Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.22/cwt on 11 head, up $16.71 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +5.60 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$357.22

▲ 16.71 vs prior sale

11 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.66

vs SC average

−54.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	362.41	1,899	4thin
Medium and Large 1	571	354.26	2,023	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about −$124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

357.22

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

366.89

−9.66

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−54.28

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+5.60

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,314	201.86	2,652	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	164.74	1,775	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	163.47	2,285	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	139.00	1,230	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,319	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,535	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,645	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	884	$2,615	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	797	$1,121	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	728	961.74/head	938.00–987.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	461.25/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,604	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	868	2,605.62/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	354.26/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	398.74/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	378.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	359.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	362.41/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	357.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,396	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	163.47/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,314	201.86/cwt	190.00–211.00	2,652	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	1,439.00/head	1,439.00–1,439.00	1,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	2,154.18/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,154	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	153.47/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,722	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	169.57/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	400.35/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,644.98/head	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	345.04/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	403.30/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.14/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	386.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	422.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	334.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	403.76/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	418.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	477.61/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	391.94/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	349.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,356	3

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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 168Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 2

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	938.00–987.00	961.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,439.00	1,439.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,535.00	1,535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,154.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,605.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,445	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,644.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	490.00–510.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	571	350.00–355.00	354.26
2	600–650	608	350.00–370.00	359.88
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	375	320.00–350.00	334.40
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	345.08
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	403.30
7	400–450	412	370.00–410.00	391.94
4	450–500	470	370.00–400.00	386.00
4	500–550	524	360.00–370.00	362.41
4	600–650	616	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	625.00	625.00
4	400–450	439	460.00–465.00	461.25
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	620	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	693	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	467	400.00–440.00	422.27
2	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.14
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	323	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	520	400.00–405.00	402.55
4	550–600	576	395.00–400.00	398.74
2	650–700	670	350.00–365.00	357.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	475.00–480.00	477.61
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	426	410.00–430.00	418.72
4	450–500	485	390.00–415.00	403.76
3	500–550	522	370.00–390.00	378.39
2	600–650	628	335.00–355.00	345.04
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	850	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	370.00–415.00	400.35
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	162.00–166.00	163.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	147.00–163.00	153.47
7	—	1,058	166.00–177.00	169.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,314	190.00–211.00	201.86

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle