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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Dec 9

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 218▼ 90 vs year ago 317 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 122 vs year ago 146 · −83.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 49 vs year ago 59 · −83.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.44/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −7.58 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$342.44

21 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$92.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	372.39	1,967	7thin
Medium and Large 2	516	331.11	1,710	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.39/cwt here — about $455 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 sale21 hd

342.44

—

SC average5 barns · 73 hd

345.33

−2.90

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−7.58

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	1,690	163.00	2,755	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	146.77	1,775	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	141.00	1,925	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	120.12	1,176	8thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,632	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	643	$1,383	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,182	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,096	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	466.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,797	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,466	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	455.06/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,002	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,790	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	384.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,994	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	364.88/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,051	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,045	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	320.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	890	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	391.24/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,260	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,322	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	375.83/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,515	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	310.31/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,297	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	350.62/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,532	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,397	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	330.73/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,548	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,417	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	306.19/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,565	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,742	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	303.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,704	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	270.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,553	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	304.23/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,856	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	220	587.73/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,293	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,210	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	512.97/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,359	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	273	537.52/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,467	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	510.10/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,683	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	511.74/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,909	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	441.53/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,903	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	319.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,391	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	408.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,907	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	330.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,553	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	349.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,680	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	377.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,920	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	337.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,899	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	345.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,145	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	293.85/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,995	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	106.63/cwt	80.00–130.00	1,026	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	142.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	139.22/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,570	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	154.31/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,992	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	2,632.00/head	2,632.00–2,632.00	2,632	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	643	1,383.30/head	1,159.00–1,586.00	1,383	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	723	1,052.60/head	921.00–1,170.00	1,053	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,096.00/head	1,096.00–1,096.00	1,096	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	877	1,310.95/head	930.00–1,493.00	1,311	3

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 218Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 59

No comparisons made this week 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	550–600	575	260.00–280.00	270.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	258	400.00–410.00	405.15
6	300–350	322	375.00–397.50	391.24
1	350–400	355	372.50	372.50
6	400–450	403	375.00–380.00	375.83
3	500–550	532	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	310.00–330.00	320.27
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	418	306.00–315.00	310.31
3	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	298.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	437	350.00–352.50	350.62
7	450–500	468	320.00–337.50	330.73
5	500–550	511	295.00–320.00	306.19
4	550–600	561	300.00–315.00	303.71
5	600–650	610	282.50–310.00	304.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	385	450.00–500.00	466.88
2	400–450	440	450.00–460.00	455.06
6	500–550	519	375.00–400.00	384.11
3	550–600	562	355.00–385.00	364.88
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	573	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	425	340.00–350.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	500.00–530.00	515.00
2	250–300	265	500.00–525.00	512.97
3	300–350	330	500.00–520.00	510.10
3	350–400	373	510.00–515.00	511.74
6	400–450	431	425.00–455.00	441.53
3	450–500	467	400.00–425.00	408.30
4	500–550	508	360.00–400.00	377.93
3	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
9	600–650	621	330.00–360.00	345.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	349.95
11	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	563	325.00–350.00	337.22
1	600–650	600	317.50	317.50
11	650–700	679	292.50–300.00	293.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	300.00–330.00	319.05
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	320.00–340.00	330.32
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	585.00–590.00	587.73
2	250–300	273	535.00–540.00	537.52
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,415	2,632.00	2,632.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	930.00–1,493.00	1,310.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	1,159.00–1,586.00	1,383.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,096.00	1,096.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	921.00–1,170.00	1,052.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,800	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	148.00–159.00	154.31
5	—	1,128	133.00–142.00	139.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	80.00–130.00	106.63
3	—	1,008	139.00–144.00	142.61

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.