Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate 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 $239.76/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −109.54 against this barn's trailing median of $349.30.

Average price

$239.76

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$82.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs SC average

−65.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	262.51	1,370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	531	238.06	1,265	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.51/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $349.30 across 20 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 sale9 hd

239.76

—

SC average4 barns · 63 hd

239.86

−0.10

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−65.48

This barn, trailing median20 sales

349.30

−109.54

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	1,483	145.44	2,157	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	122.74	1,880	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	118.11	1,379	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	107.01	1,159	8thin

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)	1,049	$1,461	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$1,458	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,316	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	408.69/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.89/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.30/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	387.59/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	366.95/cwt	320.00–397.50	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	273.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	241.82/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	323.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	238.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	285.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	283.65/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	276.20/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	208.63/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	408.50/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	263.52/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	271.43/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	229.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	301.77/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	264.90/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.53/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	361.18/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	114.49/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,274	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	118.91/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,403	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	116.77/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,341	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	115.17/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	127.78/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,878	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	97.25/cwt	75.00–106.00	990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,489	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,076	8
Bulls	—	—	1,476	152.31/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,248	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,316.32/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,399.80/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,575.59/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,525.78/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,526	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	888	106.03/cwt	93.00–117.50	942	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	929	152.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 215Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	400.00–417.50	408.69
5	400–450	406	407.50–410.00	408.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00–280.00	264.90
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	472	250.00–295.00	271.43
10	550–600	576	250.00–290.00	263.52
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	760	200.00–217.50	208.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	498	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	229.96
1	600–650	620	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	528	290.00–317.50	301.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	428	230.00–252.50	240.89
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	512	230.00–245.00	238.34
2	550–600	560	230.00–245.00	237.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	332	280.00–290.00	285.93
11	350–400	378	260.00–300.00	283.65
5	400–450	427	260.00–295.00	276.20
9	450–500	478	255.00–280.00	262.30
2	500–550	508	267.50–270.00	268.76
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	292	390.00–400.00	393.26
5	300–350	326	350.00–400.00	387.59
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	408	320.00–397.50	366.95
2	450–500	455	355.00–367.50	361.18
2	500–550	510	302.50–310.00	306.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	460	320.00–340.00	323.92
3	500–550	523	260.00–280.00	273.18
3	550–600	575	252.50–262.50	257.53
8	600–650	615	241.00–247.50	241.82
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	463	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	111.00–118.00	114.49
9	—	1,180	114.00–126.00	118.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	112.00–121.00	116.77
4	—	1,018	75.00–106.00	97.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	114.00–117.00	115.17
3	—	1,470	124.00–131.00	127.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	135.00–145.00	139.43
7	—	1,476	144.00–158.00	152.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,316.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,399.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,525.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	93.00–117.50	106.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	118.00	118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	112.00–115.00	113.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	157.00	157.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	929	140.00–170.00	152.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle