Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $340.52/cwt on 19 head, down $12.18 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −11.11 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$340.52

▼ 12.18 vs prior sale

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs SC average

−60.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	350.00	1,925	6thin
Medium and Large 2	566	336.14	1,902	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

340.52

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

352.56

−12.05

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−60.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−11.11

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	1,378	197.48	2,721	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	169.95	2,004	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,900	168.00	3,192	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	151.07	1,456	4thin

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	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,299	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,792	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,606	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,481	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,192	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	660	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	551.63/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	615.94/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,417	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	155.42/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,539	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	164.42/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,894	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,263.00/head	2,263.00–2,263.00	2,263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	197.48/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,721	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	176.86/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	345.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,299.00/head	1,299.00–1,299.00	1,299	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,606.00/head	1,606.00–1,606.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	370.37/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	365.28/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	357.35/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	376.19/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	339.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	301.44/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	386.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	408.24/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	378.14/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	368.47/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	471.43/cwt	455.00–500.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	454.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	412.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	346.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.98/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	307.56/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,244	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 151Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 19

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	155.00–156.00	155.42
1	—	885	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	162.00–169.00	164.42
4	—	1,213	170.00–184.00	176.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	191.00–204.00	197.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,320.00	1,320.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,481.00	1,481.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,263.00	2,263.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,606.00	1,606.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,299.00	1,299.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	1,375.00	1,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	538	450.00–455.00	454.01
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	634	410.00–420.00	412.37
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	600.00–640.00	615.94
2	250–300	260	530.00–575.00	551.63
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	363	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	409.98
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	708	340.00–345.00	342.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	368	335.00–380.00	357.35
8	400–450	433	320.00–380.00	365.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	534	350.00–395.00	368.47
3	550–600	563	350.00–395.00	378.14
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	455.00–500.00	471.43
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	367	420.00–430.00	424.93
2	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	557	345.00–350.00	346.00
2	650–700	660	335.00–345.00	340.00
2	700–750	718	290.00–325.00	307.56
2	800–850	807	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	370.00–380.00	375.10
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	444	335.00–350.00	345.90
4	450–500	458	330.00–350.00	339.89
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	390.00–420.00	408.24
4	300–350	336	300.00–410.00	370.37
3	350–400	372	380.00–400.00	386.55
2	400–450	438	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	476	370.00–390.00	376.19
4	500–550	516	340.00–360.00	349.95
9	550–600	588	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	620	280.00–315.00	301.44
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

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

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