Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2026-03-31

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 31
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 135▲ 179 vs year ago 166 · +107.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 25▲ 19 vs year ago 42 · +45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 6▲ 63 vs year ago 22 · +286.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.81/cwt on 25 head, up $32.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +31.87 against this barn's trailing median of $395.94.
Average price
$427.81
▲ 32.68 vs prior sale
25 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$627
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$89.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.89
vs SC average
−55.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561436.932,45121
Medium and Large 2513412.462,1162thin
Medium and Large 3525347.451,8242thin
One grade step is worth $89.48/cwt here — about $627 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 sale25 hd
427.81
—
SC average6 barns · 84 hd
446.71
−18.89
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−55.37
This barn, trailing median9 sales
395.94
+31.87
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

9 sales
462417373328median 395.9403/0304/1407/0709/1509/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $342.29, median $395.94 across 9 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,692194.253,2877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,303175.542,2878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,074160.561,7244thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average983149.521,4707thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,089$2,77720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,5407
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,0072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)952$1,6833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$2,7002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,237$2,7655
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)981$3,33724
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)827$2,6183thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)947$1,86915
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)763$1,4192thin

Every lot

118 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375531.95/cwt505.00–565.001,9954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414517.84/cwt515.00–525.002,14420
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471493.21/cwt490.00–500.002,3236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513412.46/cwt410.00–415.002,1162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516445.76/cwt420.00–452.502,3005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525347.45/cwt345.00–350.001,8242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575434.17/cwt410.00–447.502,49616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added606440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6664
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610416.64/cwt415.00–420.002,5423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615374.88/cwt370.00–380.002,3062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,65818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675342.39/cwt335.00–350.002,3112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added763340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5945
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768343.20/cwt330.00–347.502,6364
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7721
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added880334.13/cwt334.00–336.002,94029
Steers900–950Medium and Large 3905297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Value Added913324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,9582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270475.19/cwt470.00–480.001,2832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328493.82/cwt470.00–520.001,6204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357476.73/cwt450.00–490.001,7023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383414.71/cwt400.00–430.001,5882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390354.94/cwt350.00–360.001,3842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410453.43/cwt445.00–470.001,8593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422365.30/cwt350.00–395.001,5423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442428.28/cwt420.00–435.001,8933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460457.22/cwt455.00–467.502,10317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3492375.61/cwt355.00–377.501,84811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525367.43/cwt365.00–370.001,9292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527348.80/cwt330.00–365.001,8385
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,2237
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,9963
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677336.67/cwt335.00–340.002,2793
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,49511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243604.74/cwt580.00–630.001,4702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290379.74/cwt365.00–395.001,1012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added317580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8396
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335479.85/cwt470.00–490.001,6072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365526.48/cwt505.00–540.001,9223
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422528.67/cwt505.00–535.002,2315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428414.97/cwt410.00–420.001,7762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433450.00/cwt430.00–470.001,9493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468423.24/cwt420.00–430.001,9813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510374.90/cwt370.00–380.001,9122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511423.26/cwt410.00–430.002,1639
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523334.93/cwt330.00–340.001,7522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563325.01/cwt310.00–335.001,8303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566413.17/cwt400.00–417.502,3394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618327.43/cwt325.00–330.002,0242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,4942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626367.47/cwt350.00–370.002,3008
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659336.96/cwt330.00–342.502,2215
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2798310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,617187.05/cwt184.00–191.003,0255
Bulls——1,880212.26/cwt210.00–214.003,9902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%983149.52/cwt140.00–159.001,4707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074160.56/cwt160.00–162.001,7244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303175.54/cwt170.00–180.002,2878
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,1151,896.00/head1,896.00–1,896.001,8961
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2683,493.94/head3,084.00–3,950.003,4942
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2682,469.98/head2,443.00–2,500.002,4702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37002,126.79/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39052,745.27/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7453
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19473,186.69/head3,050.00–3,350.003,1874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29583,314.78/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3156
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19853,937.44/head3,650.00–4,200.003,9374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0532,701.07/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1904,173.46/head4,100.00–4,250.004,1733
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36001,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38781,433.74/head1,185.00–1,550.001,4343
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19232,263.33/head2,014.00–2,520.002,2635
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29251,758.00/head1,758.00–1,758.001,7581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29931,774.76/head1,639.00–1,960.001,7757
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 17701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0591,994.64/head1,879.00–2,050.001,9954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1112,446.35/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1133,200.16/head2,950.00–3,550.003,20011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1152,007.17/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1352,678.69/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 18602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.