Low Country Livestock Exchange Market Report, Darlington, SC

Darlington, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 15, 2026

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $359.89/cwt +24.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 514 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $301.79/cwt +23.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 578 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	311	373	652
Feeder cattle	171	168	454
Slaughter cattle	26	34	35
Replacement cattle	13	49	29

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	526	4	310.00–315.00	$311.21	$1,637	-3.65
550–595	572	5	300.00–315.00	$309.95	$1,773	—
600–645	619	6	290.00–305.00	$299.23	$1,852	+9.23
650	650	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—
700–725	713	2	275.00–280.00	$277.46	$1,978	—
795	795	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,226	+10.00
825	825	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,248	+2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,598	—
405	405	2	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,681	+15.00
516–545	520	8	377.00–385.00	$378.05	$1,966	—
635	635	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,222	+30.00
665–695	675	3	305.00–320.00	$311.57	$2,103	+21.57
725	725	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,300	—
690	690	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,828	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,314	—
425–445	435	2	350.00–355.00	$352.44	$1,533	+14.02
455–485	478	4	300.00–325.00	$317.38	$1,517	-5.17
502–545	514	4	280.00–297.50	$288.55	$1,483	-4.54
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	-33.09
570–590	578	11	280.00–307.50	$301.79	$1,744	+23.34
630	630	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,764	+10.00
650–690	670	2	270.00–280.00	$274.85	$1,841	—
705	705	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$1,851	—
790	790	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	465.00–520.00	$491.02	$1,144	+51.02
300–345	320	4	390.00–410.00	$397.38	$1,272	+24.01
350–380	365	2	385.00–400.00	$392.19	$1,431	—
410	410	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,558	+35.00
472	472	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,581	+5.00
529–545	531	9	315.00–335.00	$331.64	$1,761	+6.20
590	590	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,829	-2.62
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	+6.05
675	675	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	-45.00
705	705	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,974	-5.00
830	830	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,241	-45.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	+50.00
425	425	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,339	—
560	560	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	-10.00
625–630	628	2	250.00–260.00	$255.02	$1,602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,170	+120.18
300–335	323	3	420.00–430.00	$423.45	$1,368	+3.85
350–380	363	4	425.00–440.00	$433.52	$1,574	—
430	430	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,742	+25.00
450–475	458	3	404.99–415.00	$408.27	$1,870	—
502–525	514	12	350.00–365.00	$359.89	$1,850	+24.89
550	550	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,898	—
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	±0.00
662–675	665	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,962	+15.00
710	710	3	275.00–280.00	$278.33	$1,976	—
750–785	768	6	267.50–272.50	$270.01	$2,074	—
810–840	825	2	260.00–270.00	$264.91	$2,186	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	395.00–400.00	$397.40	$1,490	+41.72
430	430	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	+30.71
475–490	483	3	375.00–380.00	$376.69	$1,819	+77.18
475–495	485	2	320.00–330.00	$324.90	$1,576	+25.39
515–540	528	2	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$1,597	+9.92
585–590	587	5	275.00–295.00	$287.98	$1,690	+37.98
600–615	608	2	285.00–295.00	$289.94	$1,763	+6.94
655–675	665	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,845	+32.68
735	735	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,984	+20.00
930	930	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,325	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1150	983	85-90%	6	60.00–127.50	$110.64	$1,088	—
1070–1240	1155	85-90%	3	132.00–140.00	$135.28	$1,562	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1550	1440	75-80%	2	142.00–143.00	$142.54	$2,053	—
1355–1860	1569	75-80%	7	148.00–159.00	$152.56	$2,394	-1.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1250	1145	80-85%	3	135.00–144.00	$140.42	$1,608	+1.44
1370	1370	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,653	—
1245	1245	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,328	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–930	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,093.00–2,184.00	$2,138.01
850–1075	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,720.00–1,964.00	$1,814.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,196.00	$1,196.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–123	117	8	70.00–155.00	$128.81	$151	—
208–235	219	4	100.00–120.00	$107.52	$235	+31.85

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	11.00	$11.00	$57	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	25.00	$25.00	—
20–30	27	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	30.00–45.00	$36.67	—
50	50	—	—	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	+51.67
50	50	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	+25.00
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+55.00
60	60	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-5.00
60	60	—	—	4	140.00–175.00	$156.25	+101.25
70	70	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+40.00
80	80	—	—	2	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	-47.50
80	80	—	—	4	210.00–240.00	$231.25	+91.25
90	90	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	±0.00
100	100	—	—	3	180.00	$180.00	-95.00
100	100	—	—	2	190.00	$190.00	-85.00
100–120	112	—	—	5	265.00–300.00	$286.00	+11.00
150	150	—	—	4	320.00–340.00	$327.50	+77.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	35.00	$35.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	+50.00
50	50	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-5.00
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	+5.00
60	60	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+55.00
70	70	—	—	1	55.00	$55.00	-20.00
80	80	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	-110.00
80	80	—	—	10	80.00–105.00	$88.50	-131.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	215.00	$215.00	-5.00
80	80	—	—	3	120.00–150.00	$130.00	-90.00
90	90	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	-25.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	—
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	270.00	$270.00	—
100–120	104	—	—	5	100.00–130.00	$121.00	—
120	120	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	—
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
46	46	6	72.50	$72.50	+22.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	74.00	$74.00	$229	+34.00
480	480	1	58.00	$58.00	$278	±0.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
60	60	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+27.50
70	70	3	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+95.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	160.00–200.00	$183.33	-91.67
100–130	113	4	250.00–280.00	$262.50	—

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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.