Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $318.30/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −33.33 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$318.30

35 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$49.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs SC average

−38.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	326.42	1,774	26
Medium and Large 2	564	299.86	1,692	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	277.33	1,609	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.09/cwt here — about $166 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 sale35 hd

318.30

—

SC average5 barns · 77 hd

312.85

+5.45

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−38.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−33.33

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	1,641	179.38	2,944	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	144.77	1,990	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	140.93	1,615	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	126.91	1,289	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)	1,175	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,076	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$2,966	7

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,277	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	152.18/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,712	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	133.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,317	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	321.65/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.12/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	332.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	297.75/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	295.67/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	416.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	277.33/cwt	272.50–282.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	356.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	308.08/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	371.41/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	348.79/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	414.52/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	308.90/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	364.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	267.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	425.90/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	367.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	324.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	365.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	363.55/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	330.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	416.23/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	376.68/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	342.47/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	286.51/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	428.67/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	422.60/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	310.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,665.85/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	912	3,143.60/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,144	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,195	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,164.26/head	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	828	3,000.76/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,756	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	179.38/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,944	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	137.72/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,587	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,120	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 233Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 17

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	120.00–129.00	124.61
3	—	990	130.00–140.00	133.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	151.00–155.00	152.18
14	—	1,152	130.00–149.00	137.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	140.00–142.00	140.70
1	—	1,350	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	174.00–184.00	179.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	350.00–375.00	365.31
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	367	352.50–370.00	363.55
7	400–450	436	320.00–350.00	330.50
3	450–500	468	320.00–325.00	323.33
2	500–550	535	292.50–317.50	305.12
5	550–600	576	277.50–305.00	297.75
6	600–650	614	285.00–310.00	295.67
1	700–750	725	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	566	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	327	375.00–377.50	376.68
6	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.47
1	400–450	420	372.50	372.50
5	500–550	518	320.00–325.00	322.01
9	550–600	555	315.00–327.00	321.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	310.20
3	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	315.02
2	550–600	580	272.50–282.00	277.33
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	320	355.00–390.00	371.41
3	350–400	363	350.00–380.00	367.02
7	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	364.61
7	450–500	480	350.00–365.00	356.43
4	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	308.08
8	550–600	576	310.00–340.00	332.14
2	600–650	620	302.50–315.00	308.90
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	270	400.00–430.00	416.91
5	300–350	326	422.50–430.00	425.90
6	350–400	376	400.00–432.50	414.52
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	523	347.50–350.00	348.79
3	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	613	320.00–326.00	324.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	322.50	322.50
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	300.00–320.00	310.05
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	614	260.00–280.00	267.95
2	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	420.00–432.50	428.67
2	350–400	360	415.00–430.00	422.60
2	400–450	413	415.00–417.50	416.23
3	500–550	507	350.00–380.00	365.00
3	550–600	582	340.00–347.50	342.47
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	735	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	500	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	668	280.00–297.50	286.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	192.50	192.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	147.50	147.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,665.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,143.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,164.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	147.50	147.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	152.50	152.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	152.00	152.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	130.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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How this sale compares

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