Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Moderate 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 $297.61/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −76.63 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$297.61

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	327.50	1,719	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	294.29	1,613	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $107 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

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

297.61

—

SC average6 barns · 60 hd

310.01

−12.40

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−76.63

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	—	High	1,567	172.36	2,701	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	140.80	1,703	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	138.09	2,130	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	121.10	1,237	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	869	$1,237	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	807	$1,917	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$1,378	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	747	$1,122	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$969	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	293.16/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	376.93/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	262.40/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	405.55/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	412.55/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	323.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	334.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	285.27/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	287.80/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	276.94/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	276.11/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	309.03/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	296.56/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	325.28/cwt	310.00–330.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	342.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	133.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,282	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	113.36/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,202	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	133.68/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,995	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	141.39/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,234	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	144.94/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	187.92/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	174.38/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,917	6
Bulls	—	—	1,157	157.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,827	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	1,238.00/head	1,238.00–1,238.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	743	1,004.93/head	943.00–1,064.00	1,005	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,059.00/head	2,059.00–2,059.00	2,059	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	620	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,223.00/head	1,223.00–1,223.00	1,223	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	743	1,216.90/head	1,178.00–1,254.00	1,217	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	705	969.00/head	969.00–969.00	969	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	715	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	713	1,071.77/head	1,056.00–1,085.00	1,072	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,425.61/head	1,361.00–1,472.00	1,426	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 606Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 70Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–330.00	325.28
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	432	297.50–320.00	309.03
2	600–650	610	250.00–275.00	262.40
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	413	360.00–390.00	376.93
7	450–500	479	320.00–335.00	323.44
3	500–550	518	290.00–310.00	296.56
6	550–600	563	280.00–305.00	293.16
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	400.00–420.00	409.79
5	300–350	312	400.00–427.50	412.55
10	350–400	369	395.00–422.50	405.55
1	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	525	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	330.00–360.00	342.56
1	450–500	480	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	388	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	635	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	325.00–345.00	334.84
2	350–400	393	320.00–325.00	322.48
3	400–450	417	325.00–335.00	329.88
5	500–550	509	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	380	280.00–292.50	287.80
2	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	285.27
5	450–500	468	267.50–290.00	276.11
2	500–550	518	270.00–272.50	271.26
8	550–600	566	265.00–280.00	276.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	429	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	127.00–139.00	133.99
5	—	1,060	107.00–120.00	113.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	133.00–134.00	133.68
4	—	1,580	138.00–146.00	141.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	141.00–150.00	144.94
2	—	1,223	130.00–135.00	132.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	187.00–189.00	187.92
6	—	1,673	166.00–185.00	174.38
3	—	1,157	154.00–160.00	157.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,238.00	1,238.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	1,056.00–1,085.00	1,071.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,059.00	2,059.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	965.00	965.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,223.00	1,223.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	969.00	969.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	1,361.00–1,472.00	1,425.61
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	1,178.00–1,254.00	1,216.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	943.00–1,064.00	1,004.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

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

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