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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 237▼ 41 vs year ago 242 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 51▼ 17 vs year ago 41 · −41.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.75/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 21 of 22 comparable sales and sits +36.84 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$376.75

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$39.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs SC average

−53.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	389.91	2,076	12thin
Medium and Large 2	573	350.43	2,006	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about $70 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 sale18 hd

376.75

—

SC average6 barns · 92 hd

371.49

+5.26

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−53.66

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+36.84

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	1,467	185.65	2,723	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	179.95	2,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	152.77	1,914	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	138.06	1,371	4thin

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)	1,230	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,498	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,211	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,407	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	617.44/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,933	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	564.82/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,875	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,969	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,955	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	514.29/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,160	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	446.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,939	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	476.74/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,312	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,600	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	446.10/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,360	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	407.24/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,321	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	368.22/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,603	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,569	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	559.94/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,495	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,188	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,590	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	449.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,675	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	452.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	446.39/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,897	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	390.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,671	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	389.95/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,825	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	397.09/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,081	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	368.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,056	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	346.51/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,027	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,154	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	356.32/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,398	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	311.76/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,213	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	272.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,397	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	645.97/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,441	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	631.47/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,718	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	567.50/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,731	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	407.41/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,731	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	482.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,081	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	470.01/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,223	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,968	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,337	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	393.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,084	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,983	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,400	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,248	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	317.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,089	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	340.01/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,339	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	325.85/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,336	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	870	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,696	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,133	180.86/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	190.44/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,428	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,280	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,464	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	148.05/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,658	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	208.52/cwt	200.00–217.50	2,377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	153.82/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,972	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	165.66/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,329	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	990	227.18/cwt	215.00–240.00	2,249	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,498.08/head	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,498	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	2,210.51/head	2,058.00–2,350.00	2,211	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 237Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 51Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 8

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	670.00	670.00
4	300–350	313	595.00–625.00	617.44
3	350–400	358	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	420	500.00–530.00	514.29
3	450–500	485	470.00–480.00	476.74
4	500–550	529	420.00–460.00	446.10
7	700–750	707	367.50–372.50	368.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	560.00–575.00	564.82
4	350–400	399	490.00	490.00
8	400–450	434	445.00–460.00	446.77
4	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	570	400.00–415.00	407.24
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	342	460.00–470.00	465.00
6	350–400	373	445.00–455.00	449.07
7	400–450	425	440.00–447.50	446.39
2	450–500	468	380.00–400.00	389.95
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	585	340.00–357.50	346.51
2	650–700	668	322.50	322.50
7	700–750	710	310.00–322.50	311.76
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	880	260.00–285.00	272.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	550.00–565.00	559.94
2	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	419	450.00–460.00	452.48
9	500–550	524	390.00–398.00	397.09
3	550–600	558	360.00–375.00	368.37
2	650–700	673	352.50–360.00	356.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	273	430.00–440.00	435.23
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	370.00–410.00	390.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	480	400.00–420.00	410.06
3	500–550	530	385.00–400.00	393.22
5	550–600	565	340.00–360.00	350.93
2	650–700	658	310.00–325.00	317.47
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	895	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	190.00–200.00	194.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	630.00–670.00	645.97
6	250–300	272	610.00–660.00	631.47
2	300–350	305	540.00–595.00	567.50
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	431	480.00–495.00	482.89
4	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	470.01
2	500–550	508	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	568	422.50	422.50
2	600–650	633	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	650–700	688	337.50–342.50	340.01
3	700–750	717	320.00–332.50	325.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	405.00–410.00	407.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	990	215.00–240.00	227.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,498.08

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	—	1,230	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	2,058.00–2,350.00	2,210.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	178.00–184.00	180.86
2	—	1,800	190.00–191.00	190.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	151.00–158.00	153.82
2	—	1,120	147.00–149.00	148.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	200.00–217.50	208.52
4	—	1,406	161.00–170.00	165.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	130.00–137.00	133.66
2	—	1,028	140.00–145.00	142.45

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.