Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $363.03/cwt +23.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 582 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	325	397	293
Feeder cattle	143	177	126
Slaughter cattle	30	65	38
Replacement cattle	8	15	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to 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
315–335	325	2	480.00–500.00	$489.69	$1,591	-50.31
380	380	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,786	±0.00
405–420	413	2	495.00–500.00	$497.45	$2,054	—
490	490	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,254	+5.60
765	765	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,410	—
870 value added	870	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,436	—
955	955	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,920	-21.52
510	510	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,669	+37.11
440–445	443	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,905	—
445	445	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,646	—
463 value added	463	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,875	—
475–480	478	2	380.00–405.00	$392.43	$1,876	+10.82
535 value added	535	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,033	—
540	540	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,944	+25.00
560	560	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,960	-4.89
560–575	568	2	320.00–335.00	$327.40	$1,860	-27.49
585–598 value added	588	8	340.00–385.00	$373.56	$2,197	—
640	640	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,792	-18.13
630–645 value added	641	4	315.00–350.00	$341.40	$2,188	—
655	655	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	—
715 value added	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	—
725	725	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,668	-50.00
725–730	728	2	270.00–320.00	$294.91	$2,147	+14.91
755	755	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,888	-65.00
800–805	803	2	270.00–280.00	$275.02	$2,208	—
970	970	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,037	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	500.00–545.00	$514.82	$1,431	-8.15
315	315	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,449	—
385	385	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,752	-3.56
400–435	419	6	455.00	$455.00	$1,906	—
515	515	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,034	±0.00
705	705	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,548	+42.90
465–475	470	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	—
535–545	540	3	325.00–350.00	$338.38	$1,827	+49.38
570	570	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,910	—
600	600	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,740	+40.00
670	670	2	225.00–280.00	$252.50	$1,692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	-29.83
260–265	263	2	540.00–550.00	$545.05	$1,433	+26.74
330–338	335	3	565.00–570.00	$566.64	$1,898	+29.28
388	388	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,940	-6.34
400–425	417	5	480.00–525.00	$491.62	$2,050	+16.65
470–473	472	3	450.00–480.00	$470.04	$2,219	+0.04
505–545	525	2	440.00–450.00	$444.81	$2,335	+14.47
675	675	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,666	—
750	750	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,588	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,222	+15.96
300	300	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,380	-10.00
385–390	388	2	410.00–420.00	$414.97	$1,610	-75.73
410–445	425	3	410.00–455.00	$430.65	$1,830	+0.57
460	460	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,886	-25.54
505–525	519	4	380.00–410.00	$400.05	$2,076	+92.40
580–585	583	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,040	+50.00
660–690	676	4	320.00–350.00	$341.26	$2,307	+16.29
805	805	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,254	—
950	950	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,656	—
465–485	475	3	350.00–380.00	$366.60	$1,741	+6.65
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1535	1535	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1385	1238	75-80%	4	164.00–169.00	$166.58	$2,062	—
1270–1860	1480	75-80%	5	181.00–191.00	$186.22	$2,756	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1255	1077	80-85%	6	160.00–175.00	$166.09	$1,789	—
1235	1235	80-85%	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,272	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1090	1001	85-90%	5	148.00–164.00	$157.17	$1,573	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,746	—
1150–1520	1300	3	194.00–207.50	$201.13	$2,615	—
1795	1795	1	231.00	$231.00	$4,146	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–188	167	7	72.50–80.00	$77.41	$129	—
195	195	2	80.00	$80.00	$156	—
245–285	265	2	67.00–72.50	$69.54	$184	+64.54
365–370	368	2	70.00	$70.00	$258	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	70.00	$70.00	$206	—
395	395	1	47.50	$47.50	$188	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	+17.50
40	40	—	—	6	130.00	$130.00	+90.00
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	+20.00
50	50	—	—	2	110.00–170.00	$140.00	+47.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	+30.00
70	70	—	—	3	130.00–165.00	$153.33	+57.08
70	70	—	—	2	165.00	$165.00	+68.75
80	80	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+70.00
80	80	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+35.00
80	80	—	—	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-17.50
80	80	—	—	6	150.00–260.00	$208.33	+68.33
80	80	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	+5.00
90	90	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+60.00
100	100	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+50.00
100	100	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-20.00
100–120	114	—	—	7	260.00–295.00	$284.29	-10.71
120	120	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	-55.00
150–170	154	—	—	5	270.00–450.00	$392.00	—

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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
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-100.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	65.00	$65.00	+20.00
40	40	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+55.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	+5.00
40–50	42	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	65.00–80.00	$71.00	+26.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+55.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-25.00
60	60	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	+95.00
60	60	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-50.00
70	70	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-35.00
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-25.00
80	80	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-30.00
80	80	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+110.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	95.00	$95.00	+15.00
100	100	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	+65.00
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+145.00
100	100	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-40.00
100	100	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-30.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-55.00
100	100	—	—	3	70.00–100.00	$81.67	-53.33
100–110	103	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–200.00	$160.00	+25.00
110–120	117	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	120.00–220.00	$180.00	+30.00
100–140	118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	220.00–285.00	$255.00	+80.00
110–140	125	—	—	2	105.00–150.00	$127.50	-47.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	1	12.50	$12.50	-12.50
20	20	3	10.00	$10.00	-15.00
40	40	4	10.00	$10.00	-25.79
50	50	6	25.00	$25.00	+15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–295	286	7	25.00–37.00	$29.69	$85	-52.81
570	570	1	61.00	$61.00	$348	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	—
60	60	6	180.00–210.00	$196.67	—
60	60	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	—
60	60	1	145.00	$145.00	—
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
80	80	2	190.00–220.00	$205.00	—

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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.