Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.29/cwt on 14 head, down $37.45 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −12.33 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$339.29

▼ 37.45 vs prior sale

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$53.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.90

vs SC average

−74.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	353.42	1,958	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	335.38	1,804	8thin
Medium and Large 3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.42/cwt here — about $368 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 sale14 hd

339.29

—

SC average6 barns · 98 hd

357.20

−17.90

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−74.49

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−12.33

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	1,324	191.43	2,534	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,242	159.53	1,982	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	143.55	1,767	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	126.57	1,536	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,702	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$2,213	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,741	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,462	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,449	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	250–300	288	352.70/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	382.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	437.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	408.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	359.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	489.91/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	354.93/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	364.85/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	386.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	429.53/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	436.84/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	383.27/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	387.43/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	451.37/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	419.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	467.46/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	338.95/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	406.73/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	337.17/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	343.76/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	353.15/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	431.67/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	307.55/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	401.57/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,702.00/head	2,702.00–2,702.00	2,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	945	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,228.50/head	1,228.50–1,228.50	1,229	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,449.00/head	1,449.00–1,449.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	740	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	715	2,109.00/head	2,109.00–2,109.00	2,109	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,373.00/head	1,373.00–1,373.00	1,373	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	685	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	805	1,408.00/head	1,408.00–1,408.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	199.64/cwt	197.50–201.00	2,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,826	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	153.86/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,951	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	163.78/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,003	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	141.40/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,785	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 265Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 12

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	345.00–360.00	352.70
2	300–350	340	355.00–375.00	364.85
2	350–400	393	300.00–315.00	307.55
2	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	340.18
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	431.67
4	400–450	413	430.00–440.00	437.58
5	450–500	462	370.00–385.00	382.01
3	500–550	530	350.00–365.00	359.86
2	550–600	590	342.50–345.00	343.76
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	405.00–410.00	406.73
8	400–450	419	400.00–402.50	401.57
4	450–500	481	350.00–362.50	353.15
6	500–550	519	332.50–345.00	337.17
2	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	607	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	738	297.50	297.50
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	405.00
3	350–400	360	380.00–395.00	386.48
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	478	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	327	430.00–440.00	436.84
2	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	429.53
5	400–450	429	400.00–425.00	408.99
3	450–500	477	380.00–385.00	383.27
2	500–550	518	340.00–370.00	354.93
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	288	480.00–500.00	489.91
2	300–350	338	460.00–470.00	465.04
4	350–400	379	460.00–470.00	467.46
7	400–450	419	435.00–475.00	451.37
4	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	419.60
3	500–550	512	382.50–390.00	387.43
3	600–650	615	337.00–340.00	338.95
1	650–700	675	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	565	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	2,702.00	2,702.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,228.50	1,228.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,449.00	1,449.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,373.00	1,373.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,730.00	1,730.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,480.00	1,480.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,109.00	2,109.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,408.00	1,408.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	197.50–201.00	199.64
1	—	1,615	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	151.00–157.00	153.86
8	—	1,223	159.00–170.00	163.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	130.00–135.00	132.32
2	—	1,180	120.00–122.00	120.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	139.00–145.00	141.40
1	—	1,190	150.00	150.00

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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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

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