Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $320.88/cwt -9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 352 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	350	428	358
Feeder cattle	151	214	183
Slaughter cattle	42	38	22
Replacement cattle	18	10	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	460.00–470.00	$465.06	$1,790	+5.06
400–435	418	2	445.00–450.00	$447.40	$1,870	+17.40
460–470	465	2	405.00–430.00	$417.37	$1,941	-32.63
525	525	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,942	-25.00
570	570	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,280	+15.00
680	680	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,176	-10.00
710	710	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,378	+5.00
750	750	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,175	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,627	—
490 value added	490	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,254	—
555 value added	555	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,331	-20.00
595	595	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,558	+20.00
655 value added	655	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	+50.00
450	450	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,710	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	410.00–440.00	$424.87	$1,202	—
320–335	325	3	420.00–440.00	$429.85	$1,397	—
340	340	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	—
360	360	2	420.00–440.00	$430.00	$1,548	+24.86
400–420	410	2	425.00–430.00	$427.44	$1,753	+67.44
425–435	430	2	370.00–380.00	$374.94	$1,612	-25.06
460	460	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,610	-44.92
460–495	473	4	385.00–405.00	$395.11	$1,869	+0.19
500	500	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,525	—
505–535	521	4	340.00–365.00	$348.88	$1,818	-11.12
655	655	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	370.00–380.00	$374.86	$1,023	-55.14
310	310	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,008	-17.62
350–370	352	12	320.00–330.00	$320.88	$1,129	-9.12
410–430	420	2	320.00–360.00	$340.48	$1,430	-9.63
450–485	460	6	330.00–350.00	$335.90	$1,545	-20.40
515	515	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,700	-20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,196	-20.00
305	305	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,372	—
350	350	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,610	—
410–420	415	2	440.00–445.00	$442.47	$1,836	—
459	459	4	440.00	$440.00	$2,020	+15.00
515	515	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,060	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	317	3	450.00–480.00	$469.74	$1,489	+20.85
355–380	370	3	430.00–440.00	$436.80	$1,616	-18.76
430–445	438	2	440.00–445.00	$442.54	$1,938	+47.60
500	500	2	360.00–380.00	$370.00	$1,850	±0.00
550–555	553	2	320.00–340.00	$329.95	$1,825	-49.88
580–594	591	5	335.00–345.00	$336.96	$1,991	-42.87
615 value added	615	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,152	—
620	620	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,108	+2.99
620	620	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,046	-7.01
750–780	765	2	300.00–310.00	$305.10	$2,334	-19.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	400.00–430.00	$414.40	$1,297	+16.45
377–390	380	4	410.00–435.00	$428.59	$1,629	—
400–430	415	2	370.00–375.00	$372.59	$1,546	-27.41
465	465	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	+5.00
540–545	543	2	320.00–345.00	$332.56	$1,806	-46.04
560	560	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,792	—
635	635	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,064	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	+70.00
265–285	276	4	555.00–600.00	$579.84	$1,600	+40.23
350	350	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1225	1144	80-85%	9	148.00–167.00	$159.12	$1,820	—
1115–1290	1178	80-85%	5	174.00–180.00	$177.22	$2,088	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–995	919	85-90%	7	120.00–150.00	$138.98	$1,277	—
1130	1130	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,808	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1500	1341	75-80%	4	169.00–171.00	$170.59	$2,288	-8.59
1220–1515	1375	75-80%	3	176.00–185.00	$180.99	$2,489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1420	1228	4	184.00–189.00	$187.18	$2,299	—
1520–1620	1570	2	201.00–215.00	$208.22	$3,269	+24.22

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–735	707	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,011.00–1,052.00	$1,028.93
690–740	712	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,128.00–1,242.00	$1,171.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–925	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,449.00–1,647.00	$1,552.77

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,240.00	$1,240.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,315.00	$1,315.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–750	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	859.00–938.00	$902.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,256.00	$1,256.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–193	158	16	80.00–95.00	$91.06	$144	—
205–290	245	12	80.00–92.50	$85.72	$210	+8.33
305–340	323	2	30.00–55.00	$43.18	$139	-18.98
325–370	343	5	70.00–85.00	$76.40	$262	+14.24

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113–165	130	3	60.00–65.00	$62.89	$82	+11.58
145	145	2	72.50	$72.50	$105	+21.19

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	-46.25
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	200.00	$200.00	+51.25
60	60	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	+16.25
70	70	—	—	5	175.00–185.00	$183.00	+23.00
80	80	—	—	8	210.00–250.00	$225.63	+39.38
80	80	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-61.25
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-36.25
100–130	117	—	—	3	250.00–300.00	$275.00	+48.12
150	150	—	—	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	+25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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	3	130.00	$130.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	10.00	$10.00	-38.33
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	100.00–130.00	$112.50	+82.50
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	45.00–70.00	$57.50	+27.50
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	90.00–110.00	$100.00	+70.00
50	50	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+30.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	90.00–110.00	$100.00	-30.00
60	60	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+75.00
60–70	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–240.00	$220.00	+175.00
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-10.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+15.00
80	80	—	—	2	75.00–110.00	$92.50	-227.50
80	80	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-195.00
80	80	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	-160.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–260.00	$230.00	-90.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+15.00
100–130	108	—	—	4	130.00–170.00	$145.00	-67.00
100–130	110	—	—	3	210.00–250.00	$233.33	+21.33
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	+120.00
170	170	—	—	1	410.00	$410.00	+215.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	20.00	$20.00	-36.00
36	36	5	47.50	$47.50	-10.24
40	40	4	30.00	$30.00	-27.74
50	50	1	57.50	$57.50	+7.50
70	70	2	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
85	85	1	52.50	$52.50	-16.68
90–98	96	4	60.00–102.50	$92.54	+23.36

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–390	347	3	67.50–80.00	$73.10	$254	+33.10
455–485	470	2	60.00–65.00	$62.42	$293	—
630	630	1	45.00	$45.00	$284	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-31.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	-80.00
80	80	1	255.00	$255.00	-30.00
100–120	110	2	275.00–290.00	$282.50	+64.17

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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.