Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.31/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −84.94 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$289.31

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$73.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.83

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	330.12	1,694	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	292.96	1,634	14thin
Medium and Large 3	542	256.14	1,387	4thin

One grade step is worth $73.99/cwt here — about $307 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

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 sale20 hd

289.31

—

SC average4 barns · 74 hd

313.14

−23.83

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−84.94

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	1,216	175.39	2,133	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	173.37	1,801	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	145.00	2,335	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	135.87	1,238	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,262	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	756	$1,725	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,556	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$849	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	584.00/head	584.00–584.00	584	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,556.22/head	1,359.00–1,766.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,262.00/head	2,262.00–2,262.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	572	273.52/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	318.32/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	269.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	330.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	309.84/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	306.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	306.90/cwt	300.00–317.49	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	239.98/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	258.18/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	346.40/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	688	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	294.33/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	299.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	284.25/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.22/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.40/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	238.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	298.49/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	118.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,033	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	149.20/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,399	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	177.77/cwt	177.50–178.00	1,916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,231	180.96/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,228	11
Bulls	—	—	1,184	163.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,931	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	756	1,725.19/head	1,609.00–1,871.00	1,725	6
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	665	1,114.00/head	1,114.00–1,114.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	320.86/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	726	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	294.88/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	214	426.78/cwt	420.00–437.50	913	4

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 154Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 51Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 18

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	584.00	584.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,359.00–1,766.00	1,556.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	756	1,609.00–1,871.00	1,725.19
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,114.00	1,114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	2,262.00	2,262.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
3	400–450	420	285.00–315.00	294.88
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	572	265.00–277.50	273.52
1	600–650	625	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	688	240.00–245.00	242.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	513	325.00–335.00	330.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	403	332.50–350.00	346.40
10	450–500	463	300.00–335.00	318.32
5	500–550	527	300.00–317.49	306.90
4	550–600	578	290.00–310.00	299.82
9	600–650	618	260.00–280.00	269.58
2	650–700	653	270.00–280.00	274.98
3	700–750	717	255.00–265.00	261.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	329	302.50–315.00	309.84
3	350–400	375	295.00–320.00	310.40
3	400–450	427	300.00–320.00	306.88
3	500–550	532	250.00–270.00	258.18
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	681	235.00–255.00	238.30
3	700–750	715	235.00–247.50	239.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	420.00–437.50	426.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	433	290.00–297.50	294.33
6	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	284.25
1	550–600	590	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	365	345.00–370.00	355.22
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
8	250–300	281	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	368	320.00–330.00	324.06
2	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	467	320.00–322.50	320.86
12	500–550	529	280.00–307.50	298.49
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	726	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	110.00–130.00	118.09
4	—	938	144.00–152.50	149.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	177.50–178.00	177.77
2	—	1,000	168.00–170.00	168.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,231	174.00–194.00	180.96
5	—	1,184	155.00–170.00	163.13

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

Replacement Cattle

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