Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

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. 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 $307.05/cwt on 13 head, down $33.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −67.19 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$307.05

▼ 33.76 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	310.14	1,694	12thin
Medium and Large 3	510	270.00	1,377	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $317 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 sale13 hd

307.05

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

314.34

−7.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−67.19

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	1,765	191.04	3,371	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	187.98	2,857	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	167.82	1,875	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	153.93	1,537	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
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,738	199.08/cwt	190.00–218.00	3,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	542.71/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	178.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	3,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	457.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	315.67/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.38/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	329.76/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	423.61/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	442.05/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	302.33/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,557	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	720	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	187.98/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	170.73/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,244	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 98Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 20Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	190.00–218.00	199.08
2	—	1,805	175.00–181.00	178.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	152.00–160.00	156.90
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	179.00–193.00	187.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	169.00–172.00	170.73
1	—	1,385	162.00	162.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	314.90
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	515	285.00–320.00	302.33
2	600–650	620	285.00–300.00	292.38
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	535.00–550.00	542.71
4	300–350	314	450.00–470.00	457.41
4	350–400	369	420.00–435.00	423.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	430.00–460.00	442.05
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	524	300.00–330.00	315.67
4	550–600	578	295.00–320.00	307.38
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.44
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	305.00–315.00	310.03
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	315.00–345.00	329.76
1	550–600	575	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
2	750–800	770	270.00–280.00	274.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	900–950	910	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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