Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.30/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −13.32 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$338.30

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.02

vs SC average

−27.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	355.01	1,930	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	333.29	1,803	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $127 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 sale13 hd

338.30

—

SC average6 barns · 175 hd

327.29

+11.02

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−27.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−13.32

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	1,607	186.66	3,000	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	151.41	1,762	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	132.44	1,422	6thin

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)	1,280	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,607	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,395	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$3,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,470	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,737	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	799	$1,344	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,305	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2Value Added	400–450	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	350.97/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	391.00/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	361.04/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	449.00/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	392.95/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	352.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	394.59/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	397.87/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	282.61/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	333.79/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	360.02/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	417.55/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,332	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	407.43/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	507.42/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	552	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	484	353.55/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	427.13/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	329.79/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	312.44/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	441.39/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	304.36/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	319.94/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	638	290.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	381.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	387.37/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	288.07/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	408.05/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	400.85/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	309.67/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	380.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	310.08/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	305.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	3,112.83/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	939	2,456.36/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,456	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,858.00/head	1,858.00–1,858.00	1,858	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	955	1,305.00/head	1,305.00–1,305.00	1,305	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	1,737.00/head	1,737.00–1,737.00	1,737	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	1,053.00/head	1,053.00–1,053.00	1,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	1,888.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,087	1,607.40/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	780	1,270.31/head	1,245.00–1,301.00	1,270	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	625	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	775	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	190.94/cwt	186.00–198.00	3,107	5
Bulls	—	—	2,015	202.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	4,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,302	169.09/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,202	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	174.66/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	141.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,731	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,422	6

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 454Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 18

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 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	485	320.00–330.00	325.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	282	370.00–390.00	380.12
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	371	380.00–392.50	387.37
7	400–450	424	370.00–390.00	381.10
9	450–500	479	340.00–362.50	350.97
6	500–550	521	350.00–355.00	352.58
4	550–600	571	297.50–310.00	304.36
7	600–650	634	290.00–321.00	309.67
3	650–700	677	277.50–310.00	288.07
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	258	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	329	400.00–427.50	408.05
2	350–400	380	400.00–402.50	401.25
3	400–450	423	400.00–402.50	400.85
1	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	558	350.00–352.50	351.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	480	302.50–330.00	310.08
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	387.50–402.50	394.59
6	350–400	376	387.50–400.00	392.95
7	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	397.87
5	450–500	473	390.00–392.50	391.00
4	500–550	531	345.00–365.00	352.44
5	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	305.99
2	650–700	680	275.00–290.00	282.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	418	327.50–340.00	333.79
2	450–500	483	347.50–375.00	361.04
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	435.00–465.00	449.00
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
7	300–350	319	405.00–430.00	417.55
2	350–400	365	405.00–410.00	407.43
2	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	413	357.50–362.50	360.02
5	450–500	484	347.50–370.00	353.55
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	552	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	505.00–510.00	507.42
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
4	250–300	284	430.00–450.00	441.39
6	350–400	388	420.00–442.50	427.13
2	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	425.03
3	450–500	462	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	354.91
3	600–650	627	310.00–340.00	329.79
2	650–700	678	305.00–335.00	319.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	590	305.00–320.00	312.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	280.00–300.00	290.12
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,775.00	3,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,112.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	939	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,456.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,775.00	3,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,858.00	1,858.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,737.00	1,737.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,305.00	1,305.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	1,245.00–1,301.00	1,270.31
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,053.00	1,053.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,888.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,607.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,395.00	1,395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	186.00–198.00	190.94
2	—	2,015	200.00–205.00	202.30
3	—	1,302	165.00–174.00	169.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	150.00–160.00	155.37
2	—	1,173	173.00–176.00	174.66
6	—	1,222	135.00–146.00	141.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	130.00–135.00	132.44

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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How this sale compares

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