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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 21

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 164▲ 21 vs year ago 174 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 30 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $314.76/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −25.15 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$314.76

11 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$29.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs SC average

−76.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	317.48	1,709	10thin
Medium and Large 3	555	287.50	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.98/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

314.76

—

SC average5 barns · 84 hd

317.74

−2.98

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−76.06

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−25.15

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	—	Low	1,382	173.49	2,397	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	151.22	2,112	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	146.69	1,572	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	123.43	1,219	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	922	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,910	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$923	7

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	414.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,734	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	351.66/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,064	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,088	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	938	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	333.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,091	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	326.34/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,159	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	353.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,280	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	357.92/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,546	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	324.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,407	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	337.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,565	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,548	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	328.28/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,717	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	289.18/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,816	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	882	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	833	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,132	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	408.53/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,393	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	406.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,531	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,550	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,700	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	391.60/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,735	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,824	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	345.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,839	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,715	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	325.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,858	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	302.48/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,027	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	162.73/cwt	150.00–179.00	2,189	5
Bulls	—	—	1,418	184.26/cwt	182.50–186.00	2,613	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	135.56/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	118.58/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,196	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	141.56/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,478	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	156.95/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,767	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,964	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	156.39/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,265	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,997.00/head	1,997.00–1,997.00	1,997	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	2,376.89/head	2,016.00–2,650.00	2,377	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	770	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	820	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,330	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	697	831.52/head	747.00–954.01	832	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,127.00/head	1,127.00–1,127.00	1,127	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	905	1,177.00/head	1,177.00–1,177.00	1,177	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,794.00/head	1,794.00–1,794.00	1,794	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 164Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	387.50	387.50
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	397.50	397.50
6	400–450	443	380.00–397.50	391.60
2	450–500	493	365.00–375.00	369.97
2	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	345.07
5	550–600	570	320.00–330.00	325.88
3	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	670	292.50–315.00	302.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	283	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	341	400.00–417.50	408.53
10	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	406.16
2	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	404.82
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	540	310.00–325.00	317.50
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	362	350.00–360.00	353.46
6	400–450	432	350.00–365.00	357.92
4	450–500	464	330.00–345.00	337.39
3	500–550	523	320.00–332.50	328.28
2	550–600	573	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	628	287.50–290.00	289.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	327	330.00–350.00	333.67
5	350–400	355	307.50–335.00	326.34
4	400–450	433	320.00–340.00	324.91
3	450–500	494	310.00–315.00	313.36
1	550–600	555	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	320	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	418	410.00–420.00	414.91
4	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	600	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	587	350.00–352.50	351.66

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	—	975	2,016.00–2,650.00	2,376.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	1,997.00	1,997.00

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	—	810	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	—	1,125	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,127.00	1,127.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,794.00	1,794.00

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	1	—	905	1,177.00	1,177.00

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	5	—	697	747.00–954.01	831.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	150.00–179.00	162.73
5	—	1,418	182.50–186.00	184.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	110.00–130.00	118.58
2	—	935	134.00–137.00	135.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	150.00–163.00	156.95
8	—	1,044	132.50–146.00	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	151.00–161.00	156.39
2	—	1,345	144.00–148.00	146.05

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.