Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.94/cwt on 49 head, down $27.91 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −17.75 against this barn's trailing median of $413.69.

Average price

$395.94

▼ 27.91 vs prior sale

49 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.57

vs SC average

−5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	395.94	2,290	49

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $374.53, median $413.69 across 10 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 sale49 hd

395.94

—

SC average5 barns · 137 hd

370.37

+25.57

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−5.94

This barn, trailing median10 sales

413.69

−17.75

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	1,503	204.64	3,076	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	166.45	2,367	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	165.88	1,811	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	156.85	1,806	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,558	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,644	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	348.83/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	454.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,334	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	342	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	645	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	420.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	399.35/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	335.24/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,853.00/head	1,853.00–1,853.00	1,853	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	1,238.00/head	1,238.00–1,238.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	361.60/cwt	346.00–367.50	2,376	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	350.15/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,201	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	204.64/cwt	197.00–213.00	3,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	179.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	157.97/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,558.00/head	1,558.00–1,558.00	1,558	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,761.00/head	1,761.00–1,761.00	1,761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	165.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	161.77/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 105Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 24

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
6	300–350	332	440.00–470.00	454.76
5	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	420.49
9	400–450	408	390.00–402.50	399.35
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	528	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	330.00–370.00	350.15
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	515	340.00–352.00	348.83
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	360.00–370.00	365.03
2	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	335.24
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	508	393.00	393.00
15	650–700	657	346.00–367.50	361.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	411.00	411.00
38	550–600	594	393.00	393.00
10	750–800	751	344.00	344.00

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	—	645	1,435.00	1,435.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,853.00	1,853.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,761.00	1,761.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,238.00	1,238.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,558.00	1,558.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	197.00–213.00	204.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	175.00–185.00	179.06
5	—	1,004	140.00–168.00	157.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,423	162.00–169.00	165.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	161.00–163.00	161.77
1	—	1,155	147.00	147.00

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle