Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $298.06/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −53.57 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$298.06

21 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs SC average

−40.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	324.50	1,725	6thin
Medium and Large 2	514	287.48	1,478	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $247 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 sale21 hd

298.06

—

SC average6 barns · 147 hd

306.17

−8.12

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−40.68

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−53.57

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	—	High	1,806	187.50	3,386	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	162.86	2,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	157.31	1,740	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	137.50	1,365	2thin

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)	1,180	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,255	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,296	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	745	$782	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	300–350	329	356.43/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	347.42/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	393.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	347.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	284.39/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	356.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	328.60/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,242	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	287.48/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,478	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	288.22/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	395.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	272.85/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	290.52/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	326.44/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	323.99/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	389.97/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	270.13/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	434	313.71/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	393	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,277	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	600	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	782.00/head	782.00–782.00	782	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,255.00/head	2,255.00–2,255.00	2,255	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	710	1,296.00/head	1,296.00–1,296.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	202.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	185.44/cwt	179.00–192.00	3,542	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	157.31/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,740	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	169.29/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,570	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 245Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 97

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	340.00–370.00	356.43
5	350–400	378	340.00–350.00	347.99
6	400–450	417	340.00–360.00	356.48
3	450–500	480	342.50–350.00	347.42
2	550–600	570	275.00–280.00	277.43
3	600–650	632	272.50–300.00	284.39
2	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	274.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	270	390.00–400.00	395.09
6	300–350	308	380.00–400.00	393.50
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	355	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	440	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	533	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	560	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	434	300.00–322.50	313.71
2	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	334	310.00–332.50	326.44
12	350–400	378	310.00–340.00	328.60
4	400–450	440	290.00–300.00	294.97
7	450–500	474	280.00–307.50	290.52
15	500–550	514	280.00–305.00	287.48
7	650–700	661	272.50–275.00	272.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	280.00–297.50	288.22
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	558	312.50–330.00	323.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	568	260.00–280.00	270.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	412	382.50–397.50	389.97
1	500–550	525	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
6	750–800	773	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	782.00	782.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,255.00	2,255.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,296.00	1,296.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	200.00–205.00	202.34
1	—	1,370	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,910	179.00–192.00	185.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,518	166.00–172.00	169.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	148.00	148.00
1	—	965	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	152.00–165.00	157.31

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