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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Nov 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 142▼ 11 vs year ago 161 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 13▼ 31 vs year ago 60 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%

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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 $299.13/cwt on 12 head, down $8.52 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −40.77 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$299.13

▼ 8.52 vs prior sale

12 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$25.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.53

vs SC average

−61.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	320.00	1,786	2thin
Medium and Large 2	554	294.96	1,633	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.04/cwt here — about $153 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 sale12 hd

299.13

—

SC average5 barns · 116 hd

318.66

−19.53

National average45 barns · 4,335 hd

360.81

−61.68

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−40.77

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 $339.91 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	1,250	141.90	1,774	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	135.91	1,542	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	124.00	1,820	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	112.76	1,158	6thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,782	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,275	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,112	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,110	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,490	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	353.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,690	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	405.80/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,136	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	363.47/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,189	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	390.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,280	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	389.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,506	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	386.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,651	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,588	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	366.58/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	323.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,547	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	297.96/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,532	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	291.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,731	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	409.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,085	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	454.78/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,287	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	471.72/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,557	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	432.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,557	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,444	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	440.03/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,769	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	408	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,438	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	387.56/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,632	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	378.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,762	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	335.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,771	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	305.05/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,647	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	282.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,632	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	284.72/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,930	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	229.67/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,752	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,131	138.48/cwt	110.00–155.00	1,566	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	104.24/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,050	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	191.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,983	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,270	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	113.44/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,309	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	132.64/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,578	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,803	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,782.36/head	2,684.00–2,900.00	2,782	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,035	1,273.00/head	1,273.00–1,273.00	1,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	830	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

This sale against other markets

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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 142Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 13Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 18

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
2	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	327	350.00–380.00	363.47
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	435	350.00–375.00	365.08
8	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	323.64
5	500–550	514	280.00–310.00	297.96
5	550–600	593	290.00–300.00	291.96
2	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	390.00–420.00	405.80
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	390.23
5	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	389.03
3	400–450	427	385.00–390.00	386.70
3	450–500	458	355.00–375.00	366.58
2	550–600	558	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–310.00	305.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	385.00–395.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	353.63
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00–420.00	409.62
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	380	375.00–385.00	379.96
6	400–450	421	370.00–410.00	387.56
5	450–500	465	370.00–385.00	378.99
2	500–550	528	320.00–350.00	335.36
2	550–600	578	280.00–285.00	282.42
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	678	270.00–300.00	284.72
2	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	763	210.00–250.00	229.67
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	295.00–310.00	305.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	283	430.00–480.00	454.78
3	300–350	330	470.00–475.00	471.72
2	350–400	360	420.00–445.00	432.50
5	400–450	402	420.00–445.00	440.03
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,110.00	1,110.00

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	1	—	800	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,035	1,273.00	1,273.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,120	2,684.00–2,900.00	2,782.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	108.00–120.00	113.44
3	—	1,190	126.00–140.00	132.64
3	—	1,035	185.00–200.00	191.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	97.50–107.50	104.24
3	—	1,047	120.00–124.00	121.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,515	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	110.00–155.00	138.48
1	—	1,845	159.00	159.00

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.