Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter bulls too few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.52/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.11 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$223.52

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$44.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.88

vs SC average

−83.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	244.20	1,310	7thin
Medium and Large 2	543	213.74	1,160	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	200.00	1,085	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.20/cwt here — about $225 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 sale19 hd

223.52

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

244.40

−20.88

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−83.49

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−128.11

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	1,694	158.84	2,691	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	142.73	2,112	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	138.13	1,545	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	105.00	968	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$740	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,286	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$1,368	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 3	350–400	358	297.59/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	295.27/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	278.73/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	2,286.00/head	2,286.00–2,286.00	2,286	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	880	1,118.00/head	1,118.00–1,118.00	1,118	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	670	998.00/head	998.00–998.00	998	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,064.00/head	1,064.00–1,064.00	1,064	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,879.00/head	1,879.00–1,879.00	1,879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,476.00/head	1,476.00–1,476.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	865	986.00/head	986.00–986.00	986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	131.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,288	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	94.31/cwt	63.00–125.00	848	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	144.59/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,699	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,419	7
Bulls	—	—	1,712	165.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,827	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	142.73/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	306.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	272.66/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	312.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	293.36/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	259.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	311.17/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	342.15/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	247.67/cwt	230.00–257.50	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	245.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	221.33/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	223.71/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	341.90/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	300.53/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	241.28/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	301.37/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,145	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	345.84/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	283.34/cwt	277.50–290.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	361.13/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	199.40/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	298.89/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	327.50/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,474	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 137Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 12Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter bulls too few to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	358	285.00–310.00	297.59
4	400–450	415	280.00–310.00	295.27
4	450–500	488	275.00–280.00	278.73
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	300.00–310.00	306.62
2	450–500	478	290.00–307.50	298.89
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	392.50	392.50
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	388	342.50–380.00	361.13
11	400–450	403	337.50–347.50	345.84
2	450–500	450	312.50–342.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	420	340.00–342.50	342.15
6	500–550	524	292.50–325.00	311.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	302.50	302.50
6	300–350	328	277.50–290.00	283.34
2	350–400	383	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	428	260.00–282.50	272.66
4	500–550	520	217.50–230.00	223.71
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	618	215.00–227.50	221.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	328	305.00–320.00	312.33
14	350–400	380	292.50–320.00	301.37
9	400–450	418	297.50–312.50	300.53
3	450–500	455	290.00–297.50	293.36
5	500–550	518	240.00–255.00	245.37
2	550–600	583	240.00–242.50	241.28
1	600–650	610	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	250.00–270.00	259.55
2	300–350	315	247.50–250.00	248.75
5	350–400	364	230.00–257.50	247.67
1	450–500	495	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	320	340.00–342.50	341.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
4	550–600	565	192.50–205.00	199.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	2,286.00	2,286.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,118.00	1,118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	986.00	986.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	998.00	998.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,064.00	1,064.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,476.00	1,476.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,879.00	1,879.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,712	160.00–169.00	165.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	130.00–136.00	131.73
10	—	899	63.00–125.00	94.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	139.00–151.00	144.59
7	—	1,070	125.00–135.00	132.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	139.00–150.00	142.73

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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