Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	309	350	313
Feeder cattle	98	151	191
Slaughter cattle	37	42	30
Replacement cattle	20	18	12

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
440	440	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,760	-47.40
500–525	513	2	380.00–410.00	$394.63	$2,024	+24.63
570	570	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,995	-50.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,394	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,121	-44.87
420	420	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	-47.44
457–480	466	6	330.00–345.00	$342.48	$1,596	-7.52
505	505	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,692	+30.00
565–588	580	3	320.00–335.00	$330.13	$1,915	—
605	605	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,815	—
645	645	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,806	—
655	655	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,932	-25.00
735	735	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,242	—
805	805	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,334	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	310.00	$310.00	$852	-64.86
505	505	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	-30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,558	-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
315	315	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,292	-59.74
360	360	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,440	-36.80
380–390	385	2	415.00–425.00	$420.06	$1,617	-16.74
410–445	428	3	380.00–410.00	$393.23	$1,683	-49.31
460–495	473	3	380.00–400.00	$389.75	$1,844	—
478–495	482	4	325.00–335.00	$332.43	$1,602	—
545	545	4	365.00–370.00	$368.75	$2,010	—
545	545	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,826	—
550–595	568	5	330.00–345.00	$333.95	$1,897	+4.00
580	580	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	-36.96
600–615	608	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,946	-10.00
650–675	663	2	300.00–320.00	$309.81	$2,054	—
705–730	717	3	290.00–310.00	$299.93	$2,150	—
795	795	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,146	-35.10
800	800	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,360	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	480.00–500.00	$490.43	$1,153	-109.57
280	280	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,596	-9.84
805	805	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,697	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	-34.40
540	540	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,674	-22.56

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1060	963	85-90%	5	140.00–161.00	$154.28	$1,486	—
1065–1095	1080	85-90%	2	167.00–174.00	$170.55	$1,842	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	80-85%	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,487	—
1075–1385	1206	80-85%	5	174.00–183.00	$177.99	$2,147	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1910	1630	75-80%	2	173.00–194.00	$185.30	$3,020	—
1670	1670	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,705	—
1835	1835	75-80%	1	207.50	$207.50	$3,808	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1665	1295	3	194.00–215.00	$208.62	$2,702	—
1420–1610	1515	2	175.00–185.00	$179.69	$2,722	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–805	772	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,178.00–1,288.00	$1,223.38
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,471.00	$1,471.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–815	803	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,122.00–1,304.00	$1,214.42
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,476.00	$1,476.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,980.00	$1,980.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,810.00	$1,810.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,162.00	$2,162.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	766.00	$766.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1515	1515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,513.00	$1,513.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
112–195	137	9	70.00–82.50	$74.59	$102	—
135–183	164	4	50.00–57.50	$54.18	$89	-36.88
170	170	1	27.50	$27.50	$47	-63.56
225–255	240	5	57.50–74.00	$67.56	$162	-18.16
485	485	1	49.00	$49.00	$238	—
500–515	508	2	40.00–45.00	$42.54	$216	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	30.00	$30.00	$84	—
415	415	1	7.50	$7.50	$31	—

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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	45.00	$45.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	45.00	$45.00	—
40	40	—	—	7	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	50.00–75.00	$66.67	-133.33
50	50	—	—	4	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-60.00
50	50	—	—	4	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-72.50
60	60	—	—	3	180.00–215.00	$195.00	+30.00
60	60	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-35.00
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-43.00
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-43.00
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+20.00
80	80	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-5.00
80	80	—	—	8	160.00–250.00	$200.00	+50.00
90	90	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	+30.00
100–130	103	—	—	9	200.00–290.00	$255.00	-20.00

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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
675–860	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,150.00–3,300.00	$3,256.45	—
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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	30.00	$30.00	+20.00
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	45.00	$45.00	-12.50
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	30.00	$30.00	-27.50
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	35.00–45.00	$42.50	-15.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-30.00
50	50	—	—	3	110.00–130.00	$120.00	-5.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-5.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-75.00
50	50	—	—	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-50.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	45.00	$45.00	-80.00
50	50	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	+70.00
60	60	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+115.00
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	2	60.00–75.00	$67.50	-57.50
80	80	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-70.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	165.00–190.00	$175.00	+50.00
80	80	—	—	3	170.00–200.00	$183.33	+58.33
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+75.00
80	80	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	-25.00
100	100	—	—	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	+38.33
100	100	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	-10.00
100–120	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	230.00–285.00	$251.67	+18.34

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	35.00	$35.00	+5.00
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-7.50
70–75	73	2	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
80	80	1	62.50	$62.50	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173	173	2	42.50	$42.50	$74	—
385	385	1	40.00	$40.00	$154	—
400–495	451	7	40.00–50.00	$42.08	$190	-20.34

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	40.00	$40.00	—
40	40	2	45.00	$45.00	—
50	50	3	55.00–60.00	$58.33	-31.67
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00

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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.