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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Apr 29

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 205▼ 114 vs year ago 325 · −35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 19▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%

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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 $286.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −53.89 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$286.01

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$57.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.83

vs SC average

−43.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	307.53	1,619	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	269.64	1,514	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	250.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.53/cwt here — about $269 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 sale15 hd

286.01

—

SC average6 barns · 170 hd

297.84

−11.83

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−43.33

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−53.89

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	1,316	160.83	2,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	147.37	1,823	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	146.94	2,264	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	129.63	1,191	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$995	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,148	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	963	$1,889	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,252	3thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	406.95/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,152	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,511	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	401.76/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,583	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,259	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,658	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	468	341.30/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,597	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	356.22/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,703	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,580	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	320.61/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,709	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	293.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,695	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,718	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	281.25/cwt	270.00–292.50	816	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	299.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	999	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	309.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,136	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	342.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,279	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	274.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,154	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,573	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	316.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,372	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	319.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,518	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	323.74/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,547	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	314.01/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,601	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	289.15/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,495	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	291.33/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,655	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	266.73/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,683	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,903	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,125	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	909	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,430	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	365.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,582	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	316.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,497	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	295.15/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,505	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	336.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,790	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	283.78/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,654	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	284.02/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,781	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,784	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	149.34/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	168.49/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,308	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	142.42/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,296	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	116.84/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,084	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	146.74/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,665	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,688	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	161.60/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,296	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	133.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,953	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	144.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,215	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	157.34/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,522	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	780	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,306.80/head	1,247.00–1,368.00	1,307	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	890	1,424.00/head	1,424.00–1,424.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	963	1,889.21/head	1,862.00–1,916.00	1,889	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	1,020	1,142.00/head	1,142.00–1,142.00	1,142	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	1,736.09/head	1,450.00–2,035.00	1,736	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	2,535.76/head	2,371.00–2,784.00	2,536	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	610	839.00/head	839.00–839.00	839	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 205Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 19Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	333	290.00–310.00	299.92
3	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	309.64
4	400–450	434	300.00–330.00	316.05
2	450–500	475	310.00–330.00	319.68
3	500–550	517	280.00–297.50	289.15
4	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	374	330.00–350.00	342.07
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	478	317.50–332.50	323.74
5	500–550	510	310.00–317.50	314.01
2	550–600	568	287.50–295.00	291.33
7	600–650	631	262.50–275.00	266.73
3	700–750	732	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	270.00–292.50	281.25
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	270.00–280.00	274.76
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	395.00–420.00	406.95
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	645	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	394	400.00–405.00	401.76
5	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	387.50	387.50
3	400–450	442	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	345.00–375.00	356.22
5	500–550	533	300.00–330.00	320.61
3	550–600	578	280.00–300.00	293.26
2	600–650	603	280.00–290.00	284.98
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	418	300.00–302.50	301.23
1	450–500	490	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	340.00–342.50	341.30
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–380.00	365.43
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	316.41
2	500–550	510	280.00–310.00	295.15
4	550–600	583	270.00–292.50	283.78
2	600–650	623	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	670	262.50–270.00	266.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	432.50	432.50
4	400–450	443	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	532	330.00–350.00	336.39
3	600–650	627	280.00–292.50	284.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	320.00–330.00	324.73
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	135.00–149.00	142.42
2	—	928	115.00–118.00	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	140.00–152.00	144.96
6	—	1,463	130.00–139.00	133.51
11	—	1,603	153.00–168.00	157.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	159.00–166.00	161.60
7	—	1,135	142.00–156.00	146.74
5	—	1,233	135.00–140.00	136.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	165.00–174.00	168.49
2	—	1,235	136.00–163.00	149.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,164	2,371.00–2,784.00	2,535.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,247.00–1,368.00	1,306.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,862.00–1,916.00	1,889.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,450.00–2,035.00	1,736.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,142.00	1,142.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,424.00	1,424.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	839.00	839.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,025.00	2,025.00

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.