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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 18

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 121▼ 147 vs year ago 284 · −51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 53 vs year ago 65 · −81.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area.

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 $232.02/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −107.89 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$232.02

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs SC average

−65.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	237.49	1,254	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	230.65	1,242	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about $12 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 sale10 hd

232.02

—

SC average6 barns · 66 hd

239.04

−7.02

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−65.81

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−107.89

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	1,735	168.00	2,915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	149.67	1,606	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	98.00	938	2thin

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)	1,215	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,680	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	206	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	778	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	215	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	554	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	326.36/cwt	310.00–340.00	718	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	233.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	637	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	943	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	276.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	246.20/cwt	242.50–250.00	960	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	220.52/cwt	210.00–232.50	933	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,087	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	247.39/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,187	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	235.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,233	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,363	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	234.58/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,433	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,685	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,090	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	336.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,228	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	297.61/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,244	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	279.29/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,179	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,401	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,241	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	234.92/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,346	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	663	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,624	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	225.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,598	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,606	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	930	155.22/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,741	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	730	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	843	100.45/cwt	95.00–106.00	847	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,406	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 121Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 2

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	338	320.00–325.00	322.48
5	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	336.31
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	505	275.00–280.00	277.52
2	700–750	710	210.00–240.00	225.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	270.00–287.50	279.29
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	234.98
2	550–600	573	232.50–237.50	234.92
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	418	292.50–300.00	297.61
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	663	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	206	375.00–380.00	377.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	310.00–340.00	326.36
4	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	528	235.00–240.00	237.49
4	600–650	611	230.00–247.50	234.58
1	650–700	695	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	390	242.50–250.00	246.20
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	465	232.50–235.00	233.75
1	500–550	505	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	270.00–280.00	275.04
6	350–400	379	270.00–280.00	276.70
7	450–500	480	245.00–257.50	247.39
4	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.68
2	550–600	568	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	220.00–240.00	233.29
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
4	400–450	423	210.00–232.50	220.52
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	230.00–240.00	234.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	930	153.00–160.00	155.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	159.00	159.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	95.00–106.00	100.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	124.00	124.00

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	—	950	148.00	148.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	145.00	145.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	148.00–151.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00

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.