Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

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 extremely wet conditions in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.02/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −119.61 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$232.02

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs SC average

−65.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	237.49	1,254	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	230.65	1,242	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about $12 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

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 sale10 hd

232.02

—

SC average6 barns · 66 hd

239.04

−7.02

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−65.81

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−119.61

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	1,735	168.00	2,915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	149.67	1,606	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	98.00	938	2thin

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)	1,215	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	350–400	365	336.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	206	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	235.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	234.92/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	663	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	930	155.22/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,741	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	730	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	843	100.45/cwt	95.00–106.00	847	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,406	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	297.61/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	279.29/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	220.52/cwt	210.00–232.50	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	326.36/cwt	310.00–340.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	234.58/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	233.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	200–250	215	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	247.39/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	276.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	246.20/cwt	242.50–250.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,685	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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 121Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 2

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

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	250	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	338	320.00–325.00	322.48
5	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	336.31
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	505	275.00–280.00	277.52
2	700–750	710	210.00–240.00	225.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	270.00–287.50	279.29
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	234.98
2	550–600	573	232.50–237.50	234.92
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	418	292.50–300.00	297.61
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	663	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	206	375.00–380.00	377.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	310.00–340.00	326.36
4	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	528	235.00–240.00	237.49
4	600–650	611	230.00–247.50	234.58
1	650–700	695	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	390	242.50–250.00	246.20
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	465	232.50–235.00	233.75
1	500–550	505	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	270.00–280.00	275.04
6	350–400	379	270.00–280.00	276.70
7	450–500	480	245.00–257.50	247.39
4	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.68
2	550–600	568	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	220.00–240.00	233.29
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
4	400–450	423	210.00–232.50	220.52
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	230.00–240.00	234.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	930	153.00–160.00	155.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	159.00	159.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	95.00–106.00	100.45
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	124.00	124.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	148.00	148.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	145.00	145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	148.00–151.00	149.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle