Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

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 flesh and hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.42/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −44.21 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$307.42

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.75

vs SC average

−52.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	330.00	1,703	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	302.03	1,633	28
Medium and Large 3	595	277.50	1,651	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $52 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

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 sale37 hd

307.42

—

SC average6 barns · 196 hd

327.17

−19.75

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−52.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−44.21

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	1,786	188.99	3,376	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	168.83	2,220	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	162.03	1,709	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	143.86	1,368	9thin

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)	1,345	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,023	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	984	$1,859	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	927	$1,520	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	715	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,159	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,605	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$2,063	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,916	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,566	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,311	5

Every lot, as filed

88 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	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	288.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	284.47/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.73/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	319.16/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	334.64/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	286.21/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	380.39/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,449	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	404.35/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	400.32/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	331.14/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	283.38/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	378.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	300.56/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	290.04/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	291.71/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	316.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	333.78/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	346.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	327.46/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	315.73/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	306.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	319.24/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	333.32/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	415.26/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.75/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	340.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	312.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	124.11/cwt	110.00–132.50	995	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	168.83/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,220	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	164.79/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,760	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	153.76/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	153.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,576	6
Bulls	—	—	2,085	192.36/cwt	186.00–200.00	4,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,159.00/head	2,159.00–2,159.00	2,159	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,605.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	640	1,312.00/head	1,312.00–1,312.00	1,312	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,551.32/head	1,525.00–1,577.00	1,551	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,148.00/head	1,148.00–1,148.00	1,148	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	643	1,028.03/head	983.00–1,050.00	1,028	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,023.00/head	2,023.00–2,023.00	2,023	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,689.00/head	1,689.00–1,689.00	1,689	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	705	1,622.00/head	1,622.00–1,622.00	1,622	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,958.00/head	1,958.00–1,958.00	1,958	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,783.00/head	1,783.00–1,783.00	1,783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	1,614.19/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,614	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	832	2,036.67/head	1,564.00–2,401.00	2,037	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	1,111.91/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,792.48/head	1,662.00–1,975.00	1,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	173.61/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,488	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 196Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 26Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 27

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 flesh and hair.

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	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	330	350.00–370.00	365.08
3	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	346.73
17	400–450	425	350.00–357.50	355.73
8	450–500	466	325.00–352.50	333.78
11	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	316.36
3	550–600	580	317.50–320.00	319.16
3	600–650	613	287.50–295.00	291.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	473	280.00–310.00	290.04
9	500–550	530	280.00–300.00	288.57
5	550–600	565	280.00–287.50	284.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	263	390.00–400.00	394.95
14	350–400	381	375.00–395.00	380.39
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	307.50–330.00	315.73
3	400–450	427	317.50–322.50	319.24
3	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	306.59
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–350.00	340.10
2	350–400	368	300.00–325.00	312.76
2	400–450	415	320.00–350.00	334.64
3	450–500	482	320.00–355.00	331.14
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00–385.00	378.14
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	453	370.00–380.00	374.97
8	500–550	528	312.50–335.00	327.75
3	600–650	613	280.00–287.50	283.38
4	650–700	673	282.50–287.50	286.21
4	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	329	395.00–410.00	404.35
6	350–400	377	390.00–412.50	400.32
3	400–450	438	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	570	280.00–307.50	300.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	329.76
2	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	347.45
3	500–550	528	310.00–337.50	327.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	405.00–425.00	415.26
5	350–400	365	400.00–410.00	405.95
7	400–450	443	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	511	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	543	330.00–350.00	333.32
4	700–750	701	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	110.00–132.50	124.11
6	—	1,025	140.00–160.00	153.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	165.00–174.00	168.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	157.50–175.00	164.79
3	—	1,015	152.00–155.00	153.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	186.00–200.00	192.36
1	—	1,895	213.00	213.00
2	—	1,433	160.00–184.00	173.61

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	—	1,085	2,159.00	2,159.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	2,023.00	2,023.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,614.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	978	1,662.00–1,975.00	1,792.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.91
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,312.00	1,312.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,148.00	1,148.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,525.00–1,577.00	1,551.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,689.00	1,689.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	832	1,564.00–2,401.00	2,036.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	643	983.00–1,050.00	1,028.03
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,622.00	1,622.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,958.00	1,958.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,783.00	1,783.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle