Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.14/cwt on 11 head, down $28.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −40.81 against this barn's trailing median of $347.95.

Average price

$307.14

▼ 28.69 vs prior sale

11 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$40.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs SC average

−38.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	340.00	1,727	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	299.84	1,589	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.16/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $347.95 across 22 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 sale11 hd

307.14

—

SC average5 barns · 168 hd

310.88

−3.74

National average160 barns · 10,255 hd

345.62

−38.48

This barn, trailing median22 sales

347.95

−40.81

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	1,323	173.03	2,290	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	137.19	2,170	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	128.40	1,648	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	128.02	1,412	5thin

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)	1,328	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	972	$1,973	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,532	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,358	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,240	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,236	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,434.99/head	1,386.00–1,500.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,838.13/head	1,818.00–1,860.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	412.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.01/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	403.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	373.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	379.81/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,785	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	436.13/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	325.15/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	427.28/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	406.86/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,542	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,236.17/head	1,121.00–1,340.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	373.32/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	723	220.92/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,548.21/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,243.00/head	2,243.00–2,243.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	403.67/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	497.47/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	481.21/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	449.29/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	402.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	459.76/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	476.61/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	123.53/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	1,532.00/head	1,532.00–1,532.00	1,532	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,119.59/head	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	447	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	135.22/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,164	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	135.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	171.43/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,177	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	145.45/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	316.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,769	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	1,092.00/head	1,092.00–1,092.00	1,092	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,358.00/head	2,358.00–2,358.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	371.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,741	7

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 381Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 68Year ago 30

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	413	390.00–425.00	412.86
7	450–500	469	350.00–385.00	371.23
3	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	340.10
2	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	287.56
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	470.00–490.00	476.61
4	250–300	276	480.00–520.00	497.47
4	300–350	320	450.00–510.00	481.21
9	350–400	363	445.00–490.00	459.76
4	400–450	420	420.00–455.00	436.13
2	450–500	463	390.00–395.00	392.46
4	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	373.70
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	723	207.50–235.00	220.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	572	315.00–330.00	325.15
2	600–650	640	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	778	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	808	285.00–290.00	287.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	428	420.00–440.00	427.28
4	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	534	360.00–380.00	373.32
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	445.00–455.00	449.29
2	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	255.00–260.00	257.50
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	316.13
2	550–600	573	295.00–320.00	307.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	257	400.00–410.00	402.18
4	300–350	310	390.00–410.00	403.67
13	350–400	379	395.00–415.00	406.86
7	400–450	406	400.00–420.00	403.60
13	450–500	470	365.00–400.00	379.81
2	500–550	508	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	447	384.00	384.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,386.00–1,500.00	1,434.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,121.00–1,340.00	1,236.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,358.00	2,358.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,119.59
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,092.00	1,092.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	970	1,818.00–1,860.00	1,838.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	2,243.00	2,243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,532.00	1,532.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	110.00–141.00	123.53
2	—	1,333	144.00–147.00	145.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,600	127.00–141.00	135.22
1	—	1,455	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	133.00–141.00	135.02
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,270	164.00–178.00	171.43
1	—	1,590	181.00	181.00

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

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

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle