Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.62/cwt on 13 head, down $41.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −4.62 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$369.62

▼ 41.83 vs prior sale

13 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$94.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.64

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	405.60	2,279	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	315.00	1,701	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	311.33	1,681	4thin

One grade step is worth $94.27/cwt here — about $598 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

369.62

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

410.26

−40.64

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−4.62

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	1,574	196.88	3,099	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	173.37	2,200	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,070	159.09	1,703	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	137.01	1,142	22

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)	1,250	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,208	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	939	$1,939	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,927	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,273	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	435.54/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	522.97/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	298.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	317.10/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	506.34/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	339.67/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.08/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	490.70/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	537.36/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	324.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	430.34/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	518.31/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	579.83/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	390.75/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	458.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	554.79/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	407.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	381.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	438.18/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	292.44/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	354.89/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	435.24/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	289.00/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	408	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	421.52/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	454.40/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	356.23/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	454.04/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	359.95/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	415.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	307.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	147.55/cwt	140.00–167.50	1,259	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	121.78/cwt	100.00–135.00	980	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	150.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,543	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	164.13/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,812	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	169.23/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	195.80/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,055	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	833	1,272.78/head	1,017.00–1,521.00	1,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,207.99/head	2,115.00–2,300.00	2,208	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,927.00/head	1,927.00–1,927.00	1,927	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	933	1,983.00/head	1,836.00–2,136.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,805.00/head	1,805.00–1,805.00	1,805	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 215Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 27Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 11

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
3	250–300	265	430.00–455.00	438.18
2	300–350	313	425.00–445.00	435.24
5	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	407.89
3	450–500	487	380.00–385.00	381.61
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	571	325.00–370.00	354.89
4	600–650	610	285.00–310.00	298.13
2	650–700	693	275.00–310.00	292.44
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	545.00–565.00	554.79
4	250–300	284	495.00–545.00	522.97
10	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	458.56
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.27
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	435	300.00–335.00	317.10
2	500–550	523	260.00–320.00	289.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	454.04
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	379	490.00–495.00	490.70
3	400–450	415	420.00–440.00	430.08
3	450–500	475	410.00–450.00	435.54
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	615	320.00–360.00	339.67
4	650–700	681	310.00–330.00	324.97
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	575.00–585.00	579.83
3	250–300	272	515.00–520.00	518.31
2	300–350	318	535.00–540.00	537.36
3	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	506.34
2	400–450	408	470.00–480.00	474.97
4	450–500	456	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	512	400.00–445.00	430.34
5	550–600	592	380.00–425.00	390.75
2	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–420.00	415.07
4	450–500	478	330.00–380.00	359.95
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	300.00–315.00	307.65
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
8	450–500	486	450.00–455.00	454.40
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	717	355.00–360.00	356.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	573	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	473	410.00–435.00	421.52
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	853	140.00–167.50	147.55
9	—	805	100.00–135.00	121.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,315	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,178	166.00–173.00	169.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	142.00–156.00	150.81
1	—	1,115	175.00	175.00
10	—	1,104	158.00–170.00	164.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,655	192.00–198.00	195.80
1	—	1,055	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,017.00–1,521.00	1,272.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,927.00	1,927.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,115.00–2,300.00	2,207.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	933	1,836.00–2,136.00	1,983.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,805.00	1,805.00

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

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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