Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.36/cwt on 20 head, up $6.37 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +26.11 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$400.36

▲ 6.37 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.48

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	415.00	2,411	8thin
Medium and Large 2	528	396.71	2,095	10thin
Medium and Large 3	540	360.00	1,944	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $467 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

400.36

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

410.84

−10.48

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

+26.11

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	1,598	186.01	2,973	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	164.69	2,171	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	141.98	2,060	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,108	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	888	$2,453	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,142	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	896	$1,501	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	911	$1,263	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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	550–600	560	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	300.21/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	307.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	418.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	411.22/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	467.38/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	427.84/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	477.49/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	476.30/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,029	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	399.64/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,098	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	524.67/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	359.18/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	520.09/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	436.56/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	446.02/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	663	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,347	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	381	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	456.59/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	396.31/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,203	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	462.76/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	403.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	463.90/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	248	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	433.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	419.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,537.00/head	1,537.00–1,537.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,896.00/head	2,896.00–2,896.00	2,896	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	920	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,718.00/head	1,718.00–1,718.00	1,718	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	932	1,311.54/head	1,283.00–1,347.00	1,312	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	785	1,021.00/head	1,021.00–1,021.00	1,021	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	1,309.84/head	1,232.00–1,378.00	1,310	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	1,008.00/head	1,008.00–1,008.00	1,008	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,639.80/head	1,630.00–1,648.00	1,640	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	2,453.24/head	2,431.00–2,478.00	2,453	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,142.00/head	2,142.00–2,142.00	2,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	190.43/cwt	182.50–201.00	3,306	7
Bulls	—	—	1,277	175.70/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	164.69/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,171	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	141.98/cwt	115.00–154.00	2,060	4

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 201Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 13

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	303	450.00–460.00	456.59
6	350–400	384	430.00–460.00	446.02
6	400–450	417	425.00–450.00	436.56
2	500–550	528	360.00–365.00	362.51
2	550–600	560	345.00–350.00	347.50
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	500.00–530.00	520.09
2	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	280	400.00–410.00	403.10
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	490	350.00–380.00	359.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	335	470.00–490.00	477.49
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
15	400–450	426	470.00–490.00	476.30
2	450–500	463	460.00–475.00	467.38
8	500–550	525	382.50–425.00	399.64
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	327.41
5	650–700	676	280.00–310.00	300.21
4	700–750	716	300.00–320.00	307.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	415.00	415.00
5	250–300	274	410.00–440.00	427.84
3	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	418.12
3	400–450	418	410.00–430.00	419.72
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	510.00–540.00	524.67
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
8	550–600	581	415.00	415.00
4	600–650	623	405.00–420.00	411.22
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	430.00–440.00	435.06
1	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	663	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	460.00–480.00	463.90
2	400–450	425	440.00–485.00	462.76
5	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	433.90
2	500–550	538	410.00	410.00
26	550–600	556	396.00–400.00	396.31
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	820	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	1,537.00	1,537.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	1,890.00	1,890.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	2,896.00	2,896.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,718.00	1,718.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	1,283.00–1,347.00	1,311.54
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,021.00	1,021.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,008.00	1,008.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,232.00–1,378.00	1,309.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,630.00–1,648.00	1,639.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	2,431.00–2,478.00	2,453.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,142.00	2,142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	182.50–201.00	190.43
3	—	1,277	170.00–179.00	175.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	159.00–172.00	164.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	115.00–154.00	141.98

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle