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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 26

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 263▼ 20 vs year ago 214 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 38▼ 49 vs year ago 91 · −53.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 34▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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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. 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 $339.73/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits −0.17 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$339.73

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

vs SC average

−30.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	355.00	1,997	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	316.83	1,747	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

339.73

—

SC average6 barns · 149 hd

342.44

−2.71

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−30.08

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−0.17

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	—	Average	1,502	184.70	2,774	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	158.85	1,945	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	158.72	2,322	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	139.43	1,419	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,131	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	763	$808	2thin

Every lot

79 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	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	418.74/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,415	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	360.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,364	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	381.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,458	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	361.97/cwt	347.50–377.50	1,528	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,692	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	388.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,046	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,957	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	313.94/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,003	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	395.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,290	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	349.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	368.76/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,368	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	318.16/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,193	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	359.50/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,510	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	339.91/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,428	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	361.67/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,628	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	340.70/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,608	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,635	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,022	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,768	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	294.98/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,799	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,001	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,030	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,010	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	447.25/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,020	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	428.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,210	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	411.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,307	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	409.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,489	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,415	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,642	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	351.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,496	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	373.68/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,626	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	346.11/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,654	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,921	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	333.63/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,882	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	303.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,732	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	578	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,734	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	310.06/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,938	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	161.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,383	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	200.33/cwt	187.00–210.00	3,041	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	125.75/cwt	103.00–139.00	1,180	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	149.69/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,614	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	147.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,782	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	162.27/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,996	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	150.07/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,138	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	170.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,576	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	730	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	795	867.00/head	867.00–867.00	867	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,000.07/head	1,809.00–2,170.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,394.00/head	2,394.00–2,394.00	2,394	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	765	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 263Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	440.00–455.00	447.25
7	250–300	282	420.00–440.00	428.92
5	300–350	318	400.00–425.00	411.15
4	350–400	364	400.00–425.00	409.04
3	400–450	403	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	570	295.00–310.00	303.91
1	650–700	675	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	340.00–365.00	351.96
2	450–500	478	342.50–350.00	346.11
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	578	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	435	367.50–380.00	373.68
3	500–550	545	352.50	352.50
6	550–600	564	320.00–347.50	333.63
2	600–650	625	302.50–317.50	310.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	371	365.00–370.00	368.76
7	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	359.50
7	450–500	472	330.00–347.50	340.70
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–310.00	304.91
2	600–650	610	292.50–297.50	294.98
5	650–700	696	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	738	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	375	305.00–330.00	318.16
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	326	380.00–400.00	395.78
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	450	360.00–362.50	361.67
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	568	356.00	356.00
2	650–700	663	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	340.00–360.00	349.72
2	400–450	420	332.50–347.50	339.91
1	500–550	515	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	378	355.00–370.00	360.89
3	400–450	422	347.50–377.50	361.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	380.00–385.00	381.68
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	347.56
2	600–650	638	297.50–330.00	313.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	338	417.50–420.00	418.74
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	527	380.00–390.00	388.29
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	352.50	352.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	4,050.00	4,050.00

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	—	1,015	2,875.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,809.00–2,170.00	2,000.07

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	—	730	748.00	748.00

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	—	795	867.00	867.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,394.00	2,394.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	187.00–210.00	200.33
2	—	1,478	160.00–163.00	161.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	146.00–155.00	150.07
3	—	1,513	165.00–175.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	144.00–156.00	149.69
3	—	938	103.00–139.00	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	140.00–154.00	147.75
13	—	1,230	155.00–170.00	162.27

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.