Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.84/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −60.79 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$290.84

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.22

vs SC average

−50.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	298.67	1,633	15thin
Medium and Large 3	533	251.70	1,342	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.97/cwt here — about $291 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 sale18 hd

290.84

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

312.06

−21.22

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−50.08

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−60.79

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	1,440	178.00	2,563	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	150.64	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	146.79	2,170	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	115.13	1,026	5thin

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)	960	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,940	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,759	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,229	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,974	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,888	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,767	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,449	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	685	$766	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	289.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	320.69/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	365.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	374.99/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	312.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	689	243.54/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	287.39/cwt	278.00–305.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	294.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	336.38/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.43/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	296.38/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	302.01/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	373.10/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	265.86/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	343.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	482	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	288.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	372.66/cwt	365.00–380.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	323.47/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	937	1,973.80/head	1,915.00–2,070.00	1,974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,089	1,759.33/head	1,281.00–2,100.00	1,759	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	715	1,888.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,888	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	660	715.58/head	508.00–908.00	716	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	867.00/head	867.00–867.00	867	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,449.00/head	1,449.00–1,449.00	1,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,960.14/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,960	2
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	745	1,229.00/head	1,229.00–1,229.00	1,229	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,767.03/head	1,469.00–1,925.00	1,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,145	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,314	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	128.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,155	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	146.79/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	142.64/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	150.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	165.66/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	96.79/cwt	75.00–127.00	805	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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 173Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 49

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	365.00–380.00	372.66
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	375	362.50–380.00	374.99
8	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	365.23
3	450–500	485	340.00–350.00	344.95
3	500–550	520	307.50–332.50	323.47
9	550–600	583	300.00–325.00	312.22
4	600–650	623	278.00–305.00	287.39
2	650–700	675	280.00–300.00	289.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–330.00	324.86
2	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	479	310.00–332.50	320.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	312.41
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
6	650–700	689	240.00–262.50	243.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–310.00	294.56
2	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	247.55
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	343.23
3	350–400	387	320.00–350.00	336.38
2	400–450	420	320.00–340.00	329.76
4	450–500	470	280.00–300.00	288.83
9	500–550	528	285.00–315.00	302.01
5	550–600	582	282.50–305.00	296.38
3	600–650	625	270.00–295.00	282.43
9	650–700	667	260.00–282.50	265.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	360.00–385.00	373.10
4	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	302.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	598	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	390	375.00–380.00	377.53
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00

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	3	—	937	1,915.00–2,070.00	1,973.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,089	1,281.00–2,100.00	1,759.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,960.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,888.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	508.00–908.00	715.58
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	867.00	867.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,449.00	1,449.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,469.00–1,925.00	1,767.03
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,229.00	1,229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,735	191.00	191.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	127.00–130.00	128.67
4	—	1,290	145.00–156.00	150.35
3	—	1,205	162.00–171.00	165.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	144.00–148.00	146.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	141.00–144.00	142.64
3	—	832	75.00–127.00	96.79

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