Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering pf 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 $320.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −31.51 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$320.12

21 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs SC average

−64.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	335.00	1,735	8thin
Medium and Large 2	532	312.95	1,666	11thin
Medium and Large 3	528	300.00	1,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $153 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 sale21 hd

320.12

—

SC average6 barns · 159 hd

319.89

+0.22

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−64.27

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−31.51

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	1,452	185.03	2,687	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	154.67	2,171	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	150.85	1,823	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	137.89	1,353	11

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)	1,035	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$1,138	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,069	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	768	$1,908	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	610	$915	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 3	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	336.58/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	433	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	536	295.47/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	422	355.93/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.01/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	288.49/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	322.59/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	301.52/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	402.11/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	320.49/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	382.07/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	395.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	364.45/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	442.03/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	292.45/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	336.25/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	320.17/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	423.45/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	318.27/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	293.34/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	376.11/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	319.17/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	371.21/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	383.34/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	341.35/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	511	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	427.52/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	306.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	334.05/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	328.55/cwt	310.00–350.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	156.45/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,157	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	140.33/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.71/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,873.75/head	1,850.00–1,896.00	1,874	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,356.23/head	2,294.00–2,420.00	2,356	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,976.00/head	1,976.00–1,976.00	1,976	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,781.14/head	1,661.00–1,893.00	1,781	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	650	1,138.00/head	1,138.00–1,138.00	1,138	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	915.00/head	915.00–915.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	194.15/cwt	186.00–202.00	3,126	6
Bulls	—	—	1,263	174.08/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,199	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	158.74/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,949	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	142.83/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,272	5

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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 116Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 17Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 35

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering pf 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	375	330.00–342.50	336.58
3	400–450	445	312.50–332.50	319.17
4	450–500	469	315.00–327.50	318.27
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	360.00–370.00	365.00
3	400–450	422	330.00–375.00	355.93
5	450–500	477	310.00–327.50	320.49
4	500–550	536	270.00–310.00	295.47
5	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	377.50–392.50	383.34
10	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	376.11
6	400–450	419	370.00–375.00	371.21
10	450–500	468	332.50–357.50	350.01
6	500–550	523	317.50–332.50	322.59
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	617	292.50–295.00	293.34
7	650–700	668	275.00–295.00	288.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
8	500–550	518	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	405.00	405.00
4	250–300	273	390.00–410.00	402.11
4	300–350	319	370.00–415.00	395.41
2	350–400	368	380.00–402.50	390.71
4	400–450	439	370.00–405.00	382.07
8	450–500	484	355.00–380.00	364.45
3	500–550	510	345.00–360.00	355.00
5	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	630	280.00–315.00	301.52
2	650–700	678	280.00–305.00	292.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	288	425.00–430.00	427.57
5	300–350	337	420.00–465.00	442.03
8	350–400	374	410.00–440.00	423.45
2	400–450	403	410.00–415.00	412.52
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	315.00–357.50	336.25
4	500–550	528	300.00–340.00	320.17
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	275	310.00–350.00	328.55
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	315.00–352.50	334.05
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	561	300.00–310.00	306.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	437.50	437.50
2	350–400	378	447.50	447.50
4	400–450	403	417.50–442.50	427.52
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	568	300.00–310.00	305.15
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	557	327.50–345.00	341.35
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	700	280.00–310.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	511	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,379	151.00–163.00	156.45
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	120.00–147.00	140.33
8	—	1,228	151.00–169.00	158.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	137.00–153.00	142.83
5	—	964	130.00–135.00	131.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	186.00–202.00	194.15
5	—	1,263	168.00–180.00	174.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	1,138.00	1,138.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	1,850.00–1,896.00	1,873.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,661.00–1,893.00	1,781.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,294.00–2,420.00	2,356.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,976.00	1,976.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	915.00	915.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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