Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $422.50/cwt on 6 head, up $67.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 19 comparable sales and sits +48.25 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$422.50

▲ 67.72 vs prior sale

6 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$69.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+45.45

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	434.00	2,310	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	365.00	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.00/cwt here — about $375 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 sale6 hd

422.50

—

SC average5 barns · 69 hd

377.05

+45.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

+48.25

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	1,968	185.00	3,640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	174.98	2,192	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	167.56	2,552	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	143.48	1,565	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,588	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	670	$2,747	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,629	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,285	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	467.33/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	470.81/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	354.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	448.03/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	419.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	409.48/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	452.34/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	443.75/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	418.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	132.14/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,552	2
Bulls	—	—	2,460	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	4,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,323	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,126.00/head	2,126.00–2,126.00	2,126	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	670	2,747.00/head	2,747.00–2,747.00	2,747	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	1,131.00/head	1,131.00–1,131.00	1,131	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 192Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 39Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	374	440.00–465.00	448.03
3	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	419.92
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	660	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	400.00–420.00	410.41
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	354.71
2	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	295	560.00–580.00	570.00
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	389	470.00–475.00	470.81
2	400–450	435	460.00–475.00	467.33
4	500–550	519	430.00–460.00	443.75
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	435	425.00–435.00	430.00
3	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	418.42
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	280	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	518	437.50–465.00	452.34
2	550–600	575	395.00–425.00	409.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	520	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	174.00–176.00	174.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,018	128.00–137.00	132.14
1	—	1,305	178.00	178.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	165.00–170.00	167.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,460	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,475	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,285.00	1,285.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,126.00	2,126.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	2,747.00	2,747.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,131.00	1,131.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,225.00	2,225.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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