Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Light offerings of plain to 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 $235.03/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.60 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$235.03

23 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$60.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs SC average

−69.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	251.66	1,433	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	231.55	1,310	10thin
Medium and Large 3	529	191.17	1,011	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.49/cwt here — about $422 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale23 hd

235.03

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

242.63

−7.60

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−69.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−116.60

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	1,688	156.29	2,638	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	131.28	1,528	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	127.53	2,009	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	120.56	1,175	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,445	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,613	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	276.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	313.71/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	240.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	389.20/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	239.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	193.83/cwt	187.50–200.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	300.79/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	231.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	206.28/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	292.89/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	271.04/cwt	255.00–280.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	231.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	250.87/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	317.06/cwt	312.50–320.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	191.17/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	310.03/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	393.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,412	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	127.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,507	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	122.13/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,198	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	156.29/cwt	131.00–164.00	2,638	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,613.00/head	1,613.00–1,613.00	1,613	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	808	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	360.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	231.96/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	259.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	260.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	236.37/cwt	230.00–242.50	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	356.33/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,336	2

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 249Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 31Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	255.00–280.00	271.04
5	400–450	437	270.00–280.00	276.04
2	450–500	470	260.00–267.50	263.71
3	500–550	535	225.00–240.00	231.65
7	550–600	579	220.00–240.00	231.51
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	665	202.50–210.00	206.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	230.00	230.00
5	250–300	277	230.00–250.00	240.47
2	350–400	385	187.50–200.00	193.83
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	529	182.50–210.00	191.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	312.50–320.00	317.06
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	378	285.00–317.50	300.79
8	400–450	417	282.50–297.50	292.89
3	500–550	512	250.00–252.50	250.87
7	550–600	594	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	230.00–242.50	236.37
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–362.50	356.33
2	400–450	443	307.50–320.00	313.71
6	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	310.03
2	500–550	508	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	607	220.00–230.00	223.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	370.00–400.00	393.87
6	300–350	313	350.00–370.00	360.13
5	350–400	364	380.00–405.00	389.20
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	250.00–270.00	260.40
2	350–400	390	250.00–270.00	259.87
2	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	239.76
2	500–550	523	220.00–245.00	231.96
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.37
2	500–550	500	270.00–290.00	280.00
2	600–650	637	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–235.00	232.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	178.00	178.00
9	—	1,178	120.00–132.00	127.90
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	108.00	108.00
8	—	981	118.00–128.00	122.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	126.00–129.00	127.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	131.00–164.00	156.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,613.00	1,613.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,445.00	1,445.00

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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