Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.16/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −46.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$328.16

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	335.61	1,816	10thin
Medium and Large 3	546	303.33	1,657	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $159 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 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

328.16

—

SC average5 barns · 86 hd

327.55

+0.61

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−46.09

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	1,578	172.23	2,718	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	164.00	2,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	145.82	1,645	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	130.33	1,299	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	385.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	311.21/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	327.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.82/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	389.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	440.85/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	391.24/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	276.11/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	427.84/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	315.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	429	355.75/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	306.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	372.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	379.29/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	339.19/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	355.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	523.84/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	175.07/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,707	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	152.63/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,259	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	172.23/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	115.08/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,047	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	156.46/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	138.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,593	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 294Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 54Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	583	330.00–341.00	339.19
3	700–750	715	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	330	420.00–435.00	427.84
9	350–400	384	437.50–442.50	440.85
5	400–450	402	437.50	437.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.47
4	400–450	418	380.00–412.50	391.24
7	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	385.12
5	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	347.72
2	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.47
2	600–650	620	310.00–312.50	311.21
3	650–700	660	295.00–297.50	295.82
2	750–800	773	270.00–282.50	276.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	467	340.00–375.00	355.38
2	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	327.50–330.00	328.76
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–550.00	523.84
1	300–350	345	452.50	452.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	335	375.00–387.50	379.29
7	350–400	386	370.00–385.00	379.42
6	400–450	418	370.00–385.00	372.82
6	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	315.96
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	673	285.00–290.00	287.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	423	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	306.57
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
4	400–450	429	345.00–367.50	355.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	162.00–190.00	175.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	235.00	235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	182.50	182.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	135.00–170.00	152.63
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	162.00–179.00	172.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	112.50–117.50	115.08
2	—	1,083	142.00–150.00	145.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	156.00–157.00	156.46
3	—	1,148	134.00–144.00	138.73

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

Bulls · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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