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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Dec 2

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 245▼ 20 vs year ago 238 · −8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 39▼ 40 vs year ago 60 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 37 vs year ago 55 · −67.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.85/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −32.17 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$317.85

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$3.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.23

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	523	320.00	1,674	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	316.56	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.44/cwt here — about −$124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

317.85

—

SC average3 barns · 65 hd

340.08

−22.23

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−32.17

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	1,545	175.35	2,709	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	148.33	1,525	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	140.65	1,357	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	140.00	2,212	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,745	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,554	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,131	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$718	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,115	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,926	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	821	$1,293	5

Every lot

82 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,488	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	320.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,195	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	387.44/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,492	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,789	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	380.50/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,956	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,163	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	388.75/cwt	380.00–397.50	914	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	382.49/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,075	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	365.07/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,165	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	382.29/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,223	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	378.68/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,371	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	327.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,212	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,520	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	323.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,547	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	316.19/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,549	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	326.84/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,664	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	302.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,714	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,853	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	421.82/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,156	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	416.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,344	15
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	383.75/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,266	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	401.59/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,458	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	388.79/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,435	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	384.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,628	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,555	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,535	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	378.74/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,761	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	385.04/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,794	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,569	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,703	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,840	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,945	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,992	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	177.46/cwt	174.00–187.50	2,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	140.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,357	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,422	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	151.88/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,578	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,212	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	655	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	780	1,131.00/head	1,131.00–1,131.00	1,131	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	815	1,406.00/head	1,406.00–1,406.00	1,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	820	718.00/head	718.00–718.00	718	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,627.98/head	1,539.00–1,706.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	615	677.00/head	677.00–677.00	677	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	710	1,278.00/head	1,278.00–1,278.00	1,278	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	927	1,503.98/head	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,504	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,926.00/head	1,926.00–1,926.00	1,926	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 245Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 55

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	380.00–397.50	388.75
4	250–300	281	380.00–390.00	382.49
11	300–350	320	372.50–395.00	382.29
8	350–400	362	372.50–385.00	378.68
2	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	372.45
4	500–550	509	322.50–337.50	326.84
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	319	360.00–367.50	365.07
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	322.50–325.00	323.70
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
9	550–600	566	290.00–310.00	302.91
2	600–650	623	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	316.19
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	315.00–335.00	327.50
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
8	300–350	330	382.50–390.00	383.75
12	350–400	369	370.00–397.50	388.79
10	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	384.93
2	450–500	465	377.50–380.00	378.74
4	550–600	565	310.00–335.00	325.70
2	600–650	620	312.50–315.00	313.72
2	650–700	653	300.00–310.00	305.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	440	347.50–350.00	348.75
2	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	324.87
3	500–550	523	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
6	250–300	274	415.00–440.00	421.82
15	300–350	323	400.00–425.00	416.06
8	350–400	363	400.00–405.00	401.59
7	450–500	466	380.00–387.50	385.04
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	490	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	366.00	366.00
3	650–700	690	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	385	380.00–392.50	387.44
1	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	315.00–325.00	320.30
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	400.00–415.00	409.91
1	400–450	415	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	450	397.50	397.50
9	500–550	514	375.00–385.00	380.50
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,925.00	2,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,406.00	1,406.00

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)	2	—	915	1,539.00–1,706.00	1,627.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,131.00	1,131.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,365.00	1,365.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	718.00	718.00

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	—	1,315	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	—	1,175	2,115.00	2,115.00

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	—	615	677.00	677.00

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	—	1,070	1,926.00	1,926.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,450.00–1,580.00	1,503.98

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	—	710	1,278.00	1,278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,465	174.00–187.50	177.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	147.00–170.00	151.88
3	—	1,007	140.00–144.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	135.00–144.00	140.65

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.