Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good 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 $353.83/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +2.21 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$353.83

75 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$38.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs SC average

−5.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	360.77	1,998	45
Medium and Large 2	530	345.76	1,833	27
Medium and Large 3	512	322.47	1,651	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale75 hd

353.83

—

SC average6 barns · 277 hd

348.70

+5.13

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−5.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+2.21

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	—	Low	1,388	162.42	2,254	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	162.16	2,243	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	156.55	1,798	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	136.81	1,214	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$2,697	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	851	$1,339	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	697	$1,238	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$2,430	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	660	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,218	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	817	$1,510	5

Every lot, as filed

103 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	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	340.90/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	322.47/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	346.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	342.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	386.67/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	359.22/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	341.73/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	406.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	284.18/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	354.73/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.59/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	387.46/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	410.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	383.99/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	419.21/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	360.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	314.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	368.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	295.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	427.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	349.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	334.52/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	355.05/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	330.20/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,234	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,004	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	431	382.47/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	288	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,230	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	341.68/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,139	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	379.92/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	482	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	361.17/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	358.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	566	318.95/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	126.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	144.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,317	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	162.16/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,243	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	149.53/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,779	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	158.46/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	331.54/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	429.73/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	410.46/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,712	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	730	2,430.14/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	660	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,461.19/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	917	1,458.36/head	1,225.00–1,632.00	1,458	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	2,072.00/head	1,811.00–2,292.00	2,072	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	2,218.00/head	2,218.00–2,218.00	2,218	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	718	1,068.61/head	1,004.00–1,131.00	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	2,728.97/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,729	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	668	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	685	1,089.12/head	960.00–1,250.00	1,089	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,268.00/head	1,268.00–1,268.00	1,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,197	150.56/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,881	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 295Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good 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 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	320.00–345.00	340.90
3	550–600	560	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	290	340.00–350.00	346.72
2	300–350	330	335.00–350.00	342.16
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	320.00–340.00	330.20
1	450–500	480	322.50	322.50
3	500–550	512	317.50–327.50	322.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	382.50–392.50	386.67
3	400–450	415	347.50–360.00	355.05
3	450–500	458	352.50–365.00	359.22
18	500–550	514	352.50–355.00	354.73
6	550–600	563	330.00–347.50	341.73
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	713	282.50–287.50	284.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–420.00	410.19
6	300–350	337	400.00–420.00	406.50
2	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
7	400–450	416	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	538	357.50	357.50
6	600–650	616	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	412.50	412.50
42	550–600	555	361.00	361.00
20	650–700	698	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	390.00	390.00
18	400–450	431	382.00–385.00	382.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	390.00–410.00	400.00
5	400–450	422	382.50–390.00	383.99
5	450–500	465	385.00–392.50	387.46
5	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	360.97
14	550–600	571	322.50–345.00	334.52
4	600–650	625	310.00–322.50	315.59
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	710	290.00–305.00	295.66
3	750–800	756	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	420.00–440.00	429.73
4	300–350	323	420.00–440.00	427.67
3	350–400	385	415.00–422.50	419.21
3	400–450	417	400.00–430.00	410.46
1	500–550	505	377.50	377.50
5	600–650	612	327.50–337.50	331.54
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	352.50–370.00	361.17
5	350–400	382	360.00–380.00	368.03
9	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	358.46
9	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	349.15
5	500–550	530	300.00–325.00	314.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.56
7	550–600	566	312.50–320.00	318.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	365	442.50	442.50
4	500–550	511	382.50	382.50
44	550–600	594	375.50	375.50
9	600–650	603	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	640	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	432.50	432.50
2	450–500	463	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	567	375.00–380.00	376.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	382.50	382.50
7	450–500	487	372.50–400.00	379.92
1	550–600	570	362.50	362.50
12	600–650	626	325.00–352.50	341.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.50	337.50
2	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	513	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	407.50	407.50
5	450–500	482	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	120.00–130.00	126.12
4	—	909	140.00–155.00	144.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	160.00–164.00	162.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	147.00–152.00	149.53
11	—	1,137	154.00–164.00	158.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	146.00–159.00	150.56
1	—	1,960	198.00	198.00

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	2	—	730	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	715	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,461.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	917	1,225.00–1,632.00	1,458.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,728.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	668	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	685	960.00–1,250.00	1,089.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,811.00–2,292.00	2,072.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,218.00	2,218.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,004.00–1,131.00	1,068.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,268.00	1,268.00

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

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Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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