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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Nov 18

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 233▲ 12 vs year ago 233 · +5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 39▼ 55 vs year ago 94 · −58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $318.30/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −21.60 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$318.30

35 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$49.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs SC average

−38.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	326.42	1,774	26
Medium and Large 2	564	299.86	1,692	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	277.33	1,609	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.09/cwt here — about $166 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 sale35 hd

318.30

—

SC average5 barns · 77 hd

312.85

+5.45

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−38.59

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−21.60

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

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	—	Average	1,641	179.38	2,944	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	144.77	1,990	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	140.93	1,615	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	126.91	1,289	11

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)	1,175	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,076	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$2,966	7

Every lot

93 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	428.67/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,415	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	422.60/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,521	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	416.23/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,719	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,625	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,851	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	342.47/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,993	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	286.51/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,914	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,150	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,018	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	365.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	979	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	376.68/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,232	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	363.55/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,334	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,188	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,565	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	330.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,441	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,513	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,512	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,668	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	305.12/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,632	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	321.65/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,785	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,890	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	297.75/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,715	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	277.33/cwt	272.50–282.00	1,609	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	295.67/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,815	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	677	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	416.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,126	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	371.41/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,189	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	425.90/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,388	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	367.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,332	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	414.52/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,559	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	364.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,561	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	310.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,451	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	356.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,711	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	348.79/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,824	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	308.08/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,614	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,913	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	324.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,992	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	267.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,645	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	308.90/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,915	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,641	179.38/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,944	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	133.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,317	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,277	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	152.18/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,712	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	137.72/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,587	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,120	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,946	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,922	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	2,665.85/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	828	3,000.76/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	912	3,143.60/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,144	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	3,164.26/head	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,164	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	810	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,195	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,756	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 233Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 17

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	120.00–129.00	124.61
3	—	990	130.00–140.00	133.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	151.00–155.00	152.18
14	—	1,152	130.00–149.00	137.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	140.00–142.00	140.70
1	—	1,350	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	174.00–184.00	179.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	350.00–375.00	365.31
1	300–350	315	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	367	352.50–370.00	363.55
7	400–450	436	320.00–350.00	330.50
3	450–500	468	320.00–325.00	323.33
2	500–550	535	292.50–317.50	305.12
5	550–600	576	277.50–305.00	297.75
6	600–650	614	285.00–310.00	295.67
1	700–750	725	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	566	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	327	375.00–377.50	376.68
6	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.47
1	400–450	420	372.50	372.50
5	500–550	518	320.00–325.00	322.01
9	550–600	555	315.00–327.00	321.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	310.20
3	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	315.02
2	550–600	580	272.50–282.00	277.33
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	320	355.00–390.00	371.41
3	350–400	363	350.00–380.00	367.02
7	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	364.61
7	450–500	480	350.00–365.00	356.43
4	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	308.08
8	550–600	576	310.00–340.00	332.14
2	600–650	620	302.50–315.00	308.90
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	270	400.00–430.00	416.91
5	300–350	326	422.50–430.00	425.90
6	350–400	376	400.00–432.50	414.52
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	523	347.50–350.00	348.79
3	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	613	320.00–326.00	324.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	322.50	322.50
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	300.00–320.00	310.05
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	614	260.00–280.00	267.95
2	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	420.00–432.50	428.67
2	350–400	360	415.00–430.00	422.60
2	400–450	413	415.00–417.50	416.23
3	500–550	507	350.00–380.00	365.00
3	550–600	582	340.00–347.50	342.47
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	735	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	500	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	668	280.00–297.50	286.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	192.50	192.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	147.50	147.50

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	2	—	820	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,665.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.76

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	3	—	912	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,143.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,164.26

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	—	1,175	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	147.50	147.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	152.50	152.50

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	—	940	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.