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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 4

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 221▼ 72 vs year ago 360 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 54▼ 57 vs year ago 98 · −58.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $233.64/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −106.26 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$233.64

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs SC average

−65.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	236.23	1,303	13thin
Medium and Large 3	560	200.00	1,120	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $183 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 sale14 hd

233.64

—

SC average6 barns · 133 hd

245.64

−11.99

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−65.22

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−106.26

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	1,680	148.02	2,487	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	134.80	1,540	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	132.50	1,920	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	121.19	1,377	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,291	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	350.81/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,501	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	452	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,559	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	466	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,643	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	607	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,578	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,470	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	223.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	602	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	271.24/cwt	260.00–285.00	846	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	212.76/cwt	205.00–220.00	664	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	283.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,066	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	215.15/cwt	200.00–232.50	815	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	873	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	270.92/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,135	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,057	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	272.25/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,282	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	488	243.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,188	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	236.19/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,200	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	513	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,064	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	571	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,450	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	944	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	289.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	899	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	356.94/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,160	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	368	339.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,249	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	353.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,324	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	347.47/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,452	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	289.81/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,266	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	319.54/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,479	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	287.45/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,331	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,562	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,443	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,800	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	247.64/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,436	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	129.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,586	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	3,118	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,132	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,566	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	126.87/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,482	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	136.67/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,859	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,058	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,237	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	885	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	963	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,275	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 221Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 54Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	220.00	220.00
6	250–300	270	210.00–230.00	223.03
5	300–350	312	205.00–220.00	212.76
7	350–400	379	200.00–232.50	215.15
2	400–450	415	200.00–220.00	210.36
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	260.00–285.00	271.24
6	350–400	376	270.00–290.00	283.44
6	400–450	419	260.00–285.00	270.92
4	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	272.25
2	500–550	508	232.50–240.00	236.19
2	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	635	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	420	250.00–255.00	251.65
3	450–500	488	230.00–250.00	243.44
2	500–550	513	200.00–215.00	207.32
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	395	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	571	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	325	345.00–375.00	356.94
3	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	353.11
6	400–450	418	342.50–360.00	347.47
10	450–500	463	315.00–327.50	319.54
2	500–550	512	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	576	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	311	285.00–300.00	289.14
3	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	437	285.00–300.00	289.81
3	450–500	463	280.00–302.50	287.45
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	566	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	330.00–345.00	339.30
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	580	235.00–275.00	247.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	452	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	235.18
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	607	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	345.00–347.50	346.22
3	400–450	428	350.00–352.50	350.81
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	133.00	133.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,045	122.00	122.00

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	2	—	885	107.50–110.00	108.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	152.00–153.00	152.32
2	—	1,943	160.00–161.00	160.46
2	—	1,390	120.00–140.00	129.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	122.00–135.00	126.87
2	—	1,058	105.00–109.00	106.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	124.00–126.00	125.03
8	—	1,141	132.00–142.00	137.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,360	134.00–139.00	136.67

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.