Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.98/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −62.71 against this barn's trailing median of $413.69.

Average price

$350.98

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs SC average

−36.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	360.00	1,894	10thin
Medium and Large 2	554	346.05	1,917	12thin
Medium and Large 3	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $198 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $374.53, median $413.69 across 10 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 sale23 hd

350.98

—

SC average6 barns · 194 hd

355.03

−4.05

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−36.51

This barn, trailing median10 sales

413.69

−62.71

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	1,408	194.42	2,737	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	164.00	2,329	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	159.23	1,812	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	148.82	1,585	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,387	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,025	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,161	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	887	$2,089	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,365	5

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 1	350–400	356	368.86/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	364.69/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	346.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	298.32/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	345.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	307.62/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	408.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	378.73/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	319.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	314.79/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	311.72/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	412.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	296.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	353.61/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	306.15/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	313.41/cwt	308.00–327.50	2,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	356.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	357.45/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	328.00/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	318.76/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	310.59/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	142.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	162.64/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,813	10
Bulls	—	—	1,408	194.42/cwt	187.50–198.00	2,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,159.96/head	2,102.00–2,211.00	2,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	795	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	887	2,088.79/head	1,860.00–2,370.00	2,089	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,449.00/head	1,449.00–1,449.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	992	2,160.91/head	1,979.00–2,296.00	2,161	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,387.26/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,839.00/head	1,839.00–1,839.00	1,839	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	1,239.65/head	1,233.00–1,246.00	1,240	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	620	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	153.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,806	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,750	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 244Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 5

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	340	375.00–380.00	378.73
7	350–400	356	362.50–370.00	368.86
8	400–450	414	362.50–365.00	364.69
2	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	334.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	393	330.00–360.00	345.10
3	400–450	427	340.00–350.00	346.72
4	450–500	463	310.00–325.00	319.45
3	500–550	530	300.00–322.50	314.79
4	550–600	568	292.50–327.50	311.72
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	460	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	431	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	540	317.50–320.00	318.76
4	550–600	568	300.00–317.50	307.62
3	600–650	612	282.50–317.50	298.32
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	318	400.00–425.00	408.25
2	350–400	365	400.00–410.00	405.00
3	450–500	473	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	312.50–345.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	470	297.50–320.00	310.59
1	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	418	347.50–375.00	357.45
2	450–500	478	350.00–357.50	353.61
6	500–550	533	345.00–360.00	356.27
4	550–600	586	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	638	297.50–315.00	306.15
7	650–700	682	308.00–327.50	313.41
5	700–750	708	295.00–300.00	296.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	412.74
10	500–550	526	360.00	360.00
14	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	140.00–144.00	142.13
2	—	1,090	155.00–156.00	155.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,545	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	159.00–170.00	162.64
6	—	1,176	145.00–158.00	153.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	187.50–198.00	194.42

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	2	—	945	2,102.00–2,211.00	2,159.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,210.00	2,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,387.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,839.00	1,839.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	887	1,860.00–2,370.00	2,088.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,449.00	1,449.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	992	1,979.00–2,296.00	2,160.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,030.00	2,030.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,233.00–1,246.00	1,239.65
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	868.00	868.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle