Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

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 full and fleshy cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.05/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −82.20 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$292.05

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.28

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	500	300.00	1,500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	290.06	1,632	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about −$132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

292.05

—

SC average5 barns · 74 hd

315.33

−23.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−82.20

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	1,234	170.81	2,108	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	150.13	1,644	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,240	144.00	1,786	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	136.81	1,590	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,978	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,762	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,911	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$1,331	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,164	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	743	$925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,911.00/head	1,911.00–1,911.00	1,911	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	2,894.99/head	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	296.75/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	388.72/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	335.88/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	351.97/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	375.93/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	342.39/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	284.26/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	323.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	313.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	378.18/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	139.08/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,786	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	150.13/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,644	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	161.73/cwt	147.50–176.00	1,779	10
Bulls	—	—	1,458	185.95/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,711	6
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	892	1,978.20/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	1,978	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,689.40/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,689	5
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	718	1,130.81/head	1,101.00–1,160.00	1,131	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	1,056.00/head	1,056.00–1,056.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	1,269.00/head	1,269.00–1,269.00	1,269	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	743	924.75/head	851.00–998.00	925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	979	1,431.95/head	1,365.00–1,494.00	1,432	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,759.00/head	1,759.00–1,759.00	1,759	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	610	946.00/head	946.00–946.00	946	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,631.00/head	1,631.00–1,631.00	1,631	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	665	914.00/head	914.00–914.00	914	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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 195Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 12

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 full and fleshy cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,911.00	1,911.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	1,365.00–1,494.00	1,431.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,631.00	1,631.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,235.00	1,235.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,101.00–1,160.00	1,130.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	946.00	946.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,056.00	1,056.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	851.00–998.00	924.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	914.00	914.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,269.00	1,269.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,759.00	1,759.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,689.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,894.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,375.00	3,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,870.00	1,870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	1,825.00–2,200.00	1,978.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	358	387.50–390.00	388.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	379	370.00–385.00	378.18
5	400–450	421	372.50–380.00	375.93
5	450–500	472	350.00–357.50	351.97
3	550–600	570	280.00–310.00	296.75
2	600–650	605	280.00–290.00	284.96
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	320.00–352.50	335.88
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	314.92
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	585	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	382	340.00–347.50	342.39
3	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	323.15
8	450–500	474	300.00–315.00	313.14
4	550–600	571	277.50–290.00	284.26
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	335.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	137.00–140.00	139.08
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	146.00–154.00	150.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	147.50–176.00	161.73
6	—	1,458	180.00–197.00	185.95

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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