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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 14

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 294▲ 18 vs year ago 146 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 54▼ 31 vs year ago 46 · −67.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 20 · −45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.16/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 8 of 24 comparable sales and sits −21.86 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$328.16

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	335.61	1,816	10thin
Medium and Large 3	546	303.33	1,657	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $159 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

328.16

—

SC average5 barns · 86 hd

327.55

+0.61

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−21.86

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $350.02 across 24 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	—	Low	1,578	172.23	2,718	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	164.00	2,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	145.82	1,645	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	130.33	1,299	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,362	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	339.19/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,977	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,163	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	379.29/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,271	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,465	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	372.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,558	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,396	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	429	355.75/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,526	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	306.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,453	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,627	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,934	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	523.84/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,126	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	427.84/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,412	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,561	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,371	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	389.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,461	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	440.85/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,693	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,759	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	391.24/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,635	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	355.38/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,660	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	385.12/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,822	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	347.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,808	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	538	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,769	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	327.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	311.21/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,930	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	295.82/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,952	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	276.11/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,134	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	172.23/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,718	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	115.08/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,047	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,577	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	156.46/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,718	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	138.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,593	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,706	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	175.07/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,707	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	825	152.63/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,259	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 294Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 54Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	583	330.00–341.00	339.19
3	700–750	715	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	330	420.00–435.00	427.84
9	350–400	384	437.50–442.50	440.85
5	400–450	402	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.47
4	400–450	418	380.00–412.50	391.24
7	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	385.12
5	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	347.72
2	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.47
2	600–650	620	310.00–312.50	311.21
3	650–700	660	295.00–297.50	295.82
2	750–800	773	270.00–282.50	276.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	467	340.00–375.00	355.38
2	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	327.50–330.00	328.76
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–550.00	523.84
1	300–350	345	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	335	375.00–387.50	379.29
7	350–400	386	370.00–385.00	379.42
6	400–450	418	370.00–385.00	372.82
6	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	315.96
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	673	285.00–290.00	287.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	423	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	306.57
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
4	400–450	429	345.00–367.50	355.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	162.00–190.00	175.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	235.00	235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	182.50	182.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	135.00–170.00	152.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	162.00–179.00	172.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	112.50–117.50	115.08
2	—	1,083	142.00–150.00	145.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	156.00–157.00	156.46
3	—	1,148	134.00–144.00	138.73

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.