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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 15

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 245▲ 7 vs year ago 176 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 23▼ 33 vs year ago 55 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 91 vs year ago 97 · −93.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $298.06/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −41.85 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$298.06

21 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs SC average

−40.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	324.50	1,725	6thin
Medium and Large 2	514	287.48	1,478	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $247 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 sale21 hd

298.06

—

SC average6 barns · 147 hd

306.17

−8.12

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−40.68

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−41.85

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	—	High	1,806	187.50	3,386	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	162.86	2,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	157.31	1,740	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	137.50	1,365	2thin

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)	1,180	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,255	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,296	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	745	$782	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,413	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	389.97/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,607	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,851	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	270.13/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,534	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,916	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,164	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	326.44/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,090	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	288.22/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,038	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	328.60/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,242	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,298	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	290.52/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,377	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	287.48/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,478	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	323.99/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,808	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	272.85/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,804	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	395.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,067	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	393.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,212	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	356.43/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,173	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,056	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	347.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,315	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	393	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,277	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	356.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,487	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	434	313.71/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,362	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	347.42/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,668	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,452	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,442	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,581	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	284.39/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,797	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	202.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	185.44/cwt	179.00–192.00	3,542	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,226	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	157.31/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,740	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	169.29/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,570	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,408	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	600	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	710	1,296.00/head	1,296.00–1,296.00	1,296	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	745	782.00/head	782.00–782.00	782	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,255.00/head	2,255.00–2,255.00	2,255	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 245Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 97

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	340.00–370.00	356.43
5	350–400	378	340.00–350.00	347.99
6	400–450	417	340.00–360.00	356.48
3	450–500	480	342.50–350.00	347.42
2	550–600	570	275.00–280.00	277.43
3	600–650	632	272.50–300.00	284.39
2	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	274.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	270	390.00–400.00	395.09
6	300–350	308	380.00–400.00	393.50
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	355	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	440	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	533	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	560	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	434	300.00–322.50	313.71
2	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	334	310.00–332.50	326.44
12	350–400	378	310.00–340.00	328.60
4	400–450	440	290.00–300.00	294.97
7	450–500	474	280.00–307.50	290.52
15	500–550	514	280.00–305.00	287.48
7	650–700	661	272.50–275.00	272.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	280.00–297.50	288.22
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	558	312.50–330.00	323.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	568	260.00–280.00	270.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	412	382.50–397.50	389.97
1	500–550	525	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
6	750–800	773	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	600	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	782.00	782.00

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	—	970	2,255.00	2,255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,296.00	1,296.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	970	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	200.00–205.00	202.34
1	—	1,370	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,910	179.00–192.00	185.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,518	166.00–172.00	169.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	148.00	148.00
1	—	965	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	152.00–165.00	157.31

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.