Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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 $376.75/cwt on 18 head, down $0.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 18 comparable sales and sits +25.12 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$376.75

▼ 0.77 vs prior sale

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$39.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs SC average

−53.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	389.91	2,076	12thin
Medium and Large 2	573	350.43	2,006	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about $70 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 sale18 hd

376.75

—

SC average6 barns · 92 hd

371.49

+5.26

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−53.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+25.12

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	1,467	185.65	2,723	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	179.95	2,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	152.77	1,914	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	138.06	1,371	4thin

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)	1,230	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,498	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,211	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	476.74/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	346.51/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	368.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	397.09/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	452.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	356.32/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	559.94/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	449.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	393.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	482.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	567.50/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	645.97/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	631.47/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	470.01/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	311.76/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	272.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	390.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	514.29/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	446.10/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	446.39/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	389.95/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	564.82/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	446.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	368.22/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	617.44/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	407.24/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	325.85/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	870	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	407.41/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	340.01/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	317.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	227.18/cwt	215.00–240.00	2,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,498.08/head	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,210.51/head	2,058.00–2,350.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,133	180.86/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	190.44/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	153.82/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,972	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	208.52/cwt	200.00–217.50	2,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	165.66/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,329	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,280	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	148.05/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,464	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 237Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 51Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	670.00	670.00
4	300–350	313	595.00–625.00	617.44
3	350–400	358	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	420	500.00–530.00	514.29
3	450–500	485	470.00–480.00	476.74
4	500–550	529	420.00–460.00	446.10
7	700–750	707	367.50–372.50	368.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	560.00–575.00	564.82
4	350–400	399	490.00	490.00
8	400–450	434	445.00–460.00	446.77
4	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	570	400.00–415.00	407.24
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	520.00	520.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	342	460.00–470.00	465.00
6	350–400	373	445.00–455.00	449.07
7	400–450	425	440.00–447.50	446.39
2	450–500	468	380.00–400.00	389.95
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	585	340.00–357.50	346.51
2	650–700	668	322.50	322.50
7	700–750	710	310.00–322.50	311.76
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	880	260.00–285.00	272.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	550.00–565.00	559.94
2	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	419	450.00–460.00	452.48
9	500–550	524	390.00–398.00	397.09
3	550–600	558	360.00–375.00	368.37
2	650–700	673	352.50–360.00	356.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	273	430.00–440.00	435.23
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	370.00–410.00	390.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	480	400.00–420.00	410.06
3	500–550	530	385.00–400.00	393.22
5	550–600	565	340.00–360.00	350.93
2	650–700	658	310.00–325.00	317.47
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	895	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	190.00–200.00	194.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	630.00–670.00	645.97
6	250–300	272	610.00–660.00	631.47
2	300–350	305	540.00–595.00	567.50
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	431	480.00–495.00	482.89
4	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	470.01
2	500–550	508	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	568	422.50	422.50
2	600–650	633	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	650–700	688	337.50–342.50	340.01
3	700–750	717	320.00–332.50	325.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	405.00–410.00	407.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	990	215.00–240.00	227.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,498.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,150.00	3,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	2,058.00–2,350.00	2,210.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	178.00–184.00	180.86
2	—	1,800	190.00–191.00	190.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	151.00–158.00	153.82
2	—	1,120	147.00–149.00	148.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	200.00–217.50	208.52
4	—	1,406	161.00–170.00	165.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	130.00–137.00	133.66
2	—	1,028	140.00–145.00	142.45

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle