Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $286.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −65.62 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$286.01

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$57.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.83

vs SC average

−43.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	307.53	1,619	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	269.64	1,514	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	250.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.53/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

286.01

—

SC average6 barns · 170 hd

297.84

−11.83

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−43.33

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−65.62

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	1,316	160.83	2,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	147.37	1,823	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	146.94	2,264	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	129.63	1,191	4thin

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)	1,140	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$995	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,148	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	963	$1,889	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,252	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	600–650	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	314.01/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	323.74/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	289.15/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	281.25/cwt	270.00–292.50	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	291.33/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.15/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	274.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	266.73/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	316.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	365.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	283.78/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.02/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	342.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	394	401.76/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	293.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	316.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	309.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	299.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	406.95/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	341.30/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	320.61/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	356.22/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	142.42/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	144.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,215	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	133.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	336.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	780	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,535.76/head	2,371.00–2,784.00	2,536	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	610	839.00/head	839.00–839.00	839	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,306.80/head	1,247.00–1,368.00	1,307	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	1,020	1,142.00/head	1,142.00–1,142.00	1,142	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	1,889.21/head	1,862.00–1,916.00	1,889	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,424.00/head	1,424.00–1,424.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,736.09/head	1,450.00–2,035.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	168.49/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,308	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	149.34/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,844	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	161.60/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	157.34/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,522	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	116.84/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	146.74/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,665	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,688	5

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 205Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 19Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	333	290.00–310.00	299.92
3	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	309.64
4	400–450	434	300.00–330.00	316.05
2	450–500	475	310.00–330.00	319.68
3	500–550	517	280.00–297.50	289.15
4	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	374	330.00–350.00	342.07
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	478	317.50–332.50	323.74
5	500–550	510	310.00–317.50	314.01
2	550–600	568	287.50–295.00	291.33
7	600–650	631	262.50–275.00	266.73
3	700–750	732	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	270.00–292.50	281.25
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	274.76
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	395.00–420.00	406.95
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	645	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	394	400.00–405.00	401.76
5	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	387.50	387.50
3	400–450	442	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	345.00–375.00	356.22
5	500–550	533	300.00–330.00	320.61
3	550–600	578	280.00–300.00	293.26
2	600–650	603	280.00–290.00	284.98
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	418	300.00–302.50	301.23
1	450–500	490	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	340.00–342.50	341.30
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–380.00	365.43
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	316.41
2	500–550	510	280.00–310.00	295.15
4	550–600	583	270.00–292.50	283.78
2	600–650	623	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	670	262.50–270.00	266.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	432.50	432.50
4	400–450	443	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	336.39
3	600–650	627	280.00–292.50	284.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	320.00–330.00	324.73
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	135.00–149.00	142.42
2	—	928	115.00–118.00	116.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	140.00–152.00	144.96
6	—	1,463	130.00–139.00	133.51
11	—	1,603	153.00–168.00	157.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	159.00–166.00	161.60
7	—	1,135	142.00–156.00	146.74
5	—	1,233	135.00–140.00	136.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	165.00–174.00	168.49
2	—	1,235	136.00–163.00	149.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,164	2,371.00–2,784.00	2,535.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,247.00–1,368.00	1,306.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,862.00–1,916.00	1,889.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,450.00–2,035.00	1,736.09
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,142.00	1,142.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,424.00	1,424.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	839.00	839.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,025.00	2,025.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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