Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

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 $366.48/cwt on 22 head, up $11.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −7.76 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$366.48

▲ 11.70 vs prior sale

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$74.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.24

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	403.38	2,145	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	360.60	2,010	12thin
Medium and Large 3	514	328.78	1,690	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.60/cwt here — about $455 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

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 sale22 hd

366.48

—

SC average6 barns · 94 hd

395.72

−29.24

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−7.76

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	1,637	189.05	3,095	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	165.28	2,416	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,003	152.37	1,528	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	116.19	1,035	3thin

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)	835	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,908	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	700–750	710	316.21/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	374.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	337.02/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	338.95/cwt	330.50–345.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.97/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	408.27/cwt	397.50–435.00	1,927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	463.02/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	430.06/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	443.36/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	336.22/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	376.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	323.55/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	474.13/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	378.47/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	358.34/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	330.75/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	423.74/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	407.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	393.08/cwt	385.00–400.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	496.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	552.38/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	584.16/cwt	575.00–630.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	413.38/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,827	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	362.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	462.40/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	390.37/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	837	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	332.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	340.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	366.32/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	480.89/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	503.66/cwt	497.50–510.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	387.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	415.89/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	818	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	498.70/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	394.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	385.40/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	328.78/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	368.83/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	438.66/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,485	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	2,985.00/head	2,985.00–2,985.00	2,985	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	189.05/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,095	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	170.74/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,544	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	106.79/cwt	100.00–112.50	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	146.30/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	887	160.46/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,822	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 85Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 7

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	405.00–410.00	407.53
6	250–300	258	400.00–410.00	405.05
2	300–350	308	375.00–405.00	390.37
5	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	476	355.00–395.00	377.97
3	500–550	522	330.00–350.00	340.19
5	550–600	586	320.00–340.00	332.94
2	700–750	710	310.00–322.50	316.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	275	370.00–380.00	374.64
2	350–400	358	350.00–360.00	354.97
4	450–500	460	317.50–350.00	337.02
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	837	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
7	300–350	323	445.00–480.00	463.02
6	350–400	377	430.00–450.00	443.36
3	400–450	413	410.00–445.00	430.06
14	450–500	472	397.50–435.00	408.27
7	550–600	576	365.00–385.00	378.47
4	600–650	628	330.50–345.00	338.95
2	650–700	665	332.50–340.00	336.22
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	450.00–490.00	474.13
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
13	400–450	442	400.00–425.00	413.38
2	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	407.86
3	500–550	508	370.00–390.00	376.82
8	550–600	577	330.00–370.00	358.34
3	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	385.00–400.00	393.08
5	250–300	265	360.00–400.00	385.40
4	300–350	321	380.00–405.00	394.61
7	350–400	373	350.00–380.00	368.83
4	400–450	426	310.00–345.00	323.55
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	514	310.00–350.00	328.78
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	575.00–630.00	584.16
9	300–350	324	510.00–565.00	552.38
9	350–400	379	490.00–505.00	496.63
8	400–450	416	445.00–490.00	462.40
4	450–500	468	430.00–450.00	438.66
4	500–550	516	420.00–435.00	423.74
2	550–600	563	350.00–375.00	362.67
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	720	322.50–335.00	330.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	615.00	615.00
4	300–350	311	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	360	497.50–510.00	503.66
6	400–450	413	460.00–505.00	480.89
3	450–500	458	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	517	402.50–430.00	415.89
2	550–600	575	385.00–390.00	387.43
2	700–750	733	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	490.00–507.50	498.70
10	600–650	643	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	588	350.00–382.50	366.32
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	855	260.00–270.00	264.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
2	800–850	818	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,740.00	1,740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	2,985.00	2,985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	185.00–193.00	189.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	166.00–175.00	170.74
1	—	1,320	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	100.00–112.50	106.79
1	—	1,005	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	141.00–153.00	146.30
3	—	887	158.00–163.00	160.46

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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