Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $470.19/cwt +31.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 417 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $350.74/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 565 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $429.33/cwt +29.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,215/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	438	356	392
Feeder cattle	300	229	205
Slaughter cattle	32	37	19
Replacement cattle	7	17	16

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
275–295	283	3	565.00–615.00	$586.38	$1,659	-43.62
300–315	308	2	555.00–575.00	$564.76	$1,739	+9.76
383 value added	383	2	545.00	$545.00	$2,087	—
487 value added	487	7	513.00	$513.00	$2,498	-2.00
500 fancy	500	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,500	—
525–535	532	3	460.00–470.00	$463.35	$2,465	-11.65
550 value added	550	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,530	—
610–615	613	2	400.00–425.00	$412.45	$2,528	—
660	660	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,508	-10.00
718	718	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,692	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,675	—
390	390	2	485.00–490.00	$487.50	$1,901	—
403–445	415	6	475.00–490.00	$479.42	$1,990	-0.58
435	435	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,914	-40.00
525–545	532	3	445.00–450.00	$446.71	$2,376	+31.71
565–580	573	2	405.00–440.00	$422.27	$2,420	—
600	600	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,250	+2.49
645	645	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,161	—
670–690	680	2	360.00–375.00	$367.61	$2,500	+2.61
720	720	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,160	—
765	765	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,639	+10.00
845	845	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,704	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,580	—
550	550	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,090	+50.00
660–690	675	2	300.00–320.00	$309.78	$2,091	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,372	+5.00
340	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	-5.00
355–395	375	6	420.00–450.00	$434.04	$1,628	+34.04
400–410	405	3	415.00–450.00	$433.42	$1,755	-8.45
410	410	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,599	-51.87
430 value added	430	6	447.50	$447.50	$1,924	—
455–490	470	5	400.00–440.00	$419.70	$1,973	-12.60
470	470	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,833	-42.30
500–535	511	4	360.00–395.00	$373.53	$1,909	+43.53
553–580	562	12	340.00–360.00	$353.30	$1,986	+0.64
595	595	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	-32.66
600–640	613	3	320.00–330.00	$326.52	$2,002	-4.47
675–685	680	3	300.00–315.00	$306.64	$2,085	-9.82
725–740	733	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,199	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	225	8	530.00–545.00	$538.68	$1,212	-31.54
260–275	270	3	525.00–545.00	$535.19	$1,445	-44.81
300 fancy	300	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,620	-15.00
320	320	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,472	-26.84
425	425	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,998	+5.00
458	458	11	442.50	$442.50	$2,027	—
655	655	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	—
360–395	378	2	355.00–400.00	$376.46	$1,423	-38.41
415–440	427	3	380.00–415.00	$392.03	$1,674	-29.86
450–460	455	2	390.00–395.00	$392.53	$1,786	—
500–530	515	2	330.00–350.00	$339.71	$1,750	—
680–685	683	2	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$1,946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,513	—
395	395	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,896	+80.00
403–435	415	14	440.00–495.00	$475.20	$1,972	+43.11
445	445	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,780	-32.09
455–490	473	3	420.00–425.00	$423.33	$2,002	-21.67
485	485	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,916	-10.00
506–530	516	11	405.00–445.00	$429.33	$2,215	+29.33
560–562	561	5	410.00–415.00	$413.00	$2,317	+73.00
605–640	612	7	360.00–390.00	$364.48	$2,231	+14.52
620	620	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,108	-9.96
655–695	671	9	320.00–365.00	$341.44	$2,291	—
700–730	715	2	330.00–335.00	$332.55	$2,378	—
850	850	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—
945	945	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	—
265–295	278	3	560.00–600.00	$572.69	$1,592	+6.92
300–345	325	7	500.00–540.00	$529.98	$1,722	-15.02
355	355	3	525.00	$525.00	$1,864	—
455	455	3	485.00	$485.00	$2,207	—
520–525	523	4	455.00–460.00	$457.49	$2,393	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	—
480–490	485	2	400.00–410.00	$404.95	$1,964	+15.60
520–540	530	2	320.00–350.00	$334.72	$1,774	—
550–575	561	4	330.00–371.00	$352.70	$1,979	—
890	890	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,492	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1730	1122	80-85%	6	143.00–166.00	$158.29	$1,776	—
1135–1395	1293	80-85%	4	169.00–177.00	$173.36	$2,242	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1545	1424	75-80%	5	162.00–166.00	$164.39	$2,341	—
1435–1725	1617	75-80%	3	171.00–178.00	$173.42	$2,804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1105	942	85-90%	3	148.00–155.00	$150.49	$1,418	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1700	1371	5	182.50–200.00	$190.69	$2,614	—
1980	1980	1	172.00	$172.00	$3,406	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–830	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,370.00–1,450.00	$1,409.51
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,060.00	$2,060.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,093.00	$1,093.00
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,295.00	$1,295.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,349.00	$1,349.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
143	143	2	52.50	$52.50	$75	—
120–190	148	9	82.50–97.50	$88.10	$130	—
217–260	237	5	80.00–105.00	$93.56	$222	+12.24
370	370	1	60.00	$60.00	$222	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–130	118	2	35.00–52.50	$44.68	$53	-14.63

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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	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	±0.00
40–50	44	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	9	100.00–145.00	$120.56	+25.56
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	65.00	$65.00	-91.67
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-27.50
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-50.00
80	80	—	—	4	155.00–170.00	$163.75	-36.25
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-80.00
100	100	—	—	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-73.33
100–120	110	—	—	8	220.00–285.00	$248.13	+29.80

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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
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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	145.00	$145.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	185.00	$185.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	125.00	$125.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	4	95.00–110.00	$98.75	-55.00

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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	46	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	110.00–170.00	$157.00	+107.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-25.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+40.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	-20.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
80	80	—	—	2	75.00–100.00	$87.50	-32.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+120.00
100	100	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-20.00
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+90.00
120–130	125	—	—	2	160.00–200.00	$180.00	-10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	9	40.00	$40.00	—
70	70	3	72.50	$72.50	—
80	80	4	52.50–70.00	$56.88	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	77.50	$77.50	$244	—
375	375	1	50.00	$50.00	$188	-10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	-157.50

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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.