Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	359	362	384
Feeder cattle	168	151	212
Slaughter cattle	25	47	33
Replacement cattle	8	25	19

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
365	365	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,642	—
475	475	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,161	±0.00
530–545	538	5	450.00–455.00	$454.01	$2,443	—
550	550	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,310	—
600–645	634	4	410.00–420.00	$412.37	$2,614	—
650	650	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,535	—
730	730	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,446	—
780	780	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,652	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,680	+15.00
625	625	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	3	390.00–420.00	$408.24	$1,143	—
330–340	336	4	300.00–410.00	$370.37	$1,244	-19.71
365–375	372	3	380.00–400.00	$386.55	$1,438	—
410	410	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,476	+5.09
430–445	438	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,664	+4.91
455–495	476	8	370.00–390.00	$376.19	$1,791	+1.14
510–525	516	4	340.00–360.00	$349.95	$1,806	+6.70
560–596	588	9	330.00	$330.00	$1,940	+10.00
600–635	620	3	280.00–315.00	$301.44	$1,869	—
645	645	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	—
720	720	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,872	—
745	745	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,639	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	210	3	455.00–500.00	$471.43	$990	+5.12
290	290	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,218	-3.31
360 fancy	360	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,710	—
355–375	367	3	420.00–430.00	$424.93	$1,559	+11.13
415	415	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,722	+15.00
515	515	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,906	±0.00
552–575	557	5	345.00–350.00	$346.00	$1,927	—
660	660	2	335.00–345.00	$340.00	$2,244	—
715–720	718	2	290.00–325.00	$307.56	$2,208	—
807	807	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,542	—
865	865	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,854	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	370.00–380.00	$375.10	$975	—
370	370	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,369	+50.00
425–449	444	6	335.00–350.00	$345.90	$1,536	+15.90
450–475	458	4	330.00–350.00	$339.89	$1,557	+19.89
625	625	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	-50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,090	-65.00
270	270	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,202	—
320	320	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,344	-15.27
375	375	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,425	-34.96
385	385	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,675	+20.04
405	405	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,397	-59.54
425	425	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,721	+0.46
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	+11.98
520–543	534	4	350.00–395.00	$368.47	$1,968	-31.60
550–570	563	3	350.00–395.00	$378.14	$2,129	+38.14
605	605	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	-25.00
695	695	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	600.00–640.00	$615.94	$1,417	+30.83
250–270	260	2	530.00–575.00	$551.63	$1,434	-11.89
335	335	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,608	-4.96
355–370	363	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,706	-17.45
510–530	520	4	400.00–420.00	$409.98	$2,132	-0.02
670	670	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,312	—
705–710	708	2	340.00–345.00	$342.51	$2,425	+10.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	355.00	$355.00	$994	—
315–320	318	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,097	—
365–370	368	2	335.00–380.00	$357.35	$1,315	—
410–443	433	8	320.00–380.00	$365.28	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1360	1152	80-85%	5	162.00–169.00	$164.42	$1,894	—
1055–1295	1213	80-85%	4	170.00–184.00	$176.86	$2,145	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,221	—
855–1245	990	85-90%	3	155.00–156.00	$155.42	$1,539	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1900	1900	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$3,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1540	1378	4	191.00–204.00	$197.48	$2,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,263.00	$2,263.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,606.00	$1,606.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,481.00	$1,481.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,299.00	$1,299.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
122	122	2	42.50	$42.50	$52	-42.49
145–185	160	3	80.00–89.00	$85.81	$137	—
205–240	217	7	63.00–102.50	$94.13	$204	+27.91

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	30.00	$30.00	$92	+12.50

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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	20.00–40.00	$27.50	-2.50
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	30.00	$30.00	±0.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	50.00	$50.00	-9.29
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	11	45.00–145.00	$86.82	+27.53
50	50	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-95.00
50	50	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-85.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	80.00	$80.00	-55.00
50	50	—	—	3	95.00–130.00	$110.00	-25.00
60	60	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	+21.67
70	70	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-105.00
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	2	85.00	$85.00	-100.00
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	250.00	$250.00	+106.25
80	80	—	—	13	170.00–225.00	$196.15	+52.40
80	80	—	—	6	125.00–160.00	$145.83	+2.08
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-33.75
80	80	—	—	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-8.75
100	100	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-172.50
100	100	—	—	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	-182.50
100–130	112	—	—	5	210.00–280.00	$243.00	-99.50
120	120	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-252.50
150	150	—	—	1	380.00	$380.00	-30.00
150	150	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	-210.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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	135.00	$135.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	+37.50
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	35.00	$35.00	-17.00
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	30.00	$30.00	-22.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+75.83
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	+38.33
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+83.33
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	100.00	$100.00	+25.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	-15.00
80	80	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-71.67
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–215.00	$200.00	+68.33
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	-31.67
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-11.67
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–230.00	$200.00	+68.33
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+38.33
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	+5.00
100	100	—	—	2	70.00	$70.00	-185.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	-105.00
100–130	120	—	—	3	110.00–125.00	$118.33	-81.67
130	130	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	+90.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	30.00	$30.00	-20.00
40–45	43	2	50.00–67.50	$58.24	+8.24
50–55	52	3	60.00–62.50	$60.89	-11.19
55	55	1	45.00	$45.00	-27.08
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	-2.08

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	60.00	$60.00	$153	+10.00
410	410	1	45.00	$45.00	$184	—

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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	-100.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-120.00
80	80	5	150.00–225.00	$180.00	-50.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-120.00

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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.