Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for July 4th holiday. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.55/cwt on 10 head, up $13.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +10.30 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$384.55

▲ 13.52 vs prior sale

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.34

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	387.09	2,083	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	378.60	1,988	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 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 sale10 hd

384.55

—

SC average4 barns · 65 hd

394.89

−10.34

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

+10.30

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	1,519	202.41	3,075	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	176.64	2,427	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	174.88	2,307	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	144.84	1,431	4thin

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)	665	$1,264	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,240	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,846	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,675	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,566	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	448.89/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	442.90/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	455.56/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,667	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	376.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,183	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	665	1,264.00/head	1,264.00–1,264.00	1,264	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	775	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	539.61/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,548	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	176.72/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,281	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	139.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	179.18/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,401	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	207.01/cwt	199.00–221.00	3,116	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	378.60/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	350.11/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,310.00/head	2,310.00–2,310.00	2,310	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,566.16/head	1,549.00–1,586.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,846.00/head	2,846.00–2,846.00	2,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	357.43/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	397.95/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	356.30/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	342.62/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	360.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	394.92/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	329.44/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	423.74/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	337.01/cwt	310.00–355.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	379.83/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 130Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	435.00–460.00	448.89
24	350–400	366	430.00–460.00	455.56
4	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	423.74
2	450–500	470	430.00–455.00	442.90
4	500–550	528	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	575	375.00–385.00	379.83
3	600–650	615	310.00–355.00	337.01
2	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	255	520.00–560.00	539.61
2	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	355.00–360.00	357.43
6	300–350	318	360.00–410.00	397.95
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	525	350.00–435.00	378.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	390.00–400.00	394.94
2	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
7	450–500	456	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
5	550–600	579	375.00–385.00	376.99
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	568	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	326	320.00–370.00	342.62
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	438	330.00–370.00	350.11
5	450–500	470	340.00–370.00	356.30
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	400.00–410.00	405.14
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	458	380.00–410.00	394.92
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	583	350.00–370.00	360.04
2	600–650	623	310.00–350.00	329.44
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
8	550–600	579	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	161.00	161.00
3	—	977	130.00–145.00	139.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	172.00–186.00	176.72
1	—	1,515	162.00	162.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,340	174.00–186.00	179.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	199.00–221.00	207.01
2	—	1,575	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,264.00	1,264.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,240.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	2,310.00	2,310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	2,846.00	2,846.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,549.00–1,586.00	1,566.16

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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