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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Nov 11

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 161▲ 27 vs year ago 206 · +13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 60▼ 62 vs year ago 101 · −61.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $298.19/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −41.72 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$298.19

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs SC average

−65.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	323.60	1,689	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	285.48	1,608	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $81 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 sale15 hd

298.19

—

SC average5 barns · 105 hd

295.04

+3.14

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−65.77

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−41.72

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	1,554	164.08	2,550	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	149.98	2,023	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	141.33	1,607	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	119.11	1,209	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,113	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,256	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,607	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$1,426	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,311	3thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,864	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	305.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,617	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,828	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,012	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	314.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	907	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,357	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	352.28/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,384	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	304.19/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,226	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	315.23/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,460	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	486	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,312	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	288.72/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,481	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	284.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,640	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	278.97/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,760	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	414.60/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,418	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	402.86/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,503	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	335.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,290	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	368.57/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,563	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	353.54/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,701	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	487	313.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,526	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	322.12/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,669	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	309.13/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,768	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	296.11/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,806	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	675	260.99/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,138	155.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,765	3
Bulls	—	—	2,178	177.56/cwt	176.00–179.00	3,867	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	114.48/cwt	67.50–133.00	1,159	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	136.10/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,395	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	129.98/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,404	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	150.15/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,773	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	142.47/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,006	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	1,113.00/head	1,113.00–1,113.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	1,256.00/head	1,256.00–1,256.00	1,256	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	653	1,206.64/head	1,080.00–1,305.00	1,207	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	655	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	660	1,806.31/head	1,699.00–1,912.00	1,806	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	770	1,155.00/head	1,155.00–1,155.00	1,155	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	785	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	790	1,422.00/head	1,422.00–1,422.00	1,422	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	1,272.01/head	1,204.00–1,350.00	1,272	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,006.99/head	2,006.00–2,008.00	2,007	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,998.03/head	1,620.00–2,262.00	1,998	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,313.00/head	1,313.00–1,313.00	1,313	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,669.00/head	1,669.00–1,669.00	1,669	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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 161Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week on feeder due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	342	405.00–440.00	414.60
6	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	402.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	424	350.00–387.50	368.57
7	450–500	481	347.50–362.50	353.54
8	500–550	518	300.00–340.00	322.12
3	550–600	572	280.00–327.50	309.13
2	600–650	610	287.50–305.00	296.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–350.00	335.19
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	487	310.00–320.00	313.32
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	675	252.50–270.00	260.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	486	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
12	250–300	288	310.00–330.00	314.86
1	350–400	385	352.50	352.50
9	400–450	403	300.00–337.50	304.19
8	450–500	463	300.00–317.50	315.23
2	500–550	513	287.50–290.00	288.72
8	550–600	576	280.00–300.00	284.67
8	600–650	631	272.50–290.00	278.97
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	370.00–385.00	377.43
4	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
10	350–400	393	350.00–357.50	352.28
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	478	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	529	300.00–315.00	305.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	292.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	985	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,113.00	1,113.00

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	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,256.00	1,256.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,422.00	1,422.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	1,699.00–1,912.00	1,806.31

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	2	—	985	1,620.00–2,262.00	1,998.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,669.00	1,669.00

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	—	1,050	1,313.00	1,313.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,006.00–2,008.00	2,006.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	1,204.00–1,350.00	1,272.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	653	1,080.00–1,305.00	1,206.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,155.00	1,155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	868.00	868.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	149.00–159.00	155.09
2	—	2,178	176.00–179.00	177.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,080	120.00–139.00	129.98
9	—	1,181	143.00–157.00	150.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	142.00–143.00	142.47
1	—	1,230	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,012	67.50–133.00	114.48
3	—	1,025	134.00–139.00	136.10

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.