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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 24

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 138▼ 116 vs year ago 270 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 33▲ 16 vs year ago 35 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 29 · −3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparsions made this week due to limited comparable sale. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $292.68/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −47.23 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$292.68

14 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs SC average

−43.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	305.00	1,580	3thin
Medium and Large 2	534	289.32	1,546	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $34 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 sale14 hd

292.68

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

306.45

−13.77

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−43.23

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−47.23

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	1,733	189.33	3,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	162.25	1,989	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	123.97	1,246	3thin

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)	1,183	$2,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,982	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,211	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	809	$2,634	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$2,466	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,546	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$1,258	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	319.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,336	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	344.67/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,499	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	284.31/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,376	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	325.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,697	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,608	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,643	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,977	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	296.66/cwt	292.50–300.00	970	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	306.20/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,164	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	998	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	284.02/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,221	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	451	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,364	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	511	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,546	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,588	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	263.48/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,639	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	624	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,747	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	339.60/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,243	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	290.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,262	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	317.97/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,498	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,387	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	286.24/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,448	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,370	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	256.30/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,494	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,788	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	673	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	156.82/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,855	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	173.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,271	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	2,211.00/head	2,211.00–2,211.00	2,211	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	688	2,749.82/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	728	2,515.98/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,516	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	861	2,698.11/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,698	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	2,373.86/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	905	2,509.81/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,510	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	635	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	698	1,199.71/head	1,097.00–1,296.00	1,200	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	1,892.19/head	1,750.00–2,059.00	1,892	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,062	1,984.11/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,984	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	2,127.38/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 138Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 29

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	265	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	292.50–300.00	296.66
3	350–400	380	295.00–330.00	306.20
7	400–450	430	270.00–292.50	284.02
2	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	622	252.50–275.00	263.48
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	302.50	302.50
6	500–550	511	302.50	302.50
3	600–650	624	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	235.00–237.00	236.03
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	366	327.50–350.00	339.60
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	471	302.50–330.00	317.97
6	500–550	506	280.00–287.50	286.24
2	550–600	583	252.50–260.00	256.30
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	285.00–295.00	290.06
2	450–500	478	280.00–300.00	290.16
2	500–550	540	250.00–257.50	253.75
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	310.00–330.00	319.70
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	590	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	435	337.50–360.00	344.67
4	500–550	522	310.00–330.00	325.17
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	676	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	282.50–300.00	284.31
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	638	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

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	1	—	1,195	2,211.00	2,211.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	861	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,698.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,373.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,509.81

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	—	1,130	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	2	—	728	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	1,097.00–1,296.00	1,199.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,080.00	1,080.00

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	2	—	973	1,750.00–2,059.00	1,892.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,435.00	1,435.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,984.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	1,275	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,895	195.00–205.00	199.88
1	—	1,825	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,065	145.00–151.00	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	170.00–178.00	173.10
6	—	1,183	149.00–163.00	156.82

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.