USDA SC Livestock Wkly Review 04/28 14:50
04/28/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA SC Livestock Wkly Review 04/28 14:50
AMS_1956 MARS
Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC
Darlington Livestock Auction-Darlington,SC
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/28/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 215 300 211
REPLACEMENT GOATS 17 29 12
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 12 7 18
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 27 32 70
SLAUGHTER GOATS 23 31 47
FEEDER PIGS 23 16 5
SLAUGHTER HOGS 31 23 12
No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate
offering of plain to 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
2 220-235 228 600-605 602.42
3 265-275 268 550-605 568.11
2 320-345 333 545-555 549.81
3 360-365 362 500-500 500
4 550-560 555 380-440 398.65
1 605-605 605 370-370 370
1 720-720 720 320-320 320
1 920-920 920 290-290 290
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 205-205 205 435-435 435
1 345-345 345 420-420 420
8 360-392 382 400-480 431.36
1 415-415 415 400-400 400 Fleshy
4 410-445 431 405-460 431.58
5 450-470 459 420-460 437.15
2 520-525 523 350-350 350
2 570-595 583 360-375 367.34
4 608-635 615 300-330 307.75
1 645-645 645 280-280 280 Fleshy
3 675-690 680 300-330 316.76
3 700-700 700 283-283 283
BULLS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 310-310 310 300-300 300
3 365-380 372 330-380 362.96
4 405-445 425 350-380 372.15
6 455-495 480 350-380 368.39
1 535-535 535 320-320 320
2 675-680 678 250-290 270.07
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 215-215 215 530-580 555
1 265-265 265 590-590 590
3 315-335 327 460-480 466.43
2 405-405 405 430-445 437.5
2 505-510 508 395-400 397.49
9 724-724 724 309-309 309 Value Added
7 791-791 791 292.5-292.5 292.5
2 888-888 888 280-280 280
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 205-230 218 500-510 504.71
4 250-295 278 420-470 448.47
3 315-345 328 400-450 427.41
3 360-390 370 400-445 415.81
3 405-420 410 400-420 413.17
20 461-490 473 400-412.5 406.52
3 505-545 520 310-350 336.03
2 590-595 593 300-330 314.94
1 705-705 705 230-230 230
1 765-765 765 237.5-237.5 237.5
1 815-815 815 260-260 260 Value Added
2 890-890 890 262-262 262
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230-230 230 400-400 400
4 300-320 310 350-365 354.86
1 395-395 395 350-350 350
1 410-410 410 330-330 330
1 480-480 480 277.5-277.5 277.5
1 540-540 540 290-290 290
1 750-750 750 295-295 295
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230-230 230 565-565 565
1 350-350 350 515-515 515
2 430-430 430 525-525 525 Value Added
1 585-585 585 445-445 445
9 670-694 691 340-353 350.71
19 710-735 734 325-361 359.17
1 840-840 840 320-320 320
1 850-850 850 310-310 310
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 445-445 445 450-450 450
1 505-505 505 400-400 400
1 735-735 735 230-230 230
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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
6 40-40 40 110-130 116.67
BUCKS/BILLIES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 20-20 20 55-65 57.5
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 100-100 100 140-140 140 O
1 60-60 60 150-150 150 O
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 60-60 60 110-110 110 O
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1080-1080 1080 2300-2300 2300
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1335-1335 1335 2075-2075 2075
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1025-1025 1025 1600-1600 1600
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 890-890 890 2300-2300 2300
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1035-1035 1035 2100-2100 2100
1 950-950 950 1800-1800 1800
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 665-665 665 1496-1496 1496 T1
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 1910-1910 1910
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 785-785 785 1850-1850 1850 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1285-1285 1285 2429-2429 2429 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1065-1065 1065 1864-1864 1864 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 685-685 685 1404-1404 1404 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
2 1130-1255 1193 180-186 183.16 Average
1 1320-1320 1320 174-174 174 Low
1 1980-1980 1980 211-211 211 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 770-1310 1047 140-160 150.56 Low
1 1055-1055 1055 172-172 172 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1160-1300 1240 169-176 171.96 Average
2 1475-1640 1558 150-158 154.21 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1130-1155 1143 142-152 146.95 Average
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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
4 100-120 110 255-300 281.25 Average
2 180-180 180 370-375 372.5 Average
2 200-200 200 370-385 377.5 Average
1 50-50 50 185-185 185 Average
BUCKS/BILLIES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 100-140 113 180-230 206.25 Average
1 60-60 60 155-155 155 Average
2 70-70 70 170-185 177.5 Average
KIDS - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 40-40 40 105-105 105 Average
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 80-80 80 155-155 155 Average
NANNIES/DOES - Selection 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 120-120 120 140-140 140 Average
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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
10 70-75 72 60-75 68.32
1 95-95 95 85-85 85
PIGS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 50-50 50 30-30 30 Boar Piglets
3 50-50 50 30-30 30 Boar Piglets
4 60-60 60 55-55 55
PIGS - U.S. 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 95-95 95 25-25 25
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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
5 135-180 161 80-88 83.6 Average Roaster
3 205-220 215 83-83 83 Average
1 300-300 300 60-60 60 Average
BARROWS & GILTS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 140-150 143 60-75 65.23 Average Roaster
BARROWS & GILTS - U.S. 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
8 110-183 145 10-20 16.86 Average Roaster
3 365-365 365 48-48 48 Average
BOARS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 170-170 170 33-33 33 Average Roaster
BOARS - U.S. 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 130-180 147 20-20 20 Average
SOWS - U.S. 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 455-455 455 55-55 55 Average
1 635-635 635 59-59 59 Average
SOWS - U.S. 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 285-295 290 30-36 33.05 Average
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