Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparsions made this week due to limited comparable sale. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.68/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −58.95 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$292.68

14 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs SC average

−43.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	305.00	1,580	3thin
Medium and Large 2	534	289.32	1,546	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $34 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 sale14 hd

292.68

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

306.45

−13.77

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−43.23

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−58.95

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	1,733	189.33	3,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	162.25	1,989	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	123.97	1,246	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,982	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,211	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	809	$2,634	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$2,466	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,546	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$1,258	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	306.20/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	296.66/cwt	292.50–300.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	286.24/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	511	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	624	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	451	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	256.30/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	317.97/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	339.60/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,243	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.48/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	284.02/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,221	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	319.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	325.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	344.67/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	284.31/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	290.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,211.00/head	2,211.00–2,211.00	2,211	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	861	2,698.11/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,698	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	880	2,373.86/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	728	2,515.98/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,516	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	698	1,199.71/head	1,097.00–1,296.00	1,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,892.19/head	1,750.00–2,059.00	1,892	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	635	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,062	1,984.11/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,984	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	688	2,749.82/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,509.81/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,127.38/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	173.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,271	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	156.82/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,855	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,230	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 Jun 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 138Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 29

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	265	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	292.50–300.00	296.66
3	350–400	380	295.00–330.00	306.20
7	400–450	430	270.00–292.50	284.02
2	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	622	252.50–275.00	263.48
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	302.50	302.50
6	500–550	511	302.50	302.50
3	600–650	624	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	235.00–237.00	236.03
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	366	327.50–350.00	339.60
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	471	302.50–330.00	317.97
6	500–550	506	280.00–287.50	286.24
2	550–600	583	252.50–260.00	256.30
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	285.00–295.00	290.06
2	450–500	478	280.00–300.00	290.16
2	500–550	540	250.00–257.50	253.75
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	310.00–330.00	319.70
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	590	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	435	337.50–360.00	344.67
4	500–550	522	310.00–330.00	325.17
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	676	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	282.50–300.00	284.31
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	638	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

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	1	—	1,195	2,211.00	2,211.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	861	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,698.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,373.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,509.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749.82
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	1,097.00–1,296.00	1,199.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	1,750.00–2,059.00	1,892.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,984.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,895	195.00–205.00	199.88
1	—	1,825	177.00	177.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,065	145.00–151.00	147.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	170.00–178.00	173.10
6	—	1,183	149.00–163.00	156.82

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

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