Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls steady. moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.35/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −61.28 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$290.35

7 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$45.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.08

vs SC average

−75.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	322.50	1,629	1thin
Medium and Large 2	567	292.48	1,657	3thin
Medium and Large 3	537	277.49	1,489	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $139 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

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 sale7 hd

290.35

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

326.42

−36.08

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−75.26

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−61.28

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	1,657	171.15	2,837	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	151.25	2,393	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	147.95	1,801	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	118.53	1,280	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,067	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$1,879	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,484	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	831	$1,104	10
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$640	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	317.56/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	327.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.70/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	290	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	359.53/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	342.08/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,413	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	629	246.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	333.95/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	364.80/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	399.18/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	379.53/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	285.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	300.18/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	293.72/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	288.79/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	297.53/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	503	292.44/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	683	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,621	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	142.76/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,545	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	143.06/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,072	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	154.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	142.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,667	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	150.54/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,865	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,879.49/head	1,802.00–1,953.00	1,879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	1,067.00/head	1,067.00–1,067.00	1,067	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,023.00/head	2,023.00–2,023.00	2,023	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	543.00/head	543.00–543.00	543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	1,302.13/head	1,134.00–1,435.00	1,302	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	740	944.00/head	944.00–944.00	944	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	766	1,067.38/head	934.00–1,284.00	1,067	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,566.00/head	1,566.00–1,566.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	162.70/cwt	140.00–175.00	2,486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	185.23/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	101.23/cwt	76.00–125.00	1,092	7

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 110Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 52Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	424	280.00–310.00	300.18
2	450–500	473	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	520	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	320.00–340.00	327.08
4	350–400	375	345.00–352.50	348.70
14	400–450	413	320.00–345.00	342.08
3	450–500	475	310.00–322.50	317.56
2	550–600	580	290.00–297.50	293.72
4	600–650	624	282.50–292.50	288.79
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	310	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	484	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	629	240.00–250.00	246.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	397.50	397.50
6	400–450	410	395.00–400.00	399.18
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	578	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	370.00–380.00	374.96
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	379.53
2	400–450	428	360.00–370.00	364.80
4	450–500	479	350.00–362.50	359.53
2	500–550	518	320.00–347.50	333.95
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	622	280.00–290.00	285.84
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	280.00–305.00	292.44
2	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	274.85
2	650–700	683	230.00–245.00	237.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	402.50	402.50
6	450–500	489	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
3	600–650	623	282.50–310.00	297.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	137.00–149.00	142.76
7	—	1,079	76.00–125.00	101.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	142.00–144.00	143.06
5	—	1,636	150.00–158.00	154.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	139.00–145.00	142.39
15	—	1,239	146.00–160.00	150.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	140.00–175.00	162.70
3	—	1,873	180.00–196.00	185.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,043	1,802.00–1,953.00	1,879.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,067.00	1,067.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,023.00	2,023.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,134.00–1,435.00	1,302.13
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	543.00	543.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	944.00	944.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	766	934.00–1,284.00	1,067.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	990.00	990.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,566.00	1,566.00

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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