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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, May 20

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 126▲ 63 vs year ago 146 · +43.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 38▼ 9 vs year ago 55 · −16.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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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 $290.18/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −49.73 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$290.18

11 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.30

vs SC average

−44.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	304.38	1,753	4thin
Medium and Large 3	527	283.35	1,493	3thin
Medium and Large 2	569	281.11	1,598	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $155 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 sale11 hd

290.18

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

309.48

−19.30

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−44.08

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−49.73

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	1,542	178.67	2,754	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	151.47	2,033	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	140.48	1,630	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	128.86	1,411	5thin

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)	1,155	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	407.59/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,500	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,817	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	847	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	299.84/cwt	292.50–307.50	690	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	379.29/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,032	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	290.98/cwt	280.00–305.00	922	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,183	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	366.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,349	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	286.00/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,058	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	333.84/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,369	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,154	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	302.08/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,435	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	273.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,301	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	283.35/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,493	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	277.31/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,603	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,779	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	428.56/cwt	400.00–445.00	943	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	451.74/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,062	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	266	450.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,199	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	421.52/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,159	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	306.19/cwt	302.50–310.00	888	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Full	315	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,110	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	399.58/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,283	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	383.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,273	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	407.40/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,467	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	385.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,663	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	365.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,770	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	342.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,797	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,502	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	301.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,852	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	124.07/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,303	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	137.14/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,583	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,776	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,887	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	145.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,914	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	155.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,125	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,090	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	740	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	790	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	910	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	857	148.18/cwt	137.50–160.00	1,270	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	873	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,158	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	161.25/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,459	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,782	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	1,210	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,803	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,659	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 126Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 7

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	230	292.50–307.50	299.84
5	300–350	317	280.00–305.00	290.98
2	350–400	370	280.00–292.50	286.00
4	400–450	412	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	273.90
3	500–550	527	282.50–285.00	283.35
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	345.04
2	350–400	353	330.00–340.00	335.04
2	400–450	410	330.00–337.50	333.84
5	450–500	475	295.00–320.00	302.08
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	578	260.00–290.00	277.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	272	365.00–400.00	379.29
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	368	350.00–380.00	366.70
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	588	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	302.50–310.00	306.19
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	527	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	332	380.00–390.00	383.32
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	432	380.00–390.00	385.04
6	450–500	484	360.00–380.00	365.70
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	614	295.00–305.00	301.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	400.00–445.00	428.56
3	250–300	275	400.00–435.00	421.52
6	300–350	321	395.00–405.00	399.58
2	350–400	360	400.00–415.00	407.40
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	525	340.00–350.00	342.38
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	450.00–455.00	451.74
4	250–300	266	445.00–455.00	450.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	725	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	368	405.00–412.50	407.59
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	466	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	150.00–160.00	155.76
3	—	1,313	141.00–148.00	145.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	150.00–151.00	150.52
6	—	1,154	120.00–144.00	137.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	113.00–132.00	124.07
1	—	1,275	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,520	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,420	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	205.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	182.50	182.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	875	195.00	195.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	227.50	227.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	3	—	857	137.50–160.00	148.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	130.00–135.00	132.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	155.00	155.00

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	—	1,165	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	155.00–167.50	161.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	149.00	149.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,155	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	197.50	197.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.