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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 14

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 249▼ 157 vs year ago 325 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 71 vs year ago 114 · −62.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 31▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Light offerings 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.03/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −104.88 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$235.03

23 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$60.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs SC average

−69.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	251.66	1,433	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	231.55	1,310	10thin
Medium and Large 3	529	191.17	1,011	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.49/cwt here — about $422 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

235.03

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

242.63

−7.60

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−69.00

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−104.88

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	—	Average	1,688	156.29	2,638	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	131.28	1,528	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	127.53	2,009	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	120.56	1,175	9thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,445	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,613	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,347	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,400	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,624	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,564	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	513	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	271.04/cwt	255.00–280.00	718	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	240.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	666	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	317.06/cwt	312.50–320.00	900	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	300.79/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,137	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	383	236.37/cwt	230.00–242.50	905	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	193.83/cwt	187.50–200.00	746	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	292.89/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,221	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	276.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,206	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,239	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	250.87/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,284	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	191.17/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,011	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	231.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,239	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	231.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,340	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,497	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	206.28/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	393.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,099	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	360.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,127	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	260.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	815	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	389.20/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,417	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	356.33/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,336	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	259.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,013	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	239.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,019	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	313.71/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,390	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	310.03/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,466	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	231.96/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,213	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,356	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	156.29/cwt	131.00–164.00	2,638	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	122.13/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,198	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	127.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,507	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,412	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,009	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	808	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,535	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,613.00/head	1,613.00–1,613.00	1,613	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 249Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 31Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	255.00–280.00	271.04
5	400–450	437	270.00–280.00	276.04
2	450–500	470	260.00–267.50	263.71
3	500–550	535	225.00–240.00	231.65
7	550–600	579	220.00–240.00	231.51
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	665	202.50–210.00	206.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	230.00	230.00
5	250–300	277	230.00–250.00	240.47
2	350–400	385	187.50–200.00	193.83
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	529	182.50–210.00	191.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	312.50–320.00	317.06
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	378	285.00–317.50	300.79
8	400–450	417	282.50–297.50	292.89
3	500–550	512	250.00–252.50	250.87
7	550–600	594	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	230.00–242.50	236.37
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–362.50	356.33
2	400–450	443	307.50–320.00	313.71
6	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	310.03
2	500–550	508	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	607	220.00–230.00	223.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	370.00–400.00	393.87
6	300–350	313	350.00–370.00	360.13
5	350–400	364	380.00–405.00	389.20
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	250.00–270.00	260.40
2	350–400	390	250.00–270.00	259.87
2	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	239.76
2	500–550	523	220.00–245.00	231.96
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.37
2	500–550	500	270.00–290.00	280.00
2	600–650	637	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–235.00	232.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	178.00	178.00
9	—	1,178	120.00–132.00	127.90
1	—	850	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	108.00	108.00
8	—	981	118.00–128.00	122.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	126.00–129.00	127.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	131.00–164.00	156.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	860	1,613.00	1,613.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	190.00	190.00

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	—	840	1,445.00	1,445.00

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.