Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.22/cwt on 12 head, up $25.14 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −73.40 against this barn's trailing median of $369.62.

Average price

$296.22

▲ 25.14 vs prior sale

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$42.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	335.00	1,759	1thin
Medium and Large 2	553	292.70	1,619	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $369.62 across 23 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 sale12 hd

296.22

—

SC average6 barns · 69 hd

297.05

−0.83

This barn, trailing median23 sales

369.62

−73.40

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	1,803	199.85	3,603	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	151.39	2,329	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	142.16	1,719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	139.28	1,484	8thin

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)	1,025	$3,185	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$2,708	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$2,451	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,448	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$1,034	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$2,925	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	886	$2,118	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,679	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	886	$1,340	8
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,153	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	730	1,679.00/head	1,679.00–1,679.00	1,679	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,678.52/head	1,665.00–1,690.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,700.11/head	1,661.00–1,743.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	2,448.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,751.99/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,752	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	868	1,097.95/head	1,044.00–1,148.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	2,404.11/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	419.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,347	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,866.67/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,867	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	967	2,217.89/head	2,193.00–2,225.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	464.82/cwt	450.00–480.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	303.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	373.37/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	314.78/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	325.44/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	795	1,034.00/head	1,034.00–1,034.00	1,034	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	780	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	803	1,133.13/head	1,117.00–1,148.00	1,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	866	1,273.89/head	1,189.00–1,362.00	1,274	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	665	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	735	1,838.00/head	1,838.00–1,838.00	1,838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	147.43/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,582	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	199.85/cwt	199.00–201.00	3,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	145.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,890	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	135.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,383	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,421	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,746.75/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,747	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,262.00/head	1,262.00–1,262.00	1,262	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,059.15/head	2,014.00–2,100.00	2,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	142.68/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	299.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	278.45/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,587	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	3,184.96/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	355.68/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	293.09/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	622	253.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	314.86/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	338.42/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	340.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	283.00/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	374.12/cwt	360.00–390.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	244.82/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	339.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	308.10/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	312.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	337.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	292.52/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	299.51/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 210Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 21

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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,679.00	1,679.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,838.00	1,838.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,665.00–1,690.00	1,678.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,262.00	1,262.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,014.00–2,100.00	2,059.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,044.00–1,148.00	1,097.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	866	1,189.00–1,362.00	1,273.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	967	2,193.00–2,225.00	2,217.89
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	1,117.00–1,148.00	1,133.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,866.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	870	1,661.00–1,743.00	1,700.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,448.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,404.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,005	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,751.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,746.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,184.96
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,034.00	1,034.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	450.00–480.00	464.82
2	250–300	283	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	321	410.00–430.00	419.60
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	315.00–320.00	317.48
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	340.00–380.00	355.68
6	400–450	420	330.00–360.00	339.29
4	450–500	464	330.00–360.00	337.28
4	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	292.52
6	550–600	565	280.00–310.00	299.93
5	600–650	615	265.00–290.00	283.00
3	650–700	678	235.00–260.00	244.82
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	322.56
3	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	299.51
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	622	250.00–260.00	253.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	373.37
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
11	500–550	510	320.00–330.00	325.44
4	550–600	561	305.00–320.00	312.62
5	600–650	610	290.00–310.00	303.95
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	360.00–390.00	374.12
5	300–350	334	335.00–350.00	340.00
7	400–450	421	325.00–350.00	338.42
2	450–500	475	320.00–325.00	322.55
3	500–550	515	285.00–305.00	293.09
3	550–600	570	260.00–290.00	278.45
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	295.00–320.00	308.10
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	305.00–325.00	314.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	482	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	305.00–325.00	314.86
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	838	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	623	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	147.00–148.00	147.43
3	—	1,572	150.00–157.00	154.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	135.00–141.00	138.98
5	—	1,295	144.00–150.00	145.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	132.00–139.00	135.88
4	—	1,113	140.00–146.00	142.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	199.00–201.00	199.85

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