Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $374.25/cwt on 13 head, down $26.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$374.25

▼ 26.11 vs prior sale

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.47

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	379.48	2,047	9thin
Medium and Large 3	549	362.48	1,990	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $57 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

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 sale13 hd

374.25

—

SC average6 barns · 83 hd

410.72

−36.47

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

+0.00

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	1,855	190.00	3,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	170.23	2,277	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	168.15	2,549	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	112.50	1,024	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,252	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	312.69/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	517.85/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	522.46/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	413.27/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	340.56/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	456.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	433.42/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	420.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	422.02/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	346.48/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	2,548.05/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,548	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,252.00/head	2,252.00–2,252.00	2,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	169.94/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,561	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	160.23/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	173.98/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,321	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 62Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 51

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	410.00–435.00	422.02
2	400–450	428	410.00–430.00	420.06
2	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	374.95
2	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	675	300.00–325.00	312.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	275	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	330	520.00–525.00	522.46
3	350–400	368	500.00–535.00	517.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	413	450.00–460.00	456.73
6	450–500	480	420.00–440.00	433.42
3	500–550	520	405.00–425.00	413.27
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
8	650–700	688	330.00–350.00	340.56
2	750–800	778	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	800–850	830	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–375.00	372.56
2	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	335.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	503	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	647	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	330.00–355.00	346.48
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
6	550–600	579	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	619	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	372.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	315.00–320.00	317.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,875.00	2,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,548.05
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,252.00	2,252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	190.00	190.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,507	165.00–182.00	169.94
2	—	1,550	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	112.50	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	155.00–164.00	160.23
8	—	1,338	165.00–184.00	173.98

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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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

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