Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to wet conditions in the area. Light 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 $303.77/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −47.86 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$303.77

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.63

vs SC average

−36.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	323.75	1,732	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	301.15	1,653	10thin
Medium and Large 3	515	290.00	1,494	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $239 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 sale13 hd

303.77

—

SC average6 barns · 117 hd

312.40

−8.63

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−36.11

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−47.86

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	1,598	178.07	2,845	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	159.05	1,947	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	154.83	2,363	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	138.38	1,575	3thin

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)	1,160	$2,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,207	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,398	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	861	$1,222	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$821	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	301.08/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.02/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	336.23/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	363.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	369.58/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	288.65/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	418.33/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	308.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	397.61/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	342.90/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	333.93/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	357.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	344.94/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	319.37/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	362.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	391.68/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	363.75/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	373.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	448.74/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	2,058.00/head	2,058.00–2,058.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,355.00/head	2,355.00–2,355.00	2,355	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	725	1,142.00/head	1,142.00–1,142.00	1,142	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	665	1,127.56/head	1,001.00–1,264.00	1,128	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	1,112.00/head	1,112.00–1,112.00	1,112	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,014.00/head	1,014.00–1,014.00	1,014	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	961.00/head	961.00–961.00	961	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	821.00/head	821.00–821.00	821	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	982.00/head	982.00–982.00	982	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,706.27/head	1,436.00–1,890.00	1,706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	167.81/cwt	162.00–179.00	3,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	138.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	154.22/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	160.31/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,575	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	143.07/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,860	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 150Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week based on limited comparable sales due to wet conditions in the area. Light 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	355.00–360.00	357.29
5	300–350	319	350.00–370.00	363.24
4	350–400	375	365.00–377.50	369.58
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	332.50–340.00	336.23
2	400–450	420	342.50–347.50	344.94
6	450–500	469	310.00–332.50	319.37
3	500–550	515	300.00–317.50	310.02
6	550–600	570	292.50–307.50	301.08
1	600–650	645	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	282.50–295.00	288.65
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	417.50–420.00	418.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	387.50	387.50
3	300–350	317	370.00–380.00	373.32
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	308.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	355	390.00–405.00	397.61
2	400–450	405	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	330.00–355.00	342.90
2	350–400	368	330.00–337.50	333.93
1	400–450	410	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	490	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	578	280.00–285.00	282.49
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	447.50–450.00	448.74
1	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	350	398.00	398.00
3	450–500	475	390.00–392.50	391.68
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	360.00–365.00	362.38
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	450	352.50–375.00	363.75
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	735	2,058.00	2,058.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	2,355.00	2,355.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,142.00	1,142.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	982.00	982.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	1,436.00–1,890.00	1,706.27
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	1,001.00–1,264.00	1,127.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,014.00	1,014.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,112.00	1,112.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	961.00	961.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	821.00	821.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,780.00	1,780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	162.00–179.00	167.81
4	—	1,395	185.00–190.00	188.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	135.00–142.00	138.81
6	—	1,606	153.00–164.00	160.31
1	—	1,450	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,300	142.00–144.00	143.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	145.00–164.00	154.22
1	—	1,110	188.00	188.00

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