Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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 $344.24/cwt on 7 head, down $12.98 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −7.39 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$344.24

▼ 12.98 vs prior sale

7 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.25

vs SC average

−71.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	344.24	1,768	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

344.24

—

SC average6 barns · 89 hd

365.49

−21.25

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−71.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−7.39

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	—	Low	1,601	196.91	3,153	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	176.69	2,012	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	169.08	1,882	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	167.70	2,650	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,420	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,352	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	533.34/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	432.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	169.08/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	167.70/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	181.48/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	175.78/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	1,352.00/head	1,352.00–1,352.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	201.61/cwt	186.00–220.00	3,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	330.10/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	257	427.60/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	348.28/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	394.04/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	417.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	327.41/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	442.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	442.09/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	399.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 138Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
6	250–300	274	520.00–540.00	533.34
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	400.00–450.00	427.60
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	435.00–450.00	442.09
2	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	432.42
4	450–500	466	410.00–430.00	417.53
2	500–550	513	365.00–375.00	370.07
2	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	357.54
2	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	339.96
2	650–700	658	320.00–335.00	327.41
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	318	420.00–435.00	432.08
6	350–400	372	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	455	395.00–405.00	399.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	315.00–330.00	322.50
5	450–500	482	320.00–350.00	330.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	380.00–400.00	394.04
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	515	340.00–355.00	348.28
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	483	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	568	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	411	420.00–450.00	442.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,420.00	1,420.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,352.00	1,352.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	168.00–170.00	169.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	166.00–169.00	167.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	169.00–170.00	169.50
3	—	1,055	173.00–190.00	181.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	172.00–179.00	175.78
9	—	1,648	186.00–220.00	201.61

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