Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2025-09-16

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 295▲ 205 vs year ago 249 · +82.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 21▼ 4 vs year ago 33 · −12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.83/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 17 of 22 comparable sales and sits +13.93 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.
Average price
$353.83
75 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.13
vs SC average
−5.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554360.771,99845
Medium and Large 2530345.761,83327
Medium and Large 3512322.471,6513thin
One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about $347 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 sale75 hd
353.83
—
SC average6 barns · 277 hd
348.70
+5.13
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−5.83
This barn, trailing median22 sales
339.91
+13.93
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
396349302255median 339.9103/1004/2107/0709/1511/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,388162.422,2544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383162.162,2432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,148156.551,79814
CowsLean 85-90%Low887136.811,2147thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,104$2,6974thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)851$1,3399
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)670$1,3132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)697$1,2385
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)730$2,4302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)660$1,4501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)915$2,2181thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)817$1,5105

Every lot

103 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,5791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added428407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added482380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487379.92/cwt372.50–400.001,8507
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567376.62/cwt375.00–380.002,1353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added594375.50/cwt375.50–375.502,23044
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2139
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626341.68/cwt325.00–352.502,13912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215420.00/cwt420.00–420.009032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270410.19/cwt400.00–420.001,1082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added288390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1234
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290346.72/cwt340.00–350.001,0053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330342.16/cwt335.00–350.001,1292
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337406.50/cwt400.00–420.001,3706
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added371412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5307
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377386.67/cwt382.50–392.501,4583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415355.05/cwt347.50–360.001,4733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422330.20/cwt320.00–340.001,3933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added431382.47/cwt382.00–385.001,64818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458359.22/cwt352.50–365.001,6453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478340.90/cwt320.00–345.001,6306
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512322.47/cwt317.50–327.501,6513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514354.73/cwt352.50–355.001,82318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,00442
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560300.00/cwt295.00–305.001,6803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563341.73/cwt330.00–347.501,9246
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0646
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added698320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,23420
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713284.18/cwt282.50–287.502,0266
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278429.73/cwt420.00–440.001,1952
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283361.17/cwt352.50–370.001,0222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt390.00–410.001,2202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323427.67/cwt420.00–440.001,3814
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382368.03/cwt360.00–380.001,4065
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385419.21/cwt415.00–422.501,6143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417410.46/cwt400.00–430.001,7123
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422383.99/cwt382.50–390.001,6205
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432358.46/cwt350.00–370.001,5499
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465387.46/cwt385.00–392.501,8025
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479349.15/cwt340.00–360.001,6729
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy523332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,7392
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527360.97/cwt360.00–365.001,9025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530314.83/cwt300.00–325.001,6695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy566318.95/cwt312.50–320.001,8057
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571334.52/cwt322.50–345.001,91014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612331.54/cwt327.50–337.502,0295
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625315.59/cwt310.00–322.501,9724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710295.66/cwt290.00–305.002,0994
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2756290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,197150.56/cwt146.00–159.001,8023
Bulls——1,960198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858126.12/cwt120.00–130.001,0823
Cows—Lean 85-90%909144.83/cwt140.00–155.001,3174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137158.46/cwt154.00–164.001,80211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190149.53/cwt147.00–152.001,7793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383162.16/cwt160.00–164.002,2432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17302,430.14/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 36351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Small 36681,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Small 36851,089.12/head960.00–1,250.001,0893
Bred Cows—Small 27051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Small 27151,461.19/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29171,458.36/head1,225.00–1,632.001,4586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0072,728.97/head2,200.00–3,300.002,7293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 37181,068.61/head1,004.00–1,131.001,0692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28802,072.00/head1,811.00–2,292.002,0722
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38901,268.00/head1,268.00–1,268.001,2681
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29152,218.00/head2,218.00–2,218.002,2181

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.