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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 192▼ 31 vs year ago 195 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 24▲ 13 vs year ago 42 · +31.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.06/cwt on 25 head, down $0.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −33.45 against this barn's trailing median of $351.51.

Average price

$318.06

▼ 0.23 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$90.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	375.00	1,875	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	323.76	1,774	19thin
Medium and Large 3	546	284.99	1,556	5thin

One grade step is worth $90.01/cwt here — about $319 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

318.06

—

SC average6 barns · 117 hd

334.22

−16.16

This barn, trailing median25 sales

351.51

−33.45

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $351.51 across 25 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	1,587	162.50	2,579	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	129.98	1,654	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	121.90	1,080	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,627	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,592	6
Heifer Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$4,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,357	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	419.89/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,910	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	336.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,915	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,981	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,162	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	288.32/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,341	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	464.88/cwt	460.00–470.00	976	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	362.16/cwt	355.00–370.00	989	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	402.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,268	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,650	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	354.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,660	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	371.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,778	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,805	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	257.40/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,583	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	277.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,822	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	237	418.31/cwt	410.00–425.00	991	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	436.90/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,197	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	406.40/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,138	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,280	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	435.28/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,389	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	423.17/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,769	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	378.40/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,616	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	399.09/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,832	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	375.12/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,744	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	297.77/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,453	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	326.83/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,703	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	286.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,531	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	324.45/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,879	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	260.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,582	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	313.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,946	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,732	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	282.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,881	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	154.46/cwt	142.50–165.00	2,275	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	186.62/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,602	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	113.95/cwt	104.00–120.00	953	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,261	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	124.09/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,338	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	133.91/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,877	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	775	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	3,801.56/head	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	3,577.11/head	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,577	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	3,849.02/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,849	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,853.06/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,308	3,074.57/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	920	1,357.00/head	1,357.00–1,357.00	1,357	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 192Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 24Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 22

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	130.00–137.00	132.49
4	—	836	104.00–120.00	113.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	121.00–127.00	124.09
3	—	1,402	131.00–137.00	133.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	184.00–189.00	186.62
6	—	1,473	142.50–165.00	154.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	488	280.00–315.00	297.77
4	500–550	535	280.00–290.00	286.24
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	608	250.00–270.00	260.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	420.00–455.00	436.90
5	300–350	319	420.00–445.00	435.28
3	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	418	405.00–440.00	423.17
6	450–500	459	390.00–405.00	399.09
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	630	270.00–280.00	274.92
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	410.00–425.00	418.31
3	250–300	280	400.00–415.00	406.40
2	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	402.52
3	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	378.40
5	450–500	465	360.00–380.00	375.12
9	500–550	521	315.00–340.00	326.83
9	550–600	579	310.00–335.00	324.45
5	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	313.95
4	650–700	666	280.00–290.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	355.00–370.00	362.16
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	615	245.00–270.00	257.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	460.00–470.00	464.88
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–405.00	402.58
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	415	385.00–410.00	397.50
8	450–500	479	370.00–380.00	371.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	354.80
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	573	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
9	650–700	656	270.00–280.00	277.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	410.00–430.00	419.89
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	569	320.00–345.00	336.50
2	650–700	683	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	763	280.00–285.00	283.35
3	800–850	812	285.00–290.00	288.32
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,849.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,853.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,074.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,005	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,577.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,801.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,357.00	1,357.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	4,050.00	4,050.00

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.