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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 17

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 296▲ 100 vs year ago 137 · +73.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 39 vs year ago 12 · +325.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 14 · +128.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sharply higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offerings 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 $377.51/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 21 of 22 comparable sales and sits +37.61 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$377.51

24 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs SC average

−51.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	390.35	2,065	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	351.85	1,944	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $122 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 sale24 hd

377.51

—

SC average6 barns · 100 hd

367.92

+9.59

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−51.66

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+37.61

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	1,778	191.10	3,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	177.86	2,585	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	172.10	1,956	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	135.00	1,600	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)	1,422	$2,703	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,099	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,483	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,320	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	872	$2,072	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,784	6

Every lot

90 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	492.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,078	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	414.68/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,928	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,081	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,328	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,599	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	588.63/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,366	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	559.62/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,455	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	453.82/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,702	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	455.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,855	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,837	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	451	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,849	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	398.51/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,877	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	361.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,909	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	388.37/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,062	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	346.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,962	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Value Added	608	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,870	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	346.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,121	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	331.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,063	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,391	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	766	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,432	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	404.88/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,085	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	516.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,746	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	508.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,895	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,096	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	493.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,084	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	466.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,063	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	436.24/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,002	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	477	393.16/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,875	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,850	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	426.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,211	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,983	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	394.83/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,286	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	334.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,235	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	308.83/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	195.46/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	180.43/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,262	3
Bulls	—	—	2,240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	160.79/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,741	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	175.11/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,016	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	180.40/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,600	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	163.48/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,490	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	1,873.91/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,422	2,703.05/head	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,703	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	740	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,967.62/head	1,875.00–2,055.00	1,968	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	2,302.28/head	2,230.00–2,350.00	2,302	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	1,787.25/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,397.91/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,398	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,205.00/head	2,205.00–2,205.00	2,205	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 296Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 9Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	410.00	410.00
9	750–800	766	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	575.00–600.00	588.63
3	250–300	260	545.00–580.00	559.62
4	350–400	375	450.00–455.00	453.82
11	400–450	407	445.00–460.00	455.77
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
15	500–550	531	380.00–405.00	388.37
3	600–650	612	345.00–350.00	346.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	448	410.00	410.00
16	450–500	471	390.00–412.50	398.51
3	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	361.50
5	550–600	567	335.00–350.00	346.06
5	600–650	623	325.00–335.00	331.07
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	442	460.00–470.00	466.68
8	450–500	459	420.00–460.00	436.24
2	500–550	500	350.00–390.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	346.62
2	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	669	330.00–340.00	334.02
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	314.98
2	800–850	818	300.00–317.50	308.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	268	395.00–420.00	404.88
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	338	500.00–530.00	516.50
6	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	508.16
9	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	493.79
8	500–550	518	420.00–430.00	426.91
5	550–600	579	390.00–415.00	394.83
1	600–650	615	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	375.00–410.00	393.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	422	490.00–500.00	492.40
3	500–550	526	442.50	442.50
4	550–600	563	435.00	435.00
3	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	890	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	414.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	514	400.00–410.00	404.87
3	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	2,575.00–2,900.00	2,703.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2	—	1,028	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,873.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,590.00	1,590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,875.00–2,055.00	1,967.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,085.00	2,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,787.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	2,230.00–2,350.00	2,302.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,397.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,205.00	2,205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,870.00	1,870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	191.00–200.00	195.46
3	—	1,808	176.00–185.00	180.43
1	—	2,240	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,151	168.00–186.00	175.11
4	—	1,083	156.00–165.00	160.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,441	171.00–187.00	180.40
3	—	1,523	157.00–169.00	163.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00

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.