Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today 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 $381.92/cwt on 28 head, up $34.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +30.30 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$381.92

▲ 34.06 vs prior sale

28 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs SC average

−45.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	406.11	2,167	9thin
Medium and Large 2	561	370.47	2,078	19thin

One grade step is worth $35.64/cwt here — about $89 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 sale28 hd

381.92

—

SC average6 barns · 125 hd

386.42

−4.50

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−45.47

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

+30.30

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	—	High	1,631	208.53	3,401	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	182.83	2,726	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	173.58	2,124	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	151.00	1,631	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,926	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,594	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,580	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	654	$1,294	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	300–350	327	486.84/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	414.87/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	352.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	316.46/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	389.57/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	441.87/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.22/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	421.89/cwt	380.00–480.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	565.77/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	389.35/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	392.77/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	330.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	432.30/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	480.10/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	431.67/cwt	395.00–450.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	432.09/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	574	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	154.38/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,474	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	177.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,381	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	182.83/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,960	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	210.37/cwt	192.50–219.00	3,435	6
Bulls	—	—	1,320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,363	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	720	1,197.57/head	1,158.00–1,245.00	1,198	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,439.58/head	1,434.00–1,446.00	1,440	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	695	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	3,877.78/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	654	1,294.00/head	1,294.00–1,294.00	1,294	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,609.00/head	1,609.00–1,609.00	1,609	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,687.00/head	2,687.00–2,687.00	2,687	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 253Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 7

No comparisons made today 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	560.00–580.00	570.22
11	250–300	251	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	327	480.00–500.00	486.84
2	400–450	438	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	514	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	558	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	375.00–405.00	389.57
2	350–400	380	410.00–420.00	414.87
4	400–450	416	380.00–480.00	421.89
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	439	420.00–450.00	441.87
13	450–500	482	415.00–440.00	432.30
9	500–550	545	370.00–400.00	392.77
9	550–600	580	340.00–370.00	352.66
5	600–650	638	330.00–335.00	330.99
3	650–700	668	300.00–325.00	316.46
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	555.00	555.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	208	645.00	645.00
6	250–300	271	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	340	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	487	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	520	475.00	475.00
9	550–600	577	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	660	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	495	465.00–485.00	480.10
2	600–650	608	370.00–375.00	372.51
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	469	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	512	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	638	340.00–360.00	349.96
3	750–800	783	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	540.00–590.00	565.77
1	300–350	320	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	395.00–450.00	431.67
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	484	320.00–420.00	389.35
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	440	400.00–440.00	432.09
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	574	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	142.50–165.00	154.38
6	—	1,235	170.00–183.00	177.27
1	—	1,960	209.00	209.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	175.00–187.00	182.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	227.00	227.00
6	—	1,633	192.50–219.00	210.37
1	—	1,320	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,158.00–1,245.00	1,197.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	654	1,294.00	1,294.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	1,434.00–1,446.00	1,439.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,609.00	1,609.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,687.00	2,687.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,877.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	4,200.00	4,200.00

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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