Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.69/cwt on 13 head, down $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits +1.06 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$352.69

▼ 8.23 vs prior sale

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$782

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$133.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.30

vs SC average

−54.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	378.50	2,086	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	310.00	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 3	533	245.00	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $133.50/cwt here — about $782 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $338.37, median $351.63 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

352.69

—

SC average4 barns · 34 hd

336.39

+16.30

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−54.75

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+1.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	178.99	2,586	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	930	176.91	1,645	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	150.00	1,343	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$2,171	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$3,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,470	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,544	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	439.76/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	443.75/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	590.66/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,577	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	1,786.11/head	1,770.00–1,800.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	536.95/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	449.61/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	501.69/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	420.19/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	400.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	427.91/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,093.00/head	2,093.00–2,093.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,470.00/head	2,470.00–2,470.00	2,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,249.00/head	2,249.00–2,249.00	2,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	184.49/cwt	168.00–193.00	1,694	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	178.99/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	161.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,542	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue May 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 154Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 51Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 29

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	495.00–510.00	501.69
2	300–350	318	410.00–470.00	439.76
2	350–400	390	390.00–410.00	400.13
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	566	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	270.00–280.00	274.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	370	420.00–435.00	427.91
4	400–450	424	410.00–435.00	420.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	267	575.00–620.00	590.66
3	300–350	312	510.00–550.00	536.95
2	350–400	383	430.00–470.00	449.61
2	450–500	465	440.00–447.50	443.75
2	500–550	502	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	374.89
2	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.96
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,770.00–1,800.00	1,786.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,060.00	1,060.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,470.00	2,470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,093.00	2,093.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,249.00	2,249.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	168.00–193.00	184.49
2	—	953	160.00–164.00	161.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	171.00–186.00	178.99

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle