140.00	$127.50	—
40	40	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—
40	40	—	—	5	150.00–190.00	$173.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	140.00–180.00	$160.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	100.00–175.00	$135.00	—
50	50	—	—	4	225.00–280.00	$253.75	—
70	70	—	—	5	245.00–360.00	$283.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	172.50	$172.50	—
70	70	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
80	80	—	—	6	240.00–310.00	$275.00	—
100	100	—	—	3	290.00–320.00	$306.67	—

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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
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	95.00	$95.00	—
20	20	9	75.00–125.00	$100.00	—
30	30	3	100.00–130.00	$116.67	—
40	40	6	135.00–175.00	$145.00	—
50	50	2	175.00–225.00	$200.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	—
40	40	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—
50	50	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	—
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	330.00	$330.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	34	7	30.00–40.00	$38.57	+18.57
50	50	2	50.00	$50.00	+22.00
60	60	2	60.00	$60.00	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	66.00	$66.00	$310	+26.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	3	185.00	$185.00	—
50	50	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	240.00–280.00	$256.25	—
70	70	1	210.00	$210.00	—
70	70	2	255.00–265.00	$260.00	—
80	80	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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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.