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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder due to limited comparable sales. 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 $298.19/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −53.44 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$298.19

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$38.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs SC average

−65.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	323.60	1,689	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	285.48	1,608	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $81 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 sale15 hd

298.19

—

SC average5 barns · 105 hd

295.04

+3.14

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−65.77

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−53.44

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	1,554	164.08	2,550	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	149.98	2,023	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	141.33	1,607	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	119.11	1,209	14

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)	1,195	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,113	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,256	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,607	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$1,426	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,311	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	414.60/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	486	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,312	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	322.12/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	304.19/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	296.11/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	309.13/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	260.99/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	353.54/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	368.57/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	402.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	352.28/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	278.97/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	288.72/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	284.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	305.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	314.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	315.23/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	335.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	487	313.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,113.00/head	1,113.00–1,113.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,256.00/head	1,256.00–1,256.00	1,256	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,422.00/head	1,422.00–1,422.00	1,422	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,998.03/head	1,620.00–2,262.00	1,998	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,313.00/head	1,313.00–1,313.00	1,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	653	1,206.64/head	1,080.00–1,305.00	1,207	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,669.00/head	1,669.00–1,669.00	1,669	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	1,155.00/head	1,155.00–1,155.00	1,155	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,006.99/head	2,006.00–2,008.00	2,007	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,272.01/head	1,204.00–1,350.00	1,272	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	785	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	660	1,806.31/head	1,699.00–1,912.00	1,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,138	155.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,765	3
Bulls	—	—	2,178	177.56/cwt	176.00–179.00	3,867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	129.98/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,404	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	150.15/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,773	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	142.47/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	114.48/cwt	67.50–133.00	1,159	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	136.10/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 161Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week on feeder due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	342	405.00–440.00	414.60
6	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	402.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	424	350.00–387.50	368.57
7	450–500	481	347.50–362.50	353.54
8	500–550	518	300.00–340.00	322.12
3	550–600	572	280.00–327.50	309.13
2	600–650	610	287.50–305.00	296.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–350.00	335.19
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	487	310.00–320.00	313.32
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	675	252.50–270.00	260.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	486	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
12	250–300	288	310.00–330.00	314.86
1	350–400	385	352.50	352.50
9	400–450	403	300.00–337.50	304.19
8	450–500	463	300.00–317.50	315.23
2	500–550	513	287.50–290.00	288.72
8	550–600	576	280.00–300.00	284.67
8	600–650	631	272.50–290.00	278.97
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	370.00–385.00	377.43
4	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
10	350–400	393	350.00–357.50	352.28
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	478	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	529	300.00–315.00	305.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	292.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,113.00	1,113.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,256.00	1,256.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,422.00	1,422.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	1,699.00–1,912.00	1,806.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,620.00–2,262.00	1,998.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,669.00	1,669.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,313.00	1,313.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,006.00–2,008.00	2,006.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	1,204.00–1,350.00	1,272.01
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	653	1,080.00–1,305.00	1,206.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,155.00	1,155.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	868.00	868.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	149.00–159.00	155.09
2	—	2,178	176.00–179.00	177.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,080	120.00–139.00	129.98
9	—	1,181	143.00–157.00	150.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	142.00–143.00	142.47
1	—	1,230	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,012	67.50–133.00	114.48
3	—	1,025	134.00–139.00	136.10

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

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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