Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain 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 $329.20/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −22.42 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$329.20

6 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$18.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.38

vs SC average

−39.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	341.24	1,768	2thin
Medium and Large 2	526	323.19	1,701	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about $67 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 sale6 hd

329.20

—

SC average5 barns · 81 hd

318.82

+10.38

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−39.71

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−22.42

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	1,508	183.57	2,769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	156.03	2,078	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	85.00	820	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,005	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$956	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,591	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,435	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,980	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$1,488	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	791	$1,378	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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	250–300	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	293.68/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	435.01/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	465.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	432.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	437	368.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	326.37/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	326.03/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	404.69/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	387.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	296.34/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	398.14/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	496	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	393.59/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	331.78/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	460	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,591.22/head	1,490.00–1,667.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	883	1,435.40/head	1,389.00–1,479.00	1,435	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	860.65/head	802.00–914.00	861	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,353.19/head	1,199.00–1,458.00	1,353	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	1,710.07/head	1,337.00–2,090.00	1,710	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,776.20/head	1,704.00–1,843.00	1,776	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	673	1,108.97/head	1,088.00–1,128.00	1,109	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,390.00/head	2,390.00–2,390.00	2,390	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,836.95/head	1,378.00–2,291.00	1,837	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	693	903.97/head	816.00–956.00	904	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,005.00/head	1,005.00–1,005.00	1,005	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	850	956.00/head	956.00–956.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	178.36/cwt	172.50–182.00	2,283	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	417.50	417.50
3	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	404.69
2	500–550	518	340.00–342.50	341.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	380.00–395.00	387.58
2	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	320.00–332.50	326.37
2	600–650	615	285.00–302.50	293.68
2	650–700	675	290.00–302.50	296.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	360.00–375.00	368.28
2	450–500	480	320.00–325.00	322.45
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	450.00–480.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	385	347.50–362.50	355.00
3	400–450	422	320.00–332.50	326.03
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	432.50–442.50	435.01
5	350–400	376	420.00–440.00	432.13
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	515	320.00–337.50	331.78
1	550–600	595	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	470	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	335.14
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	395.00–405.00	398.14
4	400–450	420	380.00–405.00	393.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	495	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	540	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	870	1,490.00–1,667.00	1,591.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	883	1,389.00–1,479.00	1,435.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	802.00–914.00	860.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	693	816.00–956.00	903.97
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	740	1,199.00–1,458.00	1,353.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,029	1,337.00–2,090.00	1,710.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,378.00–2,291.00	1,836.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,980.00	1,980.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	1,704.00–1,843.00	1,776.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,390.00	2,390.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	1,088.00–1,128.00	1,108.97
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,005.00	1,005.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	956.00	956.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,280	172.50–182.00	178.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	157.00–160.00	158.54
1	—	1,245	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00

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

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