Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made 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 $283.86/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −67.76 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$283.86

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$85.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.72

vs SC average

−56.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	330.00	1,749	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.36	1,624	13thin
Medium and Large 3	532	244.70	1,302	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.30/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

283.86

—

SC average6 barns · 187 hd

317.58

−33.72

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−56.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−67.76

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	1,399	177.95	2,489	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	155.41	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	147.05	1,505	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	142.00	2,329	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,114	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,668	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$933	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2Fleshy	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	301.78/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	253.88/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	308.21/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	493	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	399.36/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	376.09/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	313.69/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	289.11/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	398.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	244.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	314.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,344	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	353.29/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	294.89/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	323.79/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	154.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,689	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	149.07/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,453	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	422.36/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,114.00/head	2,114.00–2,114.00	2,114	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	690	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	933.00/head	933.00–933.00	933	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	868	1,724.94/head	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	795	1,511.00/head	1,511.00–1,511.00	1,511	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,712.00/head	1,712.00–1,712.00	1,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	183.93/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,239	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,548	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 183Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	493	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	673	250.00–257.50	253.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	312.50	312.50
13	400–450	427	300.00–320.00	314.65
11	450–500	455	290.00–317.50	308.21
5	500–550	522	280.00–310.00	301.78
6	550–600	589	280.00–310.00	294.89
2	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	289.96
2	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	419	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
7	650–700	662	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	532	240.00–260.00	244.70
3	600–650	647	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	420.00–435.00	427.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	483	300.00–320.00	309.82
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–430.00	422.36
3	300–350	310	390.00–405.00	398.33
4	350–400	364	395.00–402.50	399.36
2	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.53
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	559	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	618	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00–382.50	376.09
6	450–500	471	360.00–362.50	361.65
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	587	310.00–329.00	313.69
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	282.50–295.00	289.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	353.29
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	620	322.50–325.00	323.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	462	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	315.03
3	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	698	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,755	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	150.00–161.00	154.43
1	—	1,230	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,060	145.00–147.00	146.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	141.00	141.00
3	—	975	146.00–153.00	149.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	174.00–189.00	183.93
1	—	1,040	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,114.00	2,114.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	933.00	933.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,724.94
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,511.00	1,511.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,712.00	1,712.00

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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