Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2025-09-23

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 454▼ 74 vs year ago 318 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 35▼ 14 vs year ago 63 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 14 vs year ago 18 · +77.8%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.30/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −1.60 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.
Average price
$338.30
13 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.02
vs SC average
−27.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544355.011,9303thin
Medium and Large 2541333.291,80310thin
One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $127 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 sale13 hd
338.30
—
SC average6 barns · 175 hd
327.29
+11.02
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−27.55
This barn, trailing median22 sales
339.91
−1.60
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—Average1,607186.663,00010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164151.411,76211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074132.441,4226thin

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)1,280$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$2,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$1,8882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$1,6073thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$1,3951thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,7751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$3,7673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)998$3,1006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,4705
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)755$1,7371thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)799$1,3445
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,3051thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284441.39/cwt430.00–450.001,2544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388427.13/cwt420.00–442.501,6576
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428425.03/cwt420.00–430.001,8192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585354.91/cwt350.00–360.002,0762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590312.44/cwt305.00–320.001,8432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627329.79/cwt310.00–340.002,0683
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy638290.12/cwt280.00–300.001,8512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678319.94/cwt305.00–335.002,1692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210430.00/cwt430.00–430.009031
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240380.00/cwt380.00–380.009121
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245345.00/cwt345.00–345.008451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282380.12/cwt370.00–390.001,0723
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329408.05/cwt400.00–427.501,3424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371387.37/cwt380.00–392.501,4374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380401.25/cwt400.00–402.501,5252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423400.85/cwt400.00–402.501,6963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424381.10/cwt370.00–390.001,6167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added430392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,6881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479350.97/cwt340.00–362.501,6819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480310.08/cwt302.50–330.001,4887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485325.10/cwt320.00–330.001,5772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521352.58/cwt350.00–355.001,8376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558351.26/cwt350.00–352.501,9602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571304.36/cwt297.50–310.001,7384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634309.67/cwt290.00–321.001,9637
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677288.07/cwt277.50–310.001,9503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225449.00/cwt435.00–465.001,0102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy228507.42/cwt505.00–510.001,1572
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319417.55/cwt405.00–430.001,3327
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323394.59/cwt387.50–402.501,2752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365407.43/cwt405.00–410.001,4872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376392.95/cwt387.50–400.001,4776
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy413360.02/cwt357.50–362.501,4872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418333.79/cwt327.50–340.001,3952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425397.87/cwt395.00–400.001,6917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473391.00/cwt390.00–392.501,8495
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483361.04/cwt347.50–375.001,7442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy484353.55/cwt347.50–370.001,7115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531352.44/cwt345.00–365.001,8714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy552327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623305.99/cwt300.00–310.001,9065
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680282.61/cwt275.00–290.001,9222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,302169.09/cwt165.00–174.002,2023
Bulls——1,627190.94/cwt186.00–198.003,1075
Bulls——2,015202.30/cwt200.00–205.004,0762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,042155.37/cwt150.00–160.001,6193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074132.44/cwt130.00–135.001,4226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173174.66/cwt173.00–176.002,0492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222141.68/cwt135.00–146.001,7316
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29392,456.36/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29553,112.83/head2,650.00–3,500.003,1132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0452,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0603,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1553,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1783,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2353,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36901,053.00/head1,053.00–1,053.001,0531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27551,737.00/head1,737.00–1,737.001,7371
Stock Cows—Small 27801,270.31/head1,245.00–1,301.001,2703
Stock Cows—Small 29551,305.00/head1,305.00–1,305.001,3051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29651,858.00/head1,858.00–1,858.001,8581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27751,395.00/head1,395.00–1,395.001,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0871,607.40/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3131,888.00/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.