Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $267.77/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −83.86 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$267.77

10 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$48.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.67

vs SC average

−65.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	287.62	1,524	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	276.96	1,498	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	239.21	1,305	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.41/cwt here — about $220 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 sale10 hd

267.77

—

SC average6 barns · 141 hd

298.44

−30.67

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−65.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−83.86

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	1,995	161.00	3,212	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	148.38	1,744	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	145.87	2,139	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	141.00	1,473	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2Fleshy	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	287.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	349.94/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	291.24/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	330.01/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	357.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	320.23/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	399.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	347.08/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	300.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	354	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	850	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	317	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	355.02/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	369.86/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	159.11/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,313	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	149.30/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,515	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	176.35/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,857	2
Bulls	—	—	2,370	145.64/cwt	128.00–166.00	3,452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	146.93/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	147.51/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,059	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,473	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 211Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 70Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 17

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	235.07
3	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	235.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	340.00–370.00	357.87
4	300–350	316	335.00–365.00	349.94
2	350–400	360	332.50–362.50	347.08
2	400–450	440	320.00–330.00	324.94
3	450–500	463	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	530	275.00–300.00	287.62
4	600–650	628	287.50–292.50	291.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	470	290.00–310.00	300.39
2	500–550	535	275.00–285.00	279.91
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	390.00–400.00	395.04
5	300–350	312	390.00–405.00	399.18
2	500–550	508	327.50–332.50	330.01
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	428	300.00–342.50	320.23
4	450–500	474	315.00–340.00	329.33
1	600–650	630	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	720	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	328	370.00–380.00	373.40
3	350–400	370	350.00–380.00	369.86
1	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
8	500–550	536	342.50–362.50	355.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	354	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	155.00–162.50	159.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,015	141.00–159.00	149.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	174.00–178.00	176.35
2	—	2,370	128.00–166.00	145.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	139.00–154.00	146.93
1	—	1,050	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	142.00–155.00	147.51
1	—	1,890	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	141.00	141.00

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

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