Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $335.42/cwt on 20 head, up $39.20 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −34.20 against this barn's trailing median of $369.62.

Average price

$335.42

▲ 39.20 vs prior sale

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$66.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	358.74	1,854	13thin
Medium and Large 2	570	292.11	1,665	7thin

One grade step is worth $66.63/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

335.42

—

SC average6 barns · 103 hd

329.40

+6.02

This barn, trailing median23 sales

369.62

−34.20

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	—	Low	1,170	169.00	1,977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	150.33	2,316	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	145.32	1,746	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	118.85	1,236	9thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,138	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,607	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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	400–450	435	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	309.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	288.55/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	299.23/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	311.21/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	152.56/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,394	7
Bulls	—	—	1,095	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,138.01/head	2,093.00–2,184.00	2,138	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,196.00/head	1,196.00–1,196.00	1,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	135.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,192	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	140.42/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	142.54/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	110.64/cwt	60.00–127.50	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	301.79/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	317.38/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	376.69/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	287.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	378.05/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	359.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,850	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	392.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	270.01/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	491.02/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	331.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	397.38/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	423.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	408.27/cwt	404.99–415.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	433.52/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	311.57/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	870	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,814.66/head	1,720.00–1,964.00	1,815	4
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	680	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 168Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 49Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	435	350.00–355.00	352.44
4	450–500	478	300.00–325.00	317.38
4	500–550	514	280.00–297.50	288.55
11	550–600	578	280.00–307.50	301.79
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	274.85
2	700–750	705	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	255.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	465.00–520.00	491.02
4	300–350	320	390.00–410.00	397.38
2	350–400	365	385.00–400.00	392.19
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	472	335.00	335.00
9	500–550	531	315.00–335.00	331.64
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	310.00–315.00	311.21
5	550–600	572	300.00–315.00	309.95
6	600–650	619	290.00–305.00	299.23
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	713	275.00–280.00	277.46
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	405	410.00–420.00	415.00
8	500–550	520	377.00–385.00	378.05
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	675	305.00–320.00	311.57
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	395.00–400.00	397.40
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	375.00–380.00	376.69
2	500–550	528	300.00–305.00	302.44
5	550–600	587	275.00–295.00	287.98
2	600–650	608	285.00–295.00	289.94
2	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	320.00–330.00	324.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	585.00	585.00
3	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	423.45
4	350–400	363	425.00–440.00	433.52
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	458	404.99–415.00	408.27
12	500–550	514	350.00–365.00	359.89
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	710	275.00–280.00	278.33
6	750–800	768	267.50–272.50	270.01
2	800–850	825	260.00–270.00	264.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,093.00–2,184.00	2,138.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,720.00–1,964.00	1,814.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,196.00	1,196.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	148.00–159.00	152.56
2	—	1,440	142.00–143.00	142.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	132.00–140.00	135.28
6	—	983	60.00–127.50	110.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,145	135.00–144.00	140.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,245	187.00	187.00

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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