Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.91/cwt on 13 head, down $47.27 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −79.12 against this barn's trailing median of $348.03.

Average price

$268.91

▼ 47.27 vs prior sale

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.74

vs SC average

−62.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	272.35	1,488	11thin
Medium and Large 3	530	250.00	1,325	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $163 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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $348.03 across 21 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

268.91

—

SC average6 barns · 154 hd

290.65

−21.74

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−62.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

348.03

−79.12

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	1,301	183.13	2,382	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,345	148.59	1,999	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,019	148.09	1,510	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	125.02	1,271	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,531	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,364	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,688	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	883	$1,790	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,281	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	794	$1,123	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	833	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	450–500	451	316.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,426	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	815	1,296.46/head	1,236.00–1,352.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	750	844.00/head	844.00–844.00	844	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	782	1,188.42/head	1,115.00–1,278.00	1,188	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	765	937.00/head	937.00–937.00	937	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	695	817.00/head	817.00–817.00	817	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	685	1,229.00/head	1,229.00–1,229.00	1,229	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	1,364.00/head	1,364.00–1,364.00	1,364	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	809	1,092.84/head	1,005.00–1,187.00	1,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	1,790.22/head	1,660.00–1,891.00	1,790	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	476.32/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	420.82/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	257.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	406.71/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	321.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	347.25/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	256.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	156.19/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,452	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,749.00/head	1,749.00–1,749.00	1,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,261	184.32/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	122.15/cwt	97.50–140.00	1,226	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,531.00/head	1,531.00–1,531.00	1,531	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,238.00/head	1,238.00–1,238.00	1,238	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,324.00/head	1,324.00–1,324.00	1,324	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,688.00/head	1,688.00–1,688.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	280.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	287.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.63/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	292.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	325.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	291.91/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	427	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	354.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	282.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	333.55/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	280.83/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	628	228.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	273.87/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	319.80/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 184Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 2

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	373	340.00–370.00	347.25
3	400–450	425	315.00–330.00	321.57
4	450–500	451	300.00–325.00	316.25
5	500–550	531	270.00–285.00	282.15
2	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	753	220.00–230.00	225.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	430.00–500.00	476.32
3	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	406.71
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	320.00–330.00	325.20
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	315.00–325.00	319.80
2	500–550	513	265.00–275.00	270.02
3	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	228.36
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
5	750–800	798	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	510	275.00–300.00	295.63
2	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	667	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	405.00–435.00	420.82
3	650–700	667	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	423	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–265.00	257.58
3	550–600	558	250.00–265.00	256.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	361	280.00–300.00	292.65
2	400–450	408	280.00–295.00	287.64
3	450–500	463	275.00–285.00	280.07
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	658	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	270	350.00–360.00	354.81
3	300–350	328	320.00–350.00	333.55
2	350–400	378	315.00–325.00	319.97
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
11	450–500	474	275.00–305.00	291.91
5	500–550	518	270.00–300.00	280.83
3	550–600	582	250.00–300.00	273.87
3	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	662	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	1,236.00–1,352.00	1,296.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	782	1,115.00–1,278.00	1,188.42
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	844.00	844.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	937.00	937.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	817.00	817.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,229.00	1,229.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	809	1,005.00–1,187.00	1,092.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	1,660.00–1,891.00	1,790.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,238.00	1,238.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,324.00	1,324.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,749.00	1,749.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,364.00	1,364.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,531.00	1,531.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	785	1,688.00	1,688.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	148.00	148.00
8	—	1,004	97.50–140.00	122.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	147.00–150.00	148.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	152.00–164.00	156.19
2	—	1,068	135.00–137.00	135.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	176.00	176.00
6	—	1,261	180.00–190.00	184.32

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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