USDA SC Livestock Wkly Review 03/03 15:45
03/03/2026 | 3:48 pm CST USDA SC Livestock Wkly Review 03/03 15:45
AMS_1956 MARS
Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC
Darlington Livestock Auction-Darlington,SC
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/03/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 265 201 171
REPLACEMENT GOATS 16 41 31
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 17 8 13
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 20 24 21
SLAUGHTER GOATS 48 59 42
FEEDER PIGS 11 4 8
SLAUGHTER HOGS 36 13 25
No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate
offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 215-245 225 510-540 524.67
1 295-295 295 520-520 520
1 305-305 305 510-510 510
7 360-360 360 500-500 500
8 570-583 581 415-415 415
4 613-640 623 405-420 411.22
1 705-705 705 350-350 350
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 226-226 226 480-480 480
2 270-270 270 480-480 480
4 330-345 335 470-490 477.49
1 380-380 380 470-470 470
15 415-438 426 470-490 476.3
3 415-445 430 430-440 435.06 Fleshy
2 455-470 463 460-475 467.38
1 485-485 485 435-435 435 Fleshy
1 500-500 500 370-370 370 Fleshy
8 505-535 525 382.5-425 399.64
1 580-580 580 400-400 400
2 600-645 623 325-330 327.41
5 650-695 676 280-310 300.21
4 700-740 716 300-320 307.43
BULLS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 210-210 210 415-415 415
5 272-278 274 410-440 427.84
3 328-328 328 400-400 400
8 350-380 368 400-430 418.12
3 400-445 418 410-430 419.72
1 460-460 460 425-425 425
1 515-515 515 370-370 370
1 565-565 565 350-350 350
1 720-720 720 250-250 250
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 200-230 220 500-530 520.09
2 415-415 415 460-460 460
2 578-578 578 360-360 360
1 615-615 615 345-345 345
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230-230 230 480-480 480
1 275-275 275 450-450 450
3 300-310 303 450-460 456.59
6 365-396 384 430-460 446.02
6 405-435 417 425-450 436.56
1 450-450 450 410-410 410 Fleshy
2 525-530 528 360-365 362.51
2 560-560 560 345-350 347.5
2 600-600 600 335-335 335 Value Added
1 605-605 605 340-340 340
3 685-685 685 320-320 320
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 245-245 245 430-430 430
3 260-290 280 400-410 403.1
2 325-325 325 350-350 350
7 480-494 490 350-380 359.18
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 215-215 215 520-520 520
1 315-315 315 515-515 515
1 515-515 515 440-440 440
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 315-342 333 460-480 463.9
10 378-388 381 430-430 430 Fleshy
2 420-430 425 440-485 462.76
5 462-495 470 420-440 433.9
2 538-538 538 410-410 410
26 555-563 556 396-400 396.31
1 635-635 635 370-370 370
14 663-663 663 354-354 354 Value Added
1 820-820 820 252.5-252.5 252.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 248-248 248 400-400 400
2 283-283 283 430-430 430
1 310-310 310 400-400 400
1 350-350 350 350-350 350
2 440-445 443 400-400 400
1 470-470 470 350-350 350
1 500-500 500 290-290 290
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REPLACEMENT GOATS
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BUCKS/BILLIES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 30-30 30 80-90 83.75
1 50-50 50 125-125 125
2 60-70 65 160-180 170
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 30-30 30 50-50 50 O
1 70-70 70 160-160 160 O
1 80-80 80 210-210 210 O
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 100-100 100 130-140 135 O
1 20-20 20 35-35 35 O
1 40-40 40 75-75 75 O
1 70-70 70 90-90 90 O
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 100-100 100 115-115 115 O
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1170-1170 1170 2896-2896 2896
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 900-900 900 1890-1890 1890
BULLS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 1537-1537 1537
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 920-920 920 2350-2350 2350 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1145-1145 1145 1718-1718 1718 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1045-1045 1045 2142-2142 2142 O
2 840-935 888 2431-2478 2453.24 O
2 815-975 895 1630-1648 1639.8 O
2 880-1005 943 1232-1378 1309.84 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 885-965 932 1283-1347 1311.54 O
STOCK COWS - Small 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 650-650 650 1008-1008 1008 O
1 785-785 785 1021-1021 1021 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 920-1460 1277 170-179 175.7 Low
7 925-2075 1736 182.5-201 190.43 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1180-1430 1318 159-172 164.69 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1240-1630 1451 115-154 141.98 Low
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SLAUGHTER GOATS
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BUCKS/BILLIES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 100-130 105 200-280 249 Average
1 70-70 70 160-160 160 Average
3 80-80 80 145-180 163.33 Average Pygmies
3 80-80 80 145-180 163.33 Average Pygmies
KIDS - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 50-50 50 85-85 85 Average
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 120-120 120 145-145 145 Average
2 80-80 80 110-110 110 Average
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 100-100 100 110-110 110 Average Pygmies
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 70-70 70 65-65 65 Average Pygmies
1 80-80 80 60-60 60 Average
WETHER KIDS - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 70-70 70 210-210 210 Average
WETHERS - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 100-120 105 225-275 253.75 Average
1 150-150 150 300-300 300 Average
1 70-70 70 185-185 185 Average
1 80-80 80 225-225 225 Average
WETHERS - Selection 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 80-80 80 120-120 120 Average Pygmies
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FEEDER PIGS
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PIGS - U.S. 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 55-55 55 57.5-57.5 57.5
7 67-67 67 62.5-62.5 62.5
2 80-80 80 67.5-67.5 67.5
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SLAUGHTER HOGS
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BARROWS & GILTS - U.S. 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 135-180 144 62.5-75 72.82 Average Roaster
5 225-275 240 67.5-77.5 73.78 Average
1 380-380 380 67.5-67.5 67.5 Average
1 610-610 610 87.5-87.5 87.5 Average
BARROWS & GILTS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 165-165 165 60-60 60 Average Roaster
3 258-275 264 55-57.5 55.87 Average
1 665-665 665 50-50 50 Average
BOARS - U.S. 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 335-335 335 67.5-67.5 67.5 Average
BOARS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 290-290 290 35-35 35 Average
1 395-395 395 17.5-17.5 17.5 Average
1 465-465 465 20-20 20 Average
BOARS - U.S. 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 230-230 230 2-2 2 Average
4 320-380 353 5-12.5 8.28 Average
1 500-500 500 2-2 2 Average
SOWS - U.S. 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 245-245 245 57.5-57.5 57.5 Average
1 405-405 405 80-80 80 Average
1 575-575 575 60-60 60 Average
1 695-695 695 60-60 60 Average
SOWS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 310-310 310 50-50 50 Average
1 900-900 900 40-40 40 Average
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