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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 154▼ 25 vs year ago 270 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 51▼ 85 vs year ago 108 · −78.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 28▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.31/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −60.71 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$289.31

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$73.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.83

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	330.12	1,694	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	292.96	1,634	14thin
Medium and Large 3	542	256.14	1,387	4thin

One grade step is worth $73.99/cwt here — about $307 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 sale20 hd

289.31

—

SC average4 barns · 74 hd

313.14

−23.83

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−60.71

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $350.02 across 24 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	1,216	175.39	2,133	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	173.37	1,801	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	145.00	2,335	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	135.87	1,238	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,262	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	756	$1,725	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,556	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$849	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	896	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	541	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,961	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	726	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,084	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	955	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	355.22/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,297	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,193	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	433	294.33/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,274	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	320.86/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,498	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	477	284.25/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,356	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	298.49/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,579	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,578	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	214	426.78/cwt	420.00–437.50	913	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	309.84/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,019	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	310.40/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,164	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	346.40/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,396	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	294.88/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,238	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	306.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	318.32/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,474	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	330.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,694	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	306.90/cwt	300.00–317.49	1,617	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	258.18/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	572	273.52/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,565	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	299.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,733	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	269.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,666	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,609	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,796	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	681	238.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,623	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	688	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,669	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	239.98/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,716	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,876	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,184	163.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,931	5
Bulls	—	—	1,231	180.96/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,228	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	118.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,033	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	149.20/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,399	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,690	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	177.77/cwt	177.50–178.00	1,916	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,285	2,262.00/head	2,262.00–2,262.00	2,262	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	615	584.00/head	584.00–584.00	584	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	665	1,114.00/head	1,114.00–1,114.00	1,114	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	756	1,725.19/head	1,609.00–1,871.00	1,725	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,556.22/head	1,359.00–1,766.00	1,556	2

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 154Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 51Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 18

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	615	584.00	584.00

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	—	810	1,359.00–1,766.00	1,556.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	756	1,609.00–1,871.00	1,725.19

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	—	665	1,114.00	1,114.00

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	—	1,285	2,262.00	2,262.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
3	400–450	420	285.00–315.00	294.88
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	572	265.00–277.50	273.52
1	600–650	625	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	688	240.00–245.00	242.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	513	325.00–335.00	330.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	403	332.50–350.00	346.40
10	450–500	463	300.00–335.00	318.32
5	500–550	527	300.00–317.49	306.90
4	550–600	578	290.00–310.00	299.82
9	600–650	618	260.00–280.00	269.58
2	650–700	653	270.00–280.00	274.98
3	700–750	717	255.00–265.00	261.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	329	302.50–315.00	309.84
3	350–400	375	295.00–320.00	310.40
3	400–450	427	300.00–320.00	306.88
3	500–550	532	250.00–270.00	258.18
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	681	235.00–255.00	238.30
3	700–750	715	235.00–247.50	239.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	420.00–437.50	426.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	433	290.00–297.50	294.33
6	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	284.25
1	550–600	590	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	365	345.00–370.00	355.22
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
8	250–300	281	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	368	320.00–330.00	324.06
2	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	467	320.00–322.50	320.86
12	500–550	529	280.00–307.50	298.49
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	726	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	110.00–130.00	118.09
4	—	938	144.00–152.50	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	177.50–178.00	177.77
2	—	1,000	168.00–170.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,231	174.00–194.00	180.96
5	—	1,184	155.00–170.00	163.13

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.