Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to 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 $347.86/cwt on 33 head, down $16.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −3.77 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$347.86

▼ 16.27 vs prior sale

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$92.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.95

vs SC average

−80.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	383.76	1,999	13thin
Medium and Large 2	563	330.32	1,861	17thin
Medium and Large 3	548	291.67	1,599	3thin

One grade step is worth $92.09/cwt here — about $400 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 sale33 hd

347.86

—

SC average6 barns · 101 hd

365.81

−17.95

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−80.50

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−3.77

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	192.86	3,083	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	172.10	2,127	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	163.35	1,800	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	146.26	1,431	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,405	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,224	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,755	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,680	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,080	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	738	$1,620	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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	350–400	383	436.76/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	397.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	319.83/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	377.43/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	476.68/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	495.23/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	364.93/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,098	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	386.70/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	337.41/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	441.39/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	322.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	404.19/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	398.30/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	498.61/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	415.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	490.95/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	493.35/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	452.71/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,291	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	469.91/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	452.53/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.76/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	331.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.33/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.39/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	446.63/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	2,676.10/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	715	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	3,023.28/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,023	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	2,224.49/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,224	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,255.00/head	2,255.00–2,255.00	2,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	641	1,458.62/head	1,440.00–1,480.00	1,459	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	1,755.00/head	1,755.00–1,755.00	1,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	2,631.85/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,080.00/head	3,080.00–3,080.00	3,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	194.48/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	179.76/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,531	5
Bulls	—	—	1,832	212.54/cwt	204.00–220.00	3,894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	180.90/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	154.58/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,623	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	181.45/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,250	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	158.08/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,944	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,438	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 345Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 61Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 85Year ago 23

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to 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
2	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	495.23
4	300–350	333	430.00–450.00	441.39
6	350–400	383	420.00–450.00	436.76
6	400–450	410	435.00–445.00	440.05
7	450–500	482	395.00–410.00	397.02
5	500–550	528	320.00–340.00	327.16
12	550–600	578	320.00–340.00	331.64
3	600–650	633	310.00–335.00	319.83
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	375	380.00–385.00	382.47
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	478	370.00–390.00	377.43
2	500–550	545	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	294.88
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	303	475.00–480.00	476.68
8	400–450	414	450.00–460.00	452.53
13	500–550	521	365.00–390.00	383.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	338	375.00–415.00	398.30
5	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	415.15
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	475	370.00–410.00	386.70
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	331	470.00–505.00	490.95
7	350–400	365	490.00–505.00	498.61
2	400–450	423	455.00–485.00	469.91
4	450–500	481	420.00–455.00	446.63
5	500–550	527	380.00–410.00	404.19
10	550–600	575	350.00–385.00	364.93
3	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	679	310.00–330.00	322.47
6	700–750	726	320.00–347.50	337.41
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	310	530.00–540.00	535.00
3	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	493.35
9	500–550	506	440.00–465.00	452.71
2	600–650	620	380.00–390.00	385.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	440	430.00–440.00	435.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	362.39
2	600–650	638	330.00–340.00	334.94
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	523	425.00–445.00	435.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,676.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,023.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,000.00	2,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,224.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,755.00	1,755.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,631.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,630.00	1,630.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,255.00	2,255.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,080.00	3,080.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	641	1,440.00–1,480.00	1,458.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	189.00–200.00	194.48
5	—	1,408	171.00–186.00	179.76
3	—	1,832	204.00–220.00	212.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	175.00–187.00	180.90
6	—	1,050	144.00–166.00	154.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	178.00–186.00	181.45
2	—	1,230	157.00–159.00	158.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,003	141.00–146.00	143.39

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