Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.06/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −130.63 against this barn's trailing median of $413.69.

Average price

$283.06

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.20

vs SC average

−66.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	313.57	1,631	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	277.51	1,516	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $115 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

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 sale13 hd

283.06

—

SC average5 barns · 50 hd

294.26

−11.20

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−66.22

This barn, trailing median10 sales

413.69

−130.63

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	1,475	173.51	2,559	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	158.00	2,007	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	148.07	1,792	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	995	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	968	166.31/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	145.87/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,736	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	922	152.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	163.16/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,363	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	183.85/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	148.07/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	284.92/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	393.37/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	359.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	372.50/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	286.03/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	323.15/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	256.15/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	291.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	313.57/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.01/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	263.73/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	296.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	273.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	230.03/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	300.43/cwt	290.00–312.50	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	282.25/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	342.02/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	320.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 242Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	393.37
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	355.00–365.00	359.09
3	400–450	422	330.00–357.50	342.02
9	450–500	472	300.00–335.00	320.93
2	500–550	518	275.00–290.00	282.25
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	305.00–320.00	312.41
2	450–500	478	270.00–300.00	284.92
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	375	360.00–392.50	372.50
3	400–450	430	357.50–362.50	360.01
2	500–550	520	307.50–320.00	313.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	471	320.00–332.50	323.15
5	500–550	516	270.00–300.00	286.03
4	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	273.76
2	600–650	625	250.00–262.50	256.15
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	260.00–267.50	263.73
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	318	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	530	230.00–240.00	235.14
1	550–600	555	247.50	247.50
2	600–650	628	230.00–232.50	231.24
3	650–700	657	227.50–232.50	230.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	322	290.00–312.50	300.43
5	350–400	369	290.00–305.00	296.91
4	400–450	418	285.00–300.00	291.09
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	147.00	147.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	968	163.00–170.00	166.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	135.00	135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	126.00	126.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	132.00–158.00	145.87
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	150.00–157.50	152.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	150.00–171.00	163.16
3	—	1,502	179.00–190.00	183.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	143.00–160.00	148.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.00	158.00

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle