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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 223▲ 28 vs year ago 164 · +17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 9 vs year ago 15 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%

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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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.89/cwt on 9 head, up $13.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 22 comparable sales and sits −12.15 against this barn's trailing median of $341.04.

Average price

$328.89

▲ 13.02 vs prior sale

9 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$37.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

vs SC average

−43.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	337.14	1,997	7thin
Medium and Large 2	583	300.00	1,749	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.14/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

328.89

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

317.32

+11.57

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−43.87

This barn, trailing median22 sales

341.04

−12.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $341.04 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,433	164.77	2,361	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	139.36	1,727	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	137.86	1,995	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	115.33	1,258	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,553	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,416	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,785	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,294	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,743	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,638	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	421	413.47/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,741	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,946	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	486	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,677	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	353.04/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,012	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,087	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	299.96/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,896	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,148	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,501	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	861	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	406.45/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,126	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	417.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,377	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,548	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,560	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	361.67/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,682	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,749	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	597	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,030	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	275.12/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,692	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,131	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	284.32/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,896	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	960	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	387.42/cwt	385.00–390.00	922	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	394.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,086	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	444.35/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,413	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,598	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	397.36/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,629	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	433.25/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,815	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	367.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,855	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	338.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,775	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,747	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	810	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,079	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	246.67/cwt	230.00–260.00	2,015	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2Value Added	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,327	162.36/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	111.88/cwt	92.50–124.00	1,213	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	139.36/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,727	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	142.79/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,082	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	2,294.00/head	2,294.00–2,294.00	2,294	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,553.00/head	1,553.00–1,553.00	1,553	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,532.00/head	1,532.00–1,532.00	1,532	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	645	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	600	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,872.00/head	1,872.00–1,872.00	1,872	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	855	1,248.00/head	1,248.00–1,248.00	1,248	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	903	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	935	1,613.00/head	1,613.00–1,613.00	1,613	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,957.00/head	1,957.00–1,957.00	1,957	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	2,266.00/head	2,266.00–2,266.00	2,266	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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 223Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 11

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	277	400.00–410.00	406.45
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.45
3	450–500	465	360.00–365.00	361.67
2	550–600	583	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	265.00–280.00	275.12
6	650–700	667	270.00–295.00	284.32
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	330	415.00–420.00	417.42
2	350–400	373	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	597	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	636	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	632	285.00–320.00	299.96
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	623	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	693	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	503	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	570	345.00–370.00	353.04
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	820	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	850–900	890	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	395.00–420.00	413.47
5	450–500	486	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	385.00–390.00	387.42
2	250–300	275	390.00–400.00	394.82
4	400–450	410	385.00–410.00	397.36
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	525	330.00–345.00	338.19
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	613	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	817	230.00–260.00	246.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	810	250.00–260.00	256.65
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	480.00	480.00
8	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	444.35
3	350–400	355	445.00–455.00	450.00
6	400–450	419	420.00–460.00	433.25
2	500–550	505	350.00–385.00	367.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,553.00	1,553.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,532.00	1,532.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,785.00	1,785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,872.00	1,872.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,957.00	1,957.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,266.00	2,266.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,613.00	1,613.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,248.00	1,248.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	2,294.00	2,294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	138.00–148.00	142.79
1	—	1,425	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	92.50–124.00	111.88
1	—	1,130	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	136.00–144.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,327	161.00–165.00	162.36

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.