Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.78/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −100.47 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$273.78

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.45

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	273.78	1,495	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 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

273.78

—

SC average6 barns · 63 hd

292.23

−18.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−100.47

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	—	High	1,471	179.12	2,635	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	143.86	1,705	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,144	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	944	$1,898	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,723	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	419	351.45/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	213.86/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	249.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	308.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	364.69/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	282.11/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.77/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	293.53/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	289.06/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	301.69/cwt	287.50–315.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	146.50/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	176.40/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,478	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,722.58/head	1,607.00–1,907.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,144.00/head	2,144.00–2,144.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	934	1,820.73/head	1,630.00–2,111.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	2,001.46/head	1,679.00–2,352.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	538	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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 171Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 14

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle 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
5	350–400	378	355.00–372.50	364.69
6	400–450	419	340.00–367.50	351.45
5	450–500	460	300.00–330.00	308.52
6	500–550	534	267.50–285.00	282.11
3	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	261.70
5	600–650	627	247.50–250.00	249.49
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	768	202.50–225.00	213.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	385.00–390.00	387.47
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	455	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	318	287.50–315.00	301.69
5	350–400	371	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	424	287.50–305.00	293.53
12	450–500	477	279.00–300.00	289.06
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	525	257.50–272.50	265.77
1	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	331.29
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	608	260.00–262.50	261.23
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	401.00	401.00
3	450–500	450	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,174	141.00–158.00	146.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,405	170.00–183.00	176.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	1,607.00–1,907.00	1,722.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	2,144.00	2,144.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	934	1,630.00–2,111.00	1,820.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	958	1,679.00–2,352.00	2,001.46

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

Bulls · 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