Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.92/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −74.70 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$276.92

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs SC average

−53.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	296.56	1,581	12thin
Medium and Large 2	556	250.58	1,394	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	244.36	1,363	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $218 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

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 sale20 hd

276.92

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

287.09

−10.17

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−53.03

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−74.70

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	1,682	163.14	2,744	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	145.35	1,879	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	136.68	1,554	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	135.00	1,829	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,675	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.88/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	335.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.41/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	314.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	280.74/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	277.87/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,570	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	353.54/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	311.44/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	447.99/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	369.78/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	324.13/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	296.09/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	298.52/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.85/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	239.15/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	337.08/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	481	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	327.33/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	276.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	307.37/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	328.72/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	412	339.13/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	478.81/cwt	477.50–480.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	865	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	955	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	755	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,405	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	1,000	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,430	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	162.92/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,597	3
Bulls	—	—	2,205	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	3,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	167.42/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,597	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	150.46/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	136.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,554	3

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 161Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 21

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	323	320.00–345.00	335.91
8	350–400	374	320.00–350.00	337.08
2	400–450	410	330.00–340.00	334.88
2	450–500	475	292.50–310.00	300.88
11	500–550	531	280.00–301.00	298.52
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
4	750–800	798	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
3	400–450	420	300.00–302.50	300.85
3	450–500	465	300.00–312.50	307.37
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	580	252.50–262.50	257.41
3	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	675	240.00–245.00	242.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	487	270.00–280.00	276.71
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	577	232.50–245.00	239.15
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	463	339.00	339.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	320.00–337.50	328.72
4	400–450	423	315.00–332.50	324.13
6	450–500	472	300.00–325.00	314.42
3	500–550	537	270.00–290.00	280.74
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	718	240.00–242.50	241.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	355.00–385.00	369.78
6	350–400	377	342.50–370.00	353.54
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	510	300.00–327.50	311.44
4	550–600	569	280.00–302.50	296.09
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	664	274.00–290.00	277.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	440.00–455.00	447.99
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	337.50–340.00	339.13
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	477.50–480.00	478.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	300.00–330.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
3	450–500	477	320.00–337.50	327.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	169.00	169.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	182.50	182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,725.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,075.00	2,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	145.00–152.00	148.70
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	143.00	143.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	158.00–170.00	162.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,205	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,551	157.00–174.00	167.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	146.00–154.00	150.46
1	—	1,525	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	130.00–144.00	136.68

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle