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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 28

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 195▼ 179 vs year ago 289 · −61.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 42▼ 38 vs year ago 90 · −42.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $292.05/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −57.97 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$292.05

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.28

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	500	300.00	1,500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	290.06	1,632	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale5 hd

292.05

—

SC average5 barns · 74 hd

315.33

−23.28

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−57.97

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 $411.45, 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	1,234	170.81	2,108	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	150.13	1,644	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,240	144.00	1,786	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	136.81	1,590	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,978	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,762	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,911	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$1,331	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,164	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	743	$925	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,743	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,023	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	342.39/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,308	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	323.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,399	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	313.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,484	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	284.26/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,623	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,419	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	851	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	335.88/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,118	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	388.72/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,392	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	378.18/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,433	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	375.93/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,583	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	351.97/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,661	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	296.75/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,691	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,724	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	161.73/cwt	147.50–176.00	1,779	10
Bulls	—	—	1,458	185.95/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,711	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	150.13/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,644	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	139.08/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,618	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,786	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	610	946.00/head	946.00–946.00	946	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	650	1,056.00/head	1,056.00–1,056.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	665	914.00/head	914.00–914.00	914	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	718	1,130.81/head	1,101.00–1,160.00	1,131	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	743	924.75/head	851.00–998.00	925	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,911.00/head	1,911.00–1,911.00	1,911	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	835	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	979	1,431.95/head	1,365.00–1,494.00	1,432	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,015	1,269.00/head	1,269.00–1,269.00	1,269	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,631.00/head	1,631.00–1,631.00	1,631	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,759.00/head	1,759.00–1,759.00	1,759	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	2,894.99/head	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,689.40/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,689	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	892	1,978.20/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	1,978	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 195Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 12

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,911.00	1,911.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	1,365.00–1,494.00	1,431.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,631.00	1,631.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,235.00	1,235.00

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	2	—	718	1,101.00–1,160.00	1,130.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	946.00	946.00

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	1	—	650	1,056.00	1,056.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	851.00–998.00	924.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	914.00	914.00

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	—	1,015	1,269.00	1,269.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,759.00	1,759.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,689.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,894.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,375.00	3,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,870.00	1,870.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	1,825.00–2,200.00	1,978.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	358	387.50–390.00	388.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	379	370.00–385.00	378.18
5	400–450	421	372.50–380.00	375.93
5	450–500	472	350.00–357.50	351.97
3	550–600	570	280.00–310.00	296.75
2	600–650	605	280.00–290.00	284.96
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	320.00–352.50	335.88
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	314.92
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	585	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	382	340.00–347.50	342.39
3	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	323.15
8	450–500	474	300.00–315.00	313.14
4	550–600	571	277.50–290.00	284.26
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	335.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	137.00–140.00	139.08
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	146.00–154.00	150.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	147.50–176.00	161.73
6	—	1,458	180.00–197.00	185.95

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.