Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 11, 2026

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $393.00/cwt ≈ $2,334/hd at 594 lb · 38 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $361.60/cwt ≈ $2,376/hd at 657 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $406.09/cwt ≈ $2,128/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Darlington, SC 5-weight steers brought $396/cwt on 392 head. SC 5-weight steers are down $59 from their early July peak of $431/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	392	286	343
Feeder cattle	174	105	196
Slaughter cattle	24	15	26
Replacement cattle	5	8	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	9	440.00	$440.00	$2,059	—
508	508	3	393.00	$393.00	$1,996	—
530 value added	530	8	411.00	$411.00	$2,178	—
594 value added	594	38	393.00	$393.00	$2,334	—
650–676	657	15	346.00–367.50	$361.60	$2,376	—
751 value added	751	10	344.00	$344.00	$2,583	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,144	-4.43
305	305	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,312	±0.00
370	370	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,424	-15.00
475	475	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,710	+6.85
505–545	515	4	340.00–352.00	$348.83	$1,796	+3.41
555	555	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,887	+9.37
620	620	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,015	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	360.00–370.00	$365.03	$1,435	—
455–470	463	2	320.00–350.00	$335.24	$1,552	+4.27
645	645	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	+10.00
675–695	685	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,918	—
895	895	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,327	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	—
360–395	378	7	400.00–430.00	$420.49	$1,589	+10.59
390	390	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,540	-14.90
400–435	408	9	390.00–402.50	$399.35	$1,629	+9.29
445	445	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	-20.00
465	465	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,906	+31.51
495	495	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,584	+10.00
515	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	+5.00
528	528	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,822	+30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,176	—
300–345	332	6	440.00–470.00	$454.76	$1,510	+1.92
342 value added	342	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,573	—
373	373	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,641	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	330.00–370.00	$350.15	$1,201	—
445	445	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,558	-20.00
610	610	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,647	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1205	1004	80-85%	5	140.00–168.00	$157.97	$1,586	—
1135–1300	1238	80-85%	3	175.00–185.00	$179.06	$2,217	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,414	—
1370–1460	1423	75-80%	3	162.00–169.00	$165.27	$2,352	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1415	1150	85-90%	2	161.00–163.00	$161.77	$1,860	—
1155	1155	85-90%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,698	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1570	1503	2	197.00–213.00	$204.64	$3,076	-6.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,853.00	$1,853.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,761.00	$1,761.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,238.00	$1,238.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,435.00	$1,435.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,558.00	$1,558.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–175	148	9	85.00–90.00	$86.81	$128	—
240	240	1	92.50	$92.50	$222	+20.41
470	470	2	67.50	$67.50	$317	+17.50

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	60.00	$60.00	$105	—

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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	1	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
40	40	—	—	4	75.00–110.00	$92.50	+42.50
50	50	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-60.00
50	50	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	+5.00
50	50	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	-95.00
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-50.00
60	60	—	—	4	180.00–200.00	$192.50	+22.50
70	70	—	—	3	170.00–190.00	$180.00	+17.86
70	70	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	-2.14
80	80	—	—	17	200.00–265.00	$237.65	+37.65
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	265.00	$265.00	+65.00
100	100	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	+35.00
120–130	125	—	—	2	320.00–360.00	$340.00	+180.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	230.00	$230.00	—
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	300.00	$300.00	—

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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	1	30.00	$30.00	-15.00
20–30	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	40.00–50.00	$42.50	-2.50
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	110.00	$110.00	+65.00
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	-5.00
50	50	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-35.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-100.00
60	60	—	—	6	140.00–170.00	$155.83	+5.83
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	+75.00
70	70	—	—	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	-52.50
70	70	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-85.00
70	70	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-135.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-75.00
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-45.00
80	80	—	—	4	175.00–200.00	$183.75	+28.75
80	80	—	—	4	130.00–145.00	$135.00	-20.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-75.00
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-45.00
100	100	—	—	4	135.00–170.00	$161.25	+41.25
100–120	102	—	—	10	180.00–250.00	$209.50	+89.50
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	25	32.50–40.00	$35.50	-39.50
31–38	34	10	40.00	$40.00	-35.00
40–42	41	8	30.00–42.50	$35.09	-11.44
52	52	2	52.50	$52.50	—
92–95	94	4	80.00–87.50	$83.69	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	77.50	$77.50	$198	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	+105.00
50	50	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	+95.00
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	+40.00
50	50	3	110.00–130.00	$123.33	+58.33
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+95.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	-7.50
50	50	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-52.50
60	60	2	200.00–245.00	$222.50	+35.00
100–120	115	4	300.00–350.00	$332.50	-42.50

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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.