Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.35/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −130.34 against this barn's trailing median of $413.69.

Average price

$283.35

8 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.94

vs SC average

−65.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	295.00	1,708	5thin
Medium and Large 2	554	263.94	1,461	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $374.53, median $413.69 across 10 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 sale8 hd

283.35

—

SC average4 barns · 39 hd

310.29

−26.94

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−65.31

This barn, trailing median10 sales

413.69

−130.34

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	1,556	155.59	2,421	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	140.66	2,009	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	133.80	1,577	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	114.33	1,131	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,384	$2,083	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$1,860	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,145	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$898	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	527	220.16/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	280.65/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	253.76/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	688	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	479	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	253.44/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	251.89/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	332.31/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	284.12/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	322.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	330.74/cwt	322.50–335.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	247.50/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,830	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	260.91/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	396.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	400.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	363	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	889	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	1,860.12/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,860	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	947.87/head	900.00–1,025.00	948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,441.90/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	2,124.60/head	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,125	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	800	898.47/head	897.00–900.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	152.71/cwt	142.50–158.00	2,176	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	167.11/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	138.97/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,701	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	97.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	122.80/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,330	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	140.66/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,009	6

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 95Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	252.50–270.00	260.91
2	650–700	680	242.50–252.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	360	390.00–400.00	396.72
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	472	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	579	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	656	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	180.00	180.00
3	450–500	475	180.00–190.00	183.37
2	500–550	533	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.27
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	256.69
4	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	253.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
7	350–400	363	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	479	220.00–230.00	224.91
3	500–550	527	210.00–230.00	220.16
2	550–600	580	200.00–230.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	688	195.00–200.00	197.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	288	322.50–335.00	330.74
4	300–350	323	310.00–335.00	322.33
2	400–450	428	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	511	280.00–282.50	280.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	390	345.00–350.00	347.53
1	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	468	317.50–340.00	332.31
5	550–600	578	242.50–257.50	253.44
5	650–700	666	242.50–257.50	251.89
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	237.50	237.50
6	350–400	373	280.00–285.00	284.12
2	450–500	483	285.00–300.00	292.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
6	250–300	282	380.00–405.00	400.24
2	350–400	353	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,319	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,860.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,391	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,124.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	900.00–1,025.00	947.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,441.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	897.00–900.00	898.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	142.50–158.00	152.71
2	—	2,080	165.00–169.00	167.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	131.00–151.00	138.97
8	—	1,083	105.00–129.00	122.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	121.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	815	90.00–110.00	97.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	134.00–149.00	140.66

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

Steers · 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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