Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $297.79/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −76.46 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$297.79

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$58.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.98

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	350.00	1,768	1thin
Medium and Large 2	556	291.26	1,619	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.74/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

297.79

—

SC average5 barns · 56 hd

333.77

−35.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−76.46

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	1,234	174.58	2,154	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	150.67	1,727	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	116.35	1,064	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,251	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,121	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$2,044	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$1,736	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	727	$1,615	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$1,370	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	295.89/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	290.19/cwt	280.00–295.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	513	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	499	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	401.80/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	305.81/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	983	2,044.23/head	1,845.00–2,272.00	2,044	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	785	1,276.00/head	1,276.00–1,276.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	383.20/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	382.95/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	298.07/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	363.70/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	289.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	298.51/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	341.60/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	259.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	443	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	610	1,098.00/head	1,098.00–1,098.00	1,098	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	723	1,516.13/head	1,292.00–1,906.00	1,516	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	789	1,997.07/head	1,970.00–2,034.00	1,997	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	710	1,118.00/head	1,118.00–1,118.00	1,118	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	1,370.12/head	1,328.00–1,411.00	1,370	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	2,098.79/head	2,042.00–2,150.00	2,099	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	735	1,213.00/head	1,213.00–1,213.00	1,213	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	1,874.12/head	1,693.00–2,150.00	1,874	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	1,121.00/head	1,121.00–1,121.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	179.16/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,666	2
Bulls	—	—	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	155.25/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	139.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,698	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	111.57/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,013	6

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 209Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00–400.00	390.18
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	390	360.00–367.50	363.70
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	280.00–300.00	289.95
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	326	280.00–295.00	290.19
3	350–400	358	290.00–310.00	298.51
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	473	250.00–270.00	259.79
1	500–550	505	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	332.50–350.00	341.60
2	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	314.91
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	514	295.00–300.00	298.07
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	670	250.00–255.00	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–395.00	382.95
3	350–400	363	375.00–387.50	383.20
3	400–450	427	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	527	297.50–310.00	305.81
3	550–600	577	287.50–305.00	295.89
2	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	713	250.00–255.00	252.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	413	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	499	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	345.00–350.00	347.51
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	590	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	304	400.00–405.00	401.80
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	442.50	442.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	435	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	510	370.00–380.00	375.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	983	1,845.00–2,272.00	2,044.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,276.00	1,276.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,121.00	1,121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,098.00	1,098.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,118.00	1,118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	1,292.00–1,906.00	1,516.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,328.00–1,411.00	1,370.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	977	1,693.00–2,150.00	1,874.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	789	1,970.00–2,034.00	1,997.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	2,042.00–2,150.00	2,098.79
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,213.00	1,213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	178.00–180.00	179.16
1	—	900	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
6	—	908	91.00–125.00	111.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	148.00–162.00	155.25
4	—	1,220	135.00–145.00	139.21

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle