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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 244▼ 12 vs year ago 208 · −5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 5 · +380.0%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.98/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −44.96 against this barn's trailing median of $395.94.

Average price

$350.98

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs SC average

−36.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	360.00	1,894	10thin
Medium and Large 2	554	346.05	1,917	12thin
Medium and Large 3	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $198 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 sale23 hd

350.98

—

SC average6 barns · 194 hd

355.03

−4.05

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−36.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

395.94

−44.96

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $342.29, median $395.94 across 9 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	1,408	194.42	2,737	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	164.00	2,329	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	159.23	1,812	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	148.82	1,585	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,387	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,025	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,161	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	887	$2,089	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,365	5

Every lot

75 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	412.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,568	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	357.45/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,494	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	353.61/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,690	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,894	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	356.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,899	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,022	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	306.15/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,953	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	313.41/cwt	308.00–327.50	2,137	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	296.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,096	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	883	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,032	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,098	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	378.73/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,288	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	368.86/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,313	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	345.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,356	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	364.69/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,510	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	346.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,480	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,392	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	319.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,479	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	314.79/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,668	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,902	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	311.72/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,771	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,042	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,213	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	408.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,298	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,478	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	328.00/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,240	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	310.59/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,460	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,786	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	318.76/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,721	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	307.62/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,747	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	298.32/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,826	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	194.42/cwt	187.50–198.00	2,737	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	142.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,695	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	162.64/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,813	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	153.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,806	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	945	2,159.96/head	2,102.00–2,211.00	2,160	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	795	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,839.00/head	1,839.00–1,839.00	1,839	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,387.26/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,387	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	620	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	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 3	870	1,239.65/head	1,233.00–1,246.00	1,240	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	887	2,088.79/head	1,860.00–2,370.00	2,089	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	992	2,160.91/head	1,979.00–2,296.00	2,161	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 244Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 5

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	340	375.00–380.00	378.73
7	350–400	356	362.50–370.00	368.86
8	400–450	414	362.50–365.00	364.69
2	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	334.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	393	330.00–360.00	345.10
3	400–450	427	340.00–350.00	346.72
4	450–500	463	310.00–325.00	319.45
3	500–550	530	300.00–322.50	314.79
4	550–600	568	292.50–327.50	311.72
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	460	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	431	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	540	317.50–320.00	318.76
4	550–600	568	300.00–317.50	307.62
3	600–650	612	282.50–317.50	298.32
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	318	400.00–425.00	408.25
2	350–400	365	400.00–410.00	405.00
3	450–500	473	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	312.50–345.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	470	297.50–320.00	310.59
1	500–550	520	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	418	347.50–375.00	357.45
2	450–500	478	350.00–357.50	353.61
6	500–550	533	345.00–360.00	356.27
4	550–600	586	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	638	297.50–315.00	306.15
7	650–700	682	308.00–327.50	313.41
5	700–750	708	295.00–300.00	296.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	412.74
10	500–550	526	360.00	360.00
14	600–650	605	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	140.00–144.00	142.13
2	—	1,090	155.00–156.00	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,545	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	159.00–170.00	162.64
6	—	1,176	145.00–158.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	187.50–198.00	194.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	945	2,102.00–2,211.00	2,159.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	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	1	—	795	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,210.00	2,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,387.26

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,839.00	1,839.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	887	1,860.00–2,370.00	2,088.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,449.00	1,449.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	992	1,979.00–2,296.00	2,160.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,030.00	2,030.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,233.00–1,246.00	1,239.65

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	—	620	868.00	868.00

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.