Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.85/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −56.40 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$317.85

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$3.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.23

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	523	320.00	1,674	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	316.56	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.44/cwt here — about −$124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

317.85

—

SC average3 barns · 65 hd

340.08

−22.23

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−56.40

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	1,545	175.35	2,709	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	148.33	1,525	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	140.65	1,357	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	140.00	2,212	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,745	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,554	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,131	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$718	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,115	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,926	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	821	$1,293	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	500–550	509	326.84/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	388.75/cwt	380.00–397.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	365.07/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	316.19/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	378.68/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	382.49/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	378.74/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	388.79/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	383.75/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	384.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	421.82/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	385.04/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	401.59/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	416.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,344	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	302.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	382.29/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,223	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	327.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	323.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	320.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	380.50/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	387.44/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	1,406.00/head	1,406.00–1,406.00	1,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,627.98/head	1,539.00–1,706.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	677.00/head	677.00–677.00	677	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,926.00/head	1,926.00–1,926.00	1,926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	718.00/head	718.00–718.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,131.00/head	1,131.00–1,131.00	1,131	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	927	1,503.98/head	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,504	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	710	1,278.00/head	1,278.00–1,278.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	177.46/cwt	174.00–187.50	2,600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	151.88/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,578	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,422	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	140.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,357	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 245Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 55

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	380.00–397.50	388.75
4	250–300	281	380.00–390.00	382.49
11	300–350	320	372.50–395.00	382.29
8	350–400	362	372.50–385.00	378.68
2	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	372.45
4	500–550	509	322.50–337.50	326.84
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	319	360.00–367.50	365.07
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	322.50–325.00	323.70
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
9	550–600	566	290.00–310.00	302.91
2	600–650	623	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	316.19
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	315.00–335.00	327.50
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
8	300–350	330	382.50–390.00	383.75
12	350–400	369	370.00–397.50	388.79
10	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	384.93
2	450–500	465	377.50–380.00	378.74
4	550–600	565	310.00–335.00	325.70
2	600–650	620	312.50–315.00	313.72
2	650–700	653	300.00–310.00	305.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	440	347.50–350.00	348.75
2	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	324.87
3	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
6	250–300	274	415.00–440.00	421.82
15	300–350	323	400.00–425.00	416.06
8	350–400	363	400.00–405.00	401.59
7	450–500	466	380.00–387.50	385.04
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	490	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	366.00	366.00
3	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	385	380.00–392.50	387.44
1	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	315.00–325.00	320.30
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	400.00–415.00	409.91
1	400–450	415	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	450	397.50	397.50
9	500–550	514	375.00–385.00	380.50
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,925.00	2,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,406.00	1,406.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	1,539.00–1,706.00	1,627.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,131.00	1,131.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,365.00	1,365.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	718.00	718.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,115.00	2,115.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	677.00	677.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,926.00	1,926.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,503.98
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,278.00	1,278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,465	174.00–187.50	177.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	147.00–170.00	151.88
3	—	1,007	140.00–144.00	141.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	135.00–144.00	140.65

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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