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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 215▲ 11 vs year ago 238 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 57▼ 26 vs year ago 72 · −36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 17 vs year ago 14 · +121.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate 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 $239.76/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −100.15 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$239.76

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$82.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs SC average

−65.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	262.51	1,370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	531	238.06	1,265	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.51/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

239.76

—

SC average4 barns · 63 hd

239.86

−0.10

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−65.48

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−100.15

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 $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	1,483	145.44	2,157	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	122.74	1,880	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	118.11	1,379	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	107.01	1,159	8thin

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)	1,049	$1,461	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$1,458	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,316	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$900	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,578	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	408.69/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,545	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	264.90/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,001	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	408.50/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,659	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	271.43/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,281	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,606	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	301.77/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,593	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	263.52/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,518	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	229.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,329	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	208.63/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,586	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	285.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	283.65/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,072	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	276.20/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,179	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	240.89/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,031	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	262.30/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,254	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,365	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	238.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,220	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,331	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,148	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	387.59/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,264	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	366.95/cwt	320.00–397.50	1,497	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	361.18/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,643	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	323.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,490	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,562	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	273.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,429	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	257.53/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,481	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	241.82/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,487	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	152.31/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,248	7
Bulls	—	—	1,489	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,076	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	97.25/cwt	75.00–106.00	990	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	114.49/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,274	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	116.77/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,341	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	118.91/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,403	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	127.78/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,878	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	115.17/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,872	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	929	152.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,412	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	1,316.32/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,399.80/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,525.78/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,526	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	1,575.59/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	888	106.03/cwt	93.00–117.50	942	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,177	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 215Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	400.00–417.50	408.69
5	400–450	406	407.50–410.00	408.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00–280.00	264.90
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	472	250.00–295.00	271.43
10	550–600	576	250.00–290.00	263.52
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	760	200.00–217.50	208.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	498	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	229.96
1	600–650	620	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	528	290.00–317.50	301.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	428	230.00–252.50	240.89
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	512	230.00–245.00	238.34
2	550–600	560	230.00–245.00	237.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	332	280.00–290.00	285.93
11	350–400	378	260.00–300.00	283.65
5	400–450	427	260.00–295.00	276.20
9	450–500	478	255.00–280.00	262.30
2	500–550	508	267.50–270.00	268.76
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	292	390.00–400.00	393.26
5	300–350	326	350.00–400.00	387.59
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	408	320.00–397.50	366.95
2	450–500	455	355.00–367.50	361.18
2	500–550	510	302.50–310.00	306.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	460	320.00–340.00	323.92
3	500–550	523	260.00–280.00	273.18
3	550–600	575	252.50–262.50	257.53
8	600–650	615	241.00–247.50	241.82
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	463	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	111.00–118.00	114.49
9	—	1,180	114.00–126.00	118.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	112.00–121.00	116.77
4	—	1,018	75.00–106.00	97.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	114.00–117.00	115.17
3	—	1,470	124.00–131.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	135.00–145.00	139.43
7	—	1,476	144.00–158.00	152.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,316.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,399.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,525.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	93.00–117.50	106.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	118.00	118.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	112.00–115.00	113.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	157.00	157.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	929	140.00–170.00	152.00

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.