Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

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 $340.37/cwt on 8 head, down $14.01 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −11.26 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$340.37

▼ 14.01 vs prior sale

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$107.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.58

vs SC average

−83.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	397.49	2,019	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	327.59	1,799	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	290.00	1,566	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.49/cwt here — about $453 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 sale8 hd

340.37

—

SC average6 barns · 126 hd

369.95

−29.58

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−83.70

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−11.26

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	1,422	187.83	2,670	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	166.04	2,235	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	153.24	1,606	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	146.95	1,680	2thin

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)	1,080	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,838	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,496	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,917	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,864	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	250–300	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	413.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	406.52/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	466.43/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	314.94/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	367.34/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	555.00/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.75/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	437.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	431.58/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	316.76/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	270.07/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	350.71/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	504.71/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	427.41/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	354.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	415.81/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	336.03/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	448.47/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	359.17/cwt	325.00–361.00	2,636	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	372.15/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	362.96/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	431.36/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	368.39/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,403	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	171.96/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	602.42/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	549.81/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	568.11/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	398.65/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,864.00/head	1,864.00–1,864.00	1,864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	1,496.00/head	1,496.00–1,496.00	1,496	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	685	1,404.00/head	1,404.00–1,404.00	1,404	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,429.00/head	2,429.00–2,429.00	2,429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,193	183.16/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	146.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	150.56/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,576	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,815	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 300Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 18

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	530.00–580.00	555.00
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	327	460.00–480.00	466.43
2	400–450	405	430.00–445.00	437.50
2	500–550	508	395.00–400.00	397.49
7	750–800	791	292.50	292.50
2	850–900	888	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–510.00	504.71
4	250–300	278	420.00–470.00	448.47
3	300–350	328	400.00–450.00	427.41
3	350–400	370	400.00–445.00	415.81
3	400–450	410	400.00–420.00	413.17
20	450–500	473	400.00–412.50	406.52
3	500–550	520	310.00–350.00	336.03
2	550–600	593	300.00–330.00	314.94
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
2	850–900	890	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	724	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	310	350.00–365.00	354.86
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	382	400.00–480.00	431.36
4	400–450	431	405.00–460.00	431.58
5	450–500	459	420.00–460.00	437.15
2	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	583	360.00–375.00	367.34
4	600–650	615	300.00–330.00	307.75
3	650–700	680	300.00–330.00	316.76
3	700–750	700	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	600.00–605.00	602.42
3	250–300	268	550.00–605.00	568.11
2	300–350	333	545.00–555.00	549.81
3	350–400	362	500.00	500.00
4	550–600	555	380.00–440.00	398.65
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	372	330.00–380.00	362.96
4	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	372.15
6	450–500	480	350.00–380.00	368.39
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	678	250.00–290.00	270.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	585	445.00	445.00
9	650–700	691	340.00–353.00	350.71
19	700–750	734	325.00–361.00	359.17
1	800–850	840	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	150.00–158.00	154.21
4	—	1,240	169.00–176.00	171.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	142.00–152.00	146.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	140.00–160.00	150.56
1	—	1,055	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	180.00–186.00	183.16
1	—	1,980	211.00	211.00
1	—	1,320	174.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,910.00	1,910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,496.00	1,496.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,864.00	1,864.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,404.00	1,404.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,429.00	2,429.00

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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