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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Apr 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 107▼ 90 vs year ago 251 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 23▼ 10 vs year ago 17 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $270.36/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −69.54 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$270.36

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$42.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.68

vs SC average

−50.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	287.29	1,484	6thin
Medium and Large 3	544	244.97	1,333	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.32/cwt here — about $152 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 sale10 hd

270.36

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

289.04

−18.68

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−50.82

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−69.54

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	1,505	138.50	2,084	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	138.30	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	135.00	2,022	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	125.36	1,241	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$1,201	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,692	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,394	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,925	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,204	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	397.56/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,284	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	368.68/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,917	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,772	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	538	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,587	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	953	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	308.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,008	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	325.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,095	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	304.03/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,116	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.09/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,405	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.27/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,291	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,215	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	324.20/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,508	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	296.75/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,418	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	291.25/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,509	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,294	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,370	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	258.73/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,599	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,287	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,627	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	222	493.68/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,096	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	937	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	257	489.87/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,259	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	412.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,073	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	400.71/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,242	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,219	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	324.30/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,508	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.54/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,671	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,497	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	286.20/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,631	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,020	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	120.81/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	127.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,366	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,668	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	144.64/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,778	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,191	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,394.00/head	1,394.00–1,394.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,692.00/head	1,692.00–1,692.00	1,692	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,204.00/head	1,204.00–1,204.00	1,204	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	753	1,200.83/head	1,163.00–1,241.00	1,201	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 107Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year ago 17

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	139.00–152.00	144.64
4	—	1,074	120.00–135.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	139.00	139.00
3	—	920	117.00–124.00	120.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,565	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,830	165.00	165.00

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	1,204.00	1,204.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	753	1,163.00–1,241.00	1,200.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	1,020	1,692.00	1,692.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,394.00	1,394.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.97
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	260	400.00–425.00	412.74
5	300–350	310	390.00–415.00	400.71
2	500–550	518	315.00–330.00	322.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	375.00–390.00	382.50
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	465	320.00–332.50	324.30
1	500–550	530	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	570	280.00–292.50	286.20
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	222	475.00–505.00	493.68
3	250–300	257	480.00–500.00	489.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	535	330.00–332.50	331.25
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00–405.00	397.56
2	500–550	520	365.00–372.50	368.68
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	290.00–300.00	295.07
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	690	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	300.00–315.00	308.21
6	350–400	367	292.50–320.00	304.03
10	400–450	430	290.00–312.50	300.27
7	450–500	478	290.00–302.50	296.75
5	500–550	518	277.50–302.50	291.25
8	600–650	618	245.00–265.00	258.73
2	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	523	245.00–250.00	247.44
2	550–600	565	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	620	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	695	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–345.00	342.66
3	300–350	337	320.00–335.00	325.05
2	400–450	423	322.50–342.50	332.09
5	450–500	465	317.50–330.00	324.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	500–550	510	267.50	267.50

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.