Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made. 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 $317.50/cwt on 2 head, down $21.79 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −30.53 against this barn's trailing median of $348.03.

Average price

$317.50

▼ 21.79 vs prior sale

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−46.90

vs SC average

−98.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	317.50	1,659	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $348.03 across 21 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 sale2 hd

317.50

—

SC average6 barns · 85 hd

364.40

−46.90

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−98.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

348.03

−30.53

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	—	Low	1,819	189.01	3,437	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	163.41	2,366	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	136.78	1,343	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	980	131.00	1,284	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,376	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$1,113	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,433	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,156	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$2,062	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	1,113.00/head	1,113.00–1,113.00	1,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	3,482.07/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,482	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	2,771.33/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,771	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,433.00/head	2,433.00–2,433.00	2,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	363.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	401.70/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	450.21/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	3,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	496.12/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	740	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	128.17/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	163.41/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,440	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	695	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	1,862.00/head	1,862.00–1,862.00	1,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	991	2,307.19/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,307	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,261.00/head	2,261.00–2,261.00	2,261	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 164Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 81

Compared to last week no comparisons made. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,113.00	1,113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	991	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,307.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,482.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,771.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	2,433.00	2,433.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,862.00	1,862.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,261.00	2,261.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	438	405.00–410.00	407.49
3	450–500	460	395.00–405.00	401.70
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	313	440.00–455.00	450.21
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
4	750–800	754	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	473	350.00–385.00	363.17
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	425.00–435.00	429.93
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	790	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	400.00–405.00	402.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	490.00–497.50	496.12
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	580	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	603	360.00–365.00	362.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	180.00–181.00	180.51
1	—	1,670	206.00	206.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	154.00	154.00
2	—	915	120.00–136.00	128.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	159.00–166.00	163.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	131.00	131.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle