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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 27

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 164▲ 32 vs year ago 110 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 55▼ 39 vs year ago 52 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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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 $307.66/cwt on 11 head, down $8.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −33.38 against this barn's trailing median of $341.04.

Average price

$307.66

▼ 8.21 vs prior sale

11 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

vs SC average

−67.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	324.86	1,808	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	297.83	1,647	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $161 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 sale11 hd

307.66

—

SC average6 barns · 103 hd

315.93

−8.27

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−67.77

This barn, trailing median22 sales

341.04

−33.38

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	—	Low	1,627	169.33	2,755	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	135.67	1,718	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	132.36	1,741	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	118.90	1,476	4thin

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)	1,390	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,793	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,125	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,295	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,220	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$1,557	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,428	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	474.90/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,724	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	433.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,903	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	378.74/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,773	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,669	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,932	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	474.30/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,020	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	417.09/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,326	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	401.75/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,495	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	357.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,489	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,701	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,736	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	302.28/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,451	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	346.78/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,675	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,482	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	334.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,757	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,672	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,852	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,790	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,219	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,494	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	524.65/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,695	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	475.94/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,751	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	439.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,839	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	424.95/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,946	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,836	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	373.33/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,904	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	315.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,799	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	346.97/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,988	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,853	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,074	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	176.66/cwt	168.00–182.00	3,054	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	114.53/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,420	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	135.67/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,718	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,793.00/head	1,793.00–1,793.00	1,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	742	1,357.35/head	1,238.00–1,452.00	1,357	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	895	1,378.00/head	1,378.00–1,378.00	1,378	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,574.50/head	1,504.00–1,645.00	1,575	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,255.00/head	1,255.00–1,255.00	1,255	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,652.00/head	1,652.00–1,652.00	1,652	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,121.00/head	2,121.00–2,121.00	2,121	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,110	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	2,295.00/head	2,295.00–2,295.00	2,295	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 164Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 55Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 32Year ago 35

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	450.00–490.00	474.30
2	300–350	318	400.00–435.00	417.09
3	350–400	372	400.00–405.00	401.75
2	400–450	428	395.00–400.00	397.46
2	450–500	463	370.00–380.00	374.92
2	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	334.71
2	550–600	588	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	480	270.00–320.00	302.28
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	490	300.00–305.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	357.12
5	450–500	483	340.00–360.00	346.78
2	500–550	518	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	567	290.00–300.00	294.96
2	650–700	663	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	810	250.00–255.00	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	265	450.00–470.00	460.00
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	480	380.00–385.00	382.50
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	315.01
2	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	650	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	700–750	703	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	925	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	290	500.00–530.00	515.00
2	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	524.65
4	350–400	368	450.00–500.00	475.94
3	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	439.84
2	450–500	458	415.00–435.00	424.95
3	500–550	510	360.00–380.00	373.33
2	550–600	573	330.00–365.00	346.97
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	460.00–490.00	474.90
3	400–450	439	430.00–435.00	433.40
1	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	658	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	377.50–380.00	378.74
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,652.00	1,652.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,121.00	2,121.00

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	—	895	1,378.00	1,378.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	1,238.00–1,452.00	1,357.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,504.00–1,645.00	1,574.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,255.00	1,255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	—	1,390	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,220.00	2,220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	2,295.00	2,295.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,793.00	1,793.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	134.00–139.00	135.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,240	102.00–125.00	114.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	130.00–135.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,729	168.00–182.00	176.66

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.