Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	244	309	194
Feeder cattle	75	98	84
Slaughter cattle	18	37	19
Replacement cattle	1	20	10

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
360	360	2	400.00–420.00	$410.00	$1,476	—
485	485	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,892	—
765–775	770	2	270.00–280.00	$274.97	$2,117	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,620	—
910	910	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,594	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	-10.00
380 value added	380	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,368	—
428 value added	428	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,498	—
435	435	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	-30.00
510–520	515	2	285.00–320.00	$302.33	$1,557	-32.67
610–630	620	2	285.00–300.00	$292.38	$1,813	-7.62
660	660	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,848	-15.00
840	840	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,100	-40.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–535	525	2	310.00–320.00	$314.90	$1,653	—
561 value added	561	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,739	—
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,577	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	274	4	430.00–460.00	$442.05	$1,211	—
375	375	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	-20.06
435	435	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,718	+1.77
460	460	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,656	-29.75
470–485	478	2	315.00–345.00	$329.76	$1,576	-2.67
505–540	524	7	300.00–330.00	$315.67	$1,654	-19.33
575	575	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,624	-17.50
555–595	578	4	295.00–320.00	$307.38	$1,777	+7.38
620	620	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,643	-55.00
655–685	670	2	270.00–275.00	$272.44	$1,825	-37.37
725	725	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,994	-24.93
770	770	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,156	+10.00
810	810	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,187	-25.00
940	940	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,209	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	535.00–550.00	$542.71	$1,482	-27.29
305–330	314	4	450.00–470.00	$457.41	$1,436	—
355–380	369	4	420.00–435.00	$423.61	$1,563	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,168	—
355	355	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,384	—
410	410	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,353	—
470–475	473	2	305.00–315.00	$310.03	$1,466	—
510	510	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,377	-40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,146	—
920–1190	1068	85-90%	3	152.00–160.00	$156.90	$1,676	-13.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1130	983	80-85%	2	169.00–172.00	$170.73	$1,678	—
1385	1385	80-85%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1950	1520	75-80%	2	179.00–193.00	$187.98	$2,857	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–2110	1738	3	190.00–218.00	$199.08	$3,460	—
1215–2395	1805	2	175.00–181.00	$178.98	$3,231	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173–190	182	4	80.00	$80.00	$146	+52.50
190	190	2	115.00	$115.00	$218	+87.50
230	230	1	77.50	$77.50	$178	+9.94
515	515	1	32.50	$32.50	$167	-10.04

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	7.50	$7.50	$57	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	27	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	45.00–50.00	$46.67	+1.67
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	50.00	$50.00	+5.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	135.00	$135.00	+7.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	70.00	$70.00	-125.00
60	60	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-90.00
60	60	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	-95.00
60	60	—	—	2	40.00–100.00	$70.00	-125.00
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	+30.00
70	70	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+20.00
70	70	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	3	145.00–225.00	$178.33	+28.33
90	90	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	±0.00
90	90	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-15.00
90	90	—	—	2	185.00–220.00	$202.50	+22.50
100–110	105	—	—	2	170.00–190.00	$180.00	-75.00
100–120	107	—	—	7	150.00–230.00	$183.57	-71.43
100–120	108	—	—	4	180.00–250.00	$216.25	-38.75
100–140	120	—	—	8	190.00–270.00	$245.00	-10.00
150	150	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—
150	150	—	—	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	—
200	200	—	—	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20	20	1	40.00	$40.00	—
40	40	3	50.00–65.00	$60.00	—
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	—
50	50	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	—
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	—
60	60	1	225.00	$225.00	—
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	—
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	—
70	70	2	210.00	$210.00	—
70	70	4	120.00–175.00	$147.50	—
80	80	3	160.00–270.00	$223.33	—

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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	1	50.00	$50.00	+20.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	-40.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-30.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
70	70	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+60.00
70	70	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	+5.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-20.00
80	80	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+16.67
80	80	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-113.33
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-53.33
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	-20.83
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	-23.33
80–90	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	-76.66
90	90	—	—	3	120.00–140.00	$133.33	-50.00
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	-3.33
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-121.67
100–120	115	—	—	6	110.00–170.00	$140.00	-111.67
100–130	117	—	—	3	70.00–160.00	$121.67	-130.00
110–120	117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–260.00	$213.33	-38.34
110–130	125	—	—	4	200.00–230.00	$222.50	-29.17
120–130	125	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	-89.17

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	45.00	$45.00	+10.00
80	80	1	72.50	$72.50	+10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	87.50	$87.50	$144	+45.00
290	290	1	47.50	$47.50	$138	—
525–595	572	3	46.00–47.00	$46.69	$267	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+10.00
60	60	1	235.00	$235.00	+135.00
90	90	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	—
100	100	1	255.00	$255.00	—
100–120	115	4	260.00–350.00	$292.50	—
170	170	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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.