Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	350	470	367
Feeder cattle	201	237	242
Slaughter cattle	24	51	41
Replacement cattle	8	32	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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
210	210	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,407	—
310–315	313	4	595.00–625.00	$617.44	$1,933	—
358	358	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,969	—
400–440	420	2	500.00–530.00	$514.29	$2,160	+21.89
475–490	485	3	470.00–480.00	$476.74	$2,312	—
500 fancy	500	1	520.00	$520.00	$2,600	—
520–540	529	4	420.00–460.00	$446.10	$2,360	+3.60
706–710	707	7	367.50–372.50	$368.22	$2,603	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	3	560.00–575.00	$564.82	$1,875	—
399	399	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,955	—
410–437	434	8	445.00–460.00	$446.77	$1,939	-23.23
488	488	4	440.00	$440.00	$2,147	+25.32
550–590	570	2	400.00–415.00	$407.24	$2,321	—
640	640	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,176	—
750	750	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,569	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,789	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	+20.00
270	270	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	+70.00
340–345	342	3	460.00–470.00	$465.00	$1,590	+35.00
360–395	373	6	445.00–455.00	$449.07	$1,675	—
422–440	425	7	440.00–447.50	$446.39	$1,897	+36.39
465–470	468	2	380.00–400.00	$389.95	$1,825	-8.56
510	510	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,887	+8.50
570–590	585	5	340.00–357.50	$346.51	$2,027	+0.45
665–670	668	2	322.50	$322.50	$2,154	-7.50
700–712	710	7	310.00–322.50	$311.76	$2,213	-8.24
785	785	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,316	-17.50
875–885	880	2	260.00–285.00	$272.43	$2,397	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	267	3	550.00–565.00	$559.94	$1,495	+0.32
300	300	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,575	—
350–380	360	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,656	+6.18
405 fancy	405	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,904	—
415–420	419	4	450.00–460.00	$452.48	$1,896	-3.29
523–535	524	9	390.00–398.00	$397.09	$2,081	+8.72
550–570	558	3	360.00–375.00	$368.37	$2,056	—
620	620	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,170	+3.37
660–685	673	2	352.50–360.00	$356.32	$2,398	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,008	—
260–285	273	2	430.00–440.00	$435.23	$1,188	+50.23
390	390	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,677	—
420–435	428	2	370.00–410.00	$390.35	$1,671	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	223	3	630.00–670.00	$645.97	$1,441	+45.97
250–290	272	6	610.00–660.00	$631.47	$1,718	-18.53
305	305	2	540.00–595.00	$567.50	$1,731	+51.00
380	380	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,995	+16.84
415–440	431	5	480.00–495.00	$482.89	$2,081	-10.90
470	470	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,138	—
455–490	473	4	465.00–480.00	$470.01	$2,223	—
500–515	508	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,337	+33.09
568	568	3	422.50	$422.50	$2,400	+27.67
620–645	633	2	350.00–360.00	$355.10	$2,248	-22.40
685–690	688	2	337.50–342.50	$340.01	$2,339	—
700–740	717	3	320.00–332.50	$325.85	$2,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	—	—	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,512	—
375	375	—	—	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,800	+30.00
410–440	425	—	—	2	405.00–410.00	$407.41	$1,731	-59.27
445	445	—	—	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	-26.68
465–485	480	—	—	7	400.00–420.00	$410.06	$1,968	+16.90
515–540	530	—	—	3	385.00–400.00	$393.22	$2,084	+23.22
550–585	565	—	—	5	340.00–360.00	$350.93	$1,983	+4.31
655–660	658	—	—	2	310.00–325.00	$317.47	$2,089	-16.55
760	760	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,242	—
830	830	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,241	-38.83
895	895	—	—	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,170	—
965–1015	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	215.00–240.00	$227.18	$2,249	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,004	+45.00
395	395	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,304	-20.00
780	780	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,950	-30.00
845	845	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,944	—
850–890	870	2	190.00–200.00	$194.89	$1,696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1175	1120	80-85%	2	147.00–149.00	$148.05	$1,658	—
920–1530	1282	80-85%	9	151.00–158.00	$153.82	$1,972	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1170	1140	75-80%	2	200.00–217.50	$208.52	$2,377	—
1095–1645	1406	75-80%	4	161.00–170.00	$165.66	$2,329	-14.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1000	958	85-90%	2	130.00–137.00	$133.66	$1,280	—
1005–1050	1028	85-90%	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$1,464	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1185	1133	2	178.00–184.00	$180.86	$2,049	—
1585–2015	1800	2	190.00–191.00	$190.44	$3,428	+10.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1125–1230	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,058.00–2,350.00	$2,210.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1405	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,775.00	$2,498.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
142	142	3	77.50	$77.50	$110	—
148–170	154	4	85.00–90.00	$86.38	$133	+5.31
205–250	228	4	80.00–87.50	$84.88	$194	+7.05

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	60.00	$60.00	$120	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	100.00	$100.00	-100.00
60–70	67	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	132.50–135.00	$133.33	-149.67
80	80	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+70.00
100	100	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-141.67
100	100	—	—	4	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-199.17
100–120	108	—	—	5	175.00–210.00	$193.00	-113.67
120	120	—	—	3	245.00–270.00	$255.00	-51.67
160	160	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	—
160–180	173	—	—	3	265.00–295.00	$276.67	—
200	200	—	—	1	360.00	$360.00	—
200	200	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	160.00–170.00	$166.00	—
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	210.00	$210.00	—
110–120	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00	$150.00	—
110–120	116	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	220.00–240.00	$228.00	—
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	185.00	$185.00	—
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	430.00	$430.00	—
140	140	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	330.00	$330.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	44	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	40.00–65.00	$50.00	-90.00
60	60	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	107.50	$107.50	-32.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
70	70	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-100.00
80	80	—	—	4	135.00–142.50	$138.13	-1.87
80	80	—	—	2	47.50	$47.50	-92.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
90	90	—	—	1	72.50	$72.50	—
90	90	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	—
90	90	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	—
90	90	—	—	3	80.00–90.00	$85.00	—
100–140	113	—	—	4	100.00–120.00	$112.50	-217.50
100–140	124	—	—	5	150.00–175.00	$164.00	-166.00
120–140	130	—	—	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	-95.00
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	—
160	160	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	4	45.00	$45.00	-15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	59.00	$59.00	$351	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	2	245.00	$245.00	-30.00
90	90	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	-97.50
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—
120	120	1	210.00	$210.00	—
120–140	130	2	230.00–255.00	$242.50	—

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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.