Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light 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 $326.06/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −25.56 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$326.06

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.34

vs SC average

−45.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	352.57	1,851	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	322.94	1,764	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $87 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 sale19 hd

326.06

—

SC average6 barns · 157 hd

343.40

−17.34

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−45.45

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−25.56

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	1,428	188.92	2,698	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	168.07	2,659	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	158.35	1,890	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	142.07	1,387	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)	1,095	$2,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,280	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 2	400–450	417	361.40/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	324.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	372.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	399.65/cwt	395.00–404.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	363.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	408.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	441.77/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	327.49/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	434.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	402.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	345.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	366.93/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	332.55/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	296.64/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	320.83/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	352.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	320.15/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	426.16/cwt	412.50–437.50	1,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	153.13/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	146.04/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	165.38/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,945	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	133.77/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,249	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	169.36/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,696	7
Bulls	—	—	1,506	189.40/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,852	6
Bulls	—	—	1,198	173.96/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,067	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	379.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	368	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	427.93/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	427.48/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,723	3

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 194Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 42Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 88

No comparisons made this week due to light test. Light 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	290	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	333	365.00–385.00	372.44
3	350–400	375	360.00–380.00	366.93
3	400–450	417	350.00–377.50	361.40
3	450–500	477	340.00–355.00	345.89
4	500–550	510	325.00–337.50	332.55
8	550–600	562	320.00–330.00	324.04
1	600–650	640	307.50	307.50
3	650–700	682	290.00–305.00	296.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	535	305.00–310.00	307.52
2	550–600	550	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–405.00	402.66
6	300–350	336	400.00–410.00	408.39
3	350–400	376	395.00–404.00	399.65
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	350.00–355.00	352.57
2	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	317.50–325.00	320.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	430.00–440.00	434.91
4	300–350	336	430.00–450.00	441.77
4	350–400	369	415.00–432.50	427.93
3	400–450	403	422.50–435.00	427.48
8	500–550	505	360.00–370.00	363.13
1	550–600	585	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	617	322.50–337.50	327.49
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	379.84
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	593	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	708	290.00–300.00	294.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	360.00–370.00	364.90
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.86
4	550–600	584	340.00–360.00	352.64
3	600–650	601	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	412	412.50–437.50	426.16
2	450–500	460	415.00–425.00	420.05
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	585	302.50–337.50	320.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	148.00–156.00	153.13
4	—	934	125.00–142.50	133.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,592	164.00–176.00	169.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	140.00–154.00	146.04
7	—	1,176	161.00–179.00	165.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	184.00–198.00	189.40
2	—	1,198	167.50–179.00	173.96
1	—	1,420	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,280.00	2,280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	2,175.00	2,175.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle