Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sharply higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offerings 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 $377.51/cwt on 24 head, up $26.95 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +25.89 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$377.51

▲ 26.95 vs prior sale

24 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs SC average

−51.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	390.35	2,065	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	351.85	1,944	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $122 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 sale24 hd

377.51

—

SC average6 barns · 100 hd

367.92

+9.59

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−51.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+25.89

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	1,778	191.10	3,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	177.86	2,585	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	172.10	1,956	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	135.00	1,600	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)	1,422	$2,703	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,099	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,483	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,320	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	872	$2,072	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,784	6

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3Value Added	600–650	608	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	451	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	766	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	588.63/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	453.82/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	466.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	404.88/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	334.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	436.24/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	516.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	394.83/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	308.83/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	508.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	426.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	493.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,084	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	346.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	346.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	559.62/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	388.37/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	455.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	331.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	398.51/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	361.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	492.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	414.68/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	393.16/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	2,703.05/head	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,703	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	740	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,967.62/head	1,875.00–2,055.00	1,968	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	2,302.28/head	2,230.00–2,350.00	2,302	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,397.91/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,873.91/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,874	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,787.25/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,205.00/head	2,205.00–2,205.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	195.46/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	180.43/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,262	3
Bulls	—	—	2,240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	175.11/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,016	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	160.79/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,741	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	180.40/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,600	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	163.48/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 296Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 9Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	410.00	410.00
9	750–800	766	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	575.00–600.00	588.63
3	250–300	260	545.00–580.00	559.62
4	350–400	375	450.00–455.00	453.82
11	400–450	407	445.00–460.00	455.77
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
15	500–550	531	380.00–405.00	388.37
3	600–650	612	345.00–350.00	346.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	448	410.00	410.00
16	450–500	471	390.00–412.50	398.51
3	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	361.50
5	550–600	567	335.00–350.00	346.06
5	600–650	623	325.00–335.00	331.07
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	442	460.00–470.00	466.68
8	450–500	459	420.00–460.00	436.24
2	500–550	500	350.00–390.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	346.62
2	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	669	330.00–340.00	334.02
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	314.98
2	800–850	818	300.00–317.50	308.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	268	395.00–420.00	404.88
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	338	500.00–530.00	516.50
6	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	508.16
9	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	493.79
8	500–550	518	420.00–430.00	426.91
5	550–600	579	390.00–415.00	394.83
1	600–650	615	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	507.50	507.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	375.00–410.00	393.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	422	490.00–500.00	492.40
3	500–550	526	442.50	442.50
4	550–600	563	435.00	435.00
3	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	890	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	414.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	514	400.00–410.00	404.87
3	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,703.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,873.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,590.00	1,590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,875.00–2,055.00	1,967.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,085.00	2,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	2,230.00–2,350.00	2,302.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,397.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,205.00	2,205.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,870.00	1,870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	191.00–200.00	195.46
3	—	1,808	176.00–185.00	180.43
1	—	2,240	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,151	168.00–186.00	175.11
4	—	1,083	156.00–165.00	160.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,441	171.00–187.00	180.40
3	—	1,523	157.00–169.00	163.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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