Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2025-03-25

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 25
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
346 vs last sale 260 230 vs year ago 836 · 27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
68 vs last sale 138 49 vs year ago 21 · +233.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
30 vs last sale 81 44 vs year ago 7 · +628.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 9.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.71/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 80.92 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.
Average price
$270.71
40 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,461
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.33
vs SC average
51.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2541271.631,46939
Medium and Large 3500235.001,1751thin
One grade step is worth $36.63/cwt here — about $294 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

18 sales
396372348324median 351.6301/0602/2404/1405/2608/04
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 sale40 hd
270.71
SC average6 barns · 123 hd
281.04
−10.33
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−51.03
This barn, trailing median18 sales
351.63
−80.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,603167.512,6857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431147.002,10311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140145.271,65636
CowsLean 85-90%Average940122.821,1557thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,6741thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,026$1,5864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$2,3855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)805$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)765$1,3272thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)758$1,32212
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)783$1,10211
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)625$7661thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750732225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350324403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,30614
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added750–800762232.64/cwt222.00–242.501,77329
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300281400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1244
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added700–750706242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,71211
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579297.84/cwt290.00–310.001,7245
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,02324
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500460282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3918
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7471
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607321.50/cwt321.50–321.501,95220
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475341.86/cwt340.00–357.501,6249
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400389332.83/cwt331.00–340.001,2955
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388397.52/cwt395.00–400.001,5422
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800784242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,90114
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750748263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,96722
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4418
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added250–300270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0802
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4522
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565265.89/cwt260.00–270.001,5023
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4541
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550513274.93/cwt270.00–280.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400358437.66/cwt430.00–445.001,5672
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250210445.00/cwt445.00–445.009351
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 38051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1452,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29051,674.00/head1,674.00–1,674.001,6741
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 27551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28901,303.22/head1,161.00–1,404.001,3034
Stock CowsSmall 16751,188.12/head1,141.00–1,250.001,1883
Stock CowsMedium and Large 17251,795.00/head1,795.00–1,795.001,7951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28501,463.93/head1,360.00–1,551.001,4645
Stock CowsSmall 27451,192.00/head1,192.00–1,192.001,1922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 27651,327.42/head1,250.00–1,399.001,3272
Stock CowsSmall 3718938.95/head861.00–979.009394
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0202,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29252,637.50/head2,625.00–2,650.002,6382
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Stock CowsSmall 3605802.00/head802.00–802.008021
Stock CowsSmall 3625766.00/head766.00–766.007661
Stock CowsSmall 27281,051.35/head1,008.00–1,078.001,0513
Bulls1,855180.70/cwt174.00–188.003,3525
Bulls973134.54/cwt123.00–147.001,3092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,158149.12/cwt144.00–160.001,72724
CowsLean 85-90%1,006137.68/cwt130.00–142.001,3854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103137.57/cwt130.00–142.001,51712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,392152.83/cwt150.00–158.002,1275
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463142.15/cwt135.00–146.002,0806
CowsLean 85-90%853103.00/cwt91.00–125.008793
BullsMedium and Large 29751,512.71/head1,444.00–1,628.001,5133
BullsMedium and Large 11,1801,805.00/head1,805.00–1,805.001,8051
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278419.01/cwt410.00–430.001,1654
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423386.63/cwt385.00–390.001,6353
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372405.73/cwt400.00–417.501,5093
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550511319.94/cwt310.00–332.501,6354
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300273307.16/cwt300.00–315.008392
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280384.73/cwt380.00–390.001,0772
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225404.56/cwt400.00–415.009103
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318437.64/cwt435.00–440.001,3922
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6541
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6564
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425342.59/cwt340.00–345.001,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350343385.04/cwt380.00–390.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380378.07/cwt360.00–395.001,4375
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431364.63/cwt355.00–375.001,5722
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370343.50/cwt337.50–350.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672220.83/cwt215.00–230.001,4843
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650637226.79/cwt221.00–247.501,4457
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400384294.95/cwt290.00–300.001,1332
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464320.74/cwt310.00–330.001,4886
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6351
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450419295.59/cwt285.00–302.501,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550512294.01/cwt293.00–300.001,5057
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550522247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2923
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added250–300278355.00/cwt355.00–355.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600573237.46/cwt235.00–240.001,3613
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450413281.78/cwt270.00–287.501,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,55624
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5597
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750704217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,53112
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650618241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4899
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600591266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5728
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321334.37/cwt330.00–345.001,0735
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477301.21/cwt290.00–312.501,4378
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560250.82/cwt250.00–252.501,4053
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700670222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450429375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6095
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465281.76/cwt275.00–290.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550521280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,45915
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422313.23/cwt307.50–322.501,3223
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 2Full650–700675237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6031
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700659260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,71326
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,51310
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450433311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,34721
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378298.08/cwt280.00–315.001,1272
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6291

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.