Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	369	325	398
Feeder cattle	154	143	209
Slaughter cattle	51	30	46
Replacement cattle	6	8	22

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259	259	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,243	—
345	345	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,656	—
445	445	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,914	—
450–465	458	2	395.00–430.00	$412.79	$1,891	+12.79
655	655	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	—
685–695	690	2	310.00–335.00	$322.59	$2,226	—
725	725	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,825	+50.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,339	—
500	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	4	420.00–490.00	$453.72	$1,239	—
385	385	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,617	-25.00
425–434	431	6	400.00–415.00	$404.11	$1,742	-25.89
455–460	456	4	350.00–380.00	$367.45	$1,676	-24.98
485	485	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,892	-2.43
530	530	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,961	+10.00
550	550	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,980	+10.00
620	620	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,767	+5.00
650–670	658	4	310.00–340.00	$327.49	$2,155	+17.49
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	-40.00
855	855	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,223	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	540.00–565.00	$553.04	$1,272	—
270	270	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,404	+5.18
320–330	325	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	+20.00
400–440	415	3	425.00–445.00	$436.33	$1,811	-18.67
540	540	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	—
365–395	379	5	350.00–390.00	$376.99	$1,429	—
440	440	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,672	+20.00
655	655	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,867	+32.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	430.00–450.00	$439.62	$1,165	-30.38
320–345	328	3	420.00–425.00	$423.25	$1,388	-36.75
375–395	385	3	415.00–425.00	$419.96	$1,617	+4.99
425–430	428	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,712	-30.65
455	455	2	400.00–425.00	$412.50	$1,877	+2.50
500–545	522	3	370.00–380.00	$376.52	$1,965	-23.53
575	575	2	340.00–350.00	$345.00	$1,984	-5.00
595	595	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,844	-40.00
635–640	638	2	320.00–330.00	$324.98	$2,073	—
695	695	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,398	+3.74
710–745	733	3	320.00–340.00	$328.47	$2,408	—
775	775	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,519	—
885	885	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,212	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–244	242	7	525.00–540.00	$527.04	$1,275	-22.96
270	270	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	-45.05
300–330	315	2	500.00–530.00	$514.29	$1,620	-52.35
360	360	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,692	-30.00
408–440	427	6	430.00–440.00	$436.60	$1,864	-55.02
480	480	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,064	-40.04
525	525	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,100	-44.81
555	555	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,220	—
630	630	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,205	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	375.00–390.00	$382.80	$1,416	—
470–490	480	4	300.00–370.00	$331.46	$1,591	-35.14
520–545	533	2	330.00–340.00	$334.88	$1,785	—
560–590	573	4	310.00–330.00	$320.01	$1,834	+20.01
625	625	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	—
765–775	770	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1170	1041	80-85%	6	170.00–191.00	$177.74	$1,850	—
740–1695	1295	80-85%	7	150.00–167.00	$156.54	$2,027	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1830	1409	75-80%	7	173.00–181.00	$177.14	$2,496	—
1520–1680	1603	75-80%	3	162.00–168.00	$164.57	$2,638	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–810	744	85-90%	6	101.00–140.00	$123.04	$915	—
765	765	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1980	1393	6	175.00–189.00	$181.35	$2,526	—
1120–2250	1499	4	193.00–206.00	$201.75	$3,024	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,509.00	$1,509.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	976.00	$976.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118	118	3	72.50	$72.50	$86	—
178	178	3	67.50	$67.50	$120	-9.91
230–268	255	3	72.50–80.00	$77.75	$198	+8.21

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108	108	3	42.50	$42.50	$46	—
155	155	1	20.00	$20.00	$31	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	25.00	$25.00	-32.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	60.00	$60.00	+2.50
60	60	—	—	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-57.50
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-30.00
60	60	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-70.00
70	70	—	—	2	120.00–170.00	$145.00	-8.33
70	70	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-43.33
80	80	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	-50.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-130.00
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	-72.50
80	80	—	—	5	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-100.00
90	90	—	—	5	130.00–140.00	$133.00	-67.00
100	100	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	-35.00
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-85.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	180.00–220.00	$200.00	-84.29
100–140	108	—	—	6	150.00–175.00	$158.33	-125.96
120	120	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-170.00
150	150	—	—	3	260.00–320.00	$280.00	-112.00

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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
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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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	2	150.00	$150.00	—
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00	$160.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	—
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	—
40	40	4	30.00–35.00	$32.50	—
40	40	1	20.00	$20.00	—
40	40	4	40.00–55.00	$45.00	—
50	50	5	50.00–60.00	$52.00	—
50	50	2	45.00	$45.00	—
50	50	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	—
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	—
60	60	10	50.00–80.00	$62.00	—
60	60	7	90.00–100.00	$98.57	—
60	60	3	40.00–50.00	$45.00	—
60	60	2	45.00–65.00	$55.00	—
60	60	4	100.00–110.00	$106.25	—
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	—
80	80	6	110.00–170.00	$126.67	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	45.00	$45.00	-105.00
60	60	—	—	2	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	-25.00
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+40.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-70.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+80.00
100	100	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-130.00
100	100	—	—	3	60.00–85.00	$70.00	-130.00
100–120	113	—	—	3	90.00–100.00	$96.67	-83.33
100–140	117	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	-33.33
120	120	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-115.00
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	-45.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	4	40.00	$40.00	+30.00
45	45	1	20.00	$20.00	+10.00
60	60	1	27.50	$27.50	+2.50
93	93	3	50.00	$50.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	61.00	$61.00	$360	±0.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	—
40	40	1	70.00	$70.00	—
60	60	3	110.00–140.00	$120.00	+40.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	—
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	—
140	140	2	345.00–350.00	$347.50	—

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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.