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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 10

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 173▼ 83 vs year ago 295 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 27 vs year ago 60 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 9▼ 30 vs year ago 49 · −61.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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 $290.84/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −49.07 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$290.84

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$46.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.22

vs SC average

−50.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	298.67	1,633	15thin
Medium and Large 3	533	251.70	1,342	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.97/cwt here — about $291 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 sale18 hd

290.84

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

312.06

−21.22

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−50.08

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−49.07

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	1,440	178.00	2,563	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	150.64	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	146.79	2,170	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	115.13	1,026	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,940	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,759	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,229	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,974	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,888	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,767	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,449	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	685	$766	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	812	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,472	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,991	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,758	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	914	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	343.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,115	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	373.10/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,373	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	336.38/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,302	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,385	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	294.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,246	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	288.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,358	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,446	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,300	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	302.01/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,595	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	296.38/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,725	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	302.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,840	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	282.43/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,765	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	265.86/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,773	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	372.66/cwt	365.00–380.00	876	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	887	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	374.99/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,406	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,328	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	365.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,556	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	320.69/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,536	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,673	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	323.47/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,682	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	312.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,820	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	287.39/cwt	278.00–305.00	1,790	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	289.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,956	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	689	243.54/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,678	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,314	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	96.79/cwt	75.00–127.00	805	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	898	128.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,155	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	142.64/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,398	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	165.66/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,996	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	150.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,940	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	146.79/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,170	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	937	1,973.80/head	1,915.00–2,070.00	1,974	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,089	1,759.33/head	1,281.00–2,100.00	1,759	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	1,960.14/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,960	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	715	1,888.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,888	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	660	715.58/head	508.00–908.00	716	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	735	867.00/head	867.00–867.00	867	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	1,449.00/head	1,449.00–1,449.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,767.03/head	1,469.00–1,925.00	1,767	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	745	1,229.00/head	1,229.00–1,229.00	1,229	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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 173Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 49

No comparisons made this week 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	365.00–380.00	372.66
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	375	362.50–380.00	374.99
8	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	365.23
3	450–500	485	340.00–350.00	344.95
3	500–550	520	307.50–332.50	323.47
9	550–600	583	300.00–325.00	312.22
4	600–650	623	278.00–305.00	287.39
2	650–700	675	280.00–300.00	289.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–330.00	324.86
2	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	479	310.00–332.50	320.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	312.41
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
6	650–700	689	240.00–262.50	243.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	427	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–310.00	294.56
2	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	247.55
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	343.23
3	350–400	387	320.00–350.00	336.38
2	400–450	420	320.00–340.00	329.76
4	450–500	470	280.00–300.00	288.83
9	500–550	528	285.00–315.00	302.01
5	550–600	582	282.50–305.00	296.38
3	600–650	625	270.00–295.00	282.43
9	650–700	667	260.00–282.50	265.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	360.00–385.00	373.10
4	600–650	608	300.00–310.00	302.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	598	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	390	375.00–380.00	377.53
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	937	1,915.00–2,070.00	1,973.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,089	1,281.00–2,100.00	1,759.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,960.14

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	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,888.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	508.00–908.00	715.58

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	—	735	867.00	867.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,449.00	1,449.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,469.00–1,925.00	1,767.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,229.00	1,229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,735	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	127.00–130.00	128.67
4	—	1,290	145.00–156.00	150.35
3	—	1,205	162.00–171.00	165.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	144.00–148.00	146.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	141.00–144.00	142.64
3	—	832	75.00–127.00	96.79

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.