Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.55/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −118.49 against this barn's trailing median of $348.03.

Average price

$229.55

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

vs SC average

−67.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	231.25	1,250	10thin
Medium and Large 3	505	212.50	1,073	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $177 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 sale11 hd

229.55

—

SC average6 barns · 85 hd

239.64

−10.09

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−67.45

This barn, trailing median21 sales

348.03

−118.49

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	1,400	154.38	2,162	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	145.04	1,693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	125.50	2,184	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	97.97	837	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,468	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,699	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,209	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	550–600	563	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	316.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	311.84/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	255.38/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	353.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	224.33/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	363.75/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	281.14/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	377	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	132.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	144.12/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,659	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	86.36/cwt	70.00–117.00	684	6
Bulls	—	—	1,407	159.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,251	3
Bulls	—	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,328	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	835	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	725	906.00/head	906.00–906.00	906	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,360.62/head	1,312.00–1,411.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,468.20/head	1,077.00–1,775.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	1,699.00/head	1,699.00–1,699.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	308.04/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,346	3

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 288Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	437	297.50–330.00	308.04
6	450–500	452	300.00–320.00	316.68
2	500–550	515	270.00–292.50	281.14
2	550–600	563	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	722	210.00–215.00	211.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	388	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	220.00–250.00	234.71
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	340.00–345.00	342.56
8	350–400	364	307.50–312.50	311.84
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	245.00–270.00	255.38
1	450–500	495	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	504	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	362.50–365.00	363.75
3	300–350	333	350.00–360.00	353.20
2	400–450	423	327.50–330.00	328.76
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	767	224.00–225.00	224.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	131.00–135.00	132.81
6	—	792	70.00–117.00	86.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,860	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	151.00	151.00
13	—	1,151	136.00–149.00	144.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	150.00–165.00	159.97
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,880	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	906.00	906.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,312.00–1,411.00	1,360.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,077.00–1,775.00	1,468.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	755	1,699.00	1,699.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle