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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Apr 21

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 229▲ 95 vs year ago 205 · +46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 13 vs year ago 19 · +68.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%

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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 $411.45/cwt on 26 head, up $13.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +61.44 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$411.45

▲ 13.13 vs prior sale

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

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

$110.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.35

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	457.49	2,393	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	424.23	2,249	16thin
Medium and Large 3	551	346.71	1,909	6thin

One grade step is worth $110.78/cwt here — about $483 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd

411.45

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

420.81

−9.35

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

+61.44

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	—	Average	1,473	187.58	2,762	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	167.78	2,511	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	164.32	1,956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	150.49	1,418	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,349	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,577	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	793	$1,371	3thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	586.38/cwt	565.00–615.00	1,659	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	564.76/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,739	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,087	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,901	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	479.42/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,990	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,498	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	463.35/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,465	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	446.71/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,376	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,530	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	422.27/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,420	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	412.45/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,528	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	309.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,091	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	367.61/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,500	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,693	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,704	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	538.68/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,212	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	535.19/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,445	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	434.04/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,628	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	376.46/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,423	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	433.42/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,755	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	392.03/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,674	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,924	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,786	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,027	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	419.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,973	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	373.53/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,909	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	339.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	353.30/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,986	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	326.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,002	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	306.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,085	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,946	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,199	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	572.69/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,592	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	529.98/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,722	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	475.20/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,972	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	423.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,002	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,964	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	429.33/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,215	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	457.49/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,393	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	334.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,774	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	413.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,317	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	352.70/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,979	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	364.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,231	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	341.44/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,291	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,378	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,371	190.69/cwt	182.50–200.00	2,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	150.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,418	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	158.29/cwt	143.00–166.00	1,776	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	173.36/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,242	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	164.39/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,341	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	173.42/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,804	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	705	1,093.00/head	1,093.00–1,093.00	1,093	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,409.51/head	1,370.00–1,450.00	1,410	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	1,349.00/head	1,349.00–1,349.00	1,349	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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 229Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 16

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	434.04
3	400–450	405	415.00–450.00	433.42
5	450–500	470	400.00–440.00	419.70
4	500–550	511	360.00–395.00	373.53
12	550–600	562	340.00–360.00	353.30
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	326.52
3	650–700	680	300.00–315.00	306.64
2	700–750	733	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	530.00–545.00	538.68
3	250–300	270	525.00–545.00	535.19
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
11	450–500	458	442.50	442.50
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	355.00–400.00	376.46
3	400–450	427	380.00–415.00	392.03
2	450–500	455	390.00–395.00	392.53
2	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	339.71
2	650–700	683	280.00–290.00	284.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	565.00–615.00	586.38
2	300–350	308	555.00–575.00	564.76
3	500–550	532	460.00–470.00	463.35
2	600–650	613	400.00–425.00	412.45
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	718	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	390	485.00–490.00	487.50
6	400–450	415	475.00–490.00	479.42
3	500–550	532	445.00–450.00	446.71
2	550–600	573	405.00–440.00	422.27
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	680	360.00–375.00	367.61
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	845	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	545.00	545.00
7	450–500	487	513.00	513.00
2	550–600	550	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	300.00–320.00	309.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
14	400–450	415	440.00–495.00	475.20
3	450–500	473	420.00–425.00	423.33
11	500–550	516	405.00–445.00	429.33
5	550–600	561	410.00–415.00	413.00
7	600–650	612	360.00–390.00	364.48
9	650–700	671	320.00–365.00	341.44
2	700–750	715	330.00–335.00	332.55
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	485	400.00–410.00	404.95
2	500–550	530	320.00–350.00	334.72
4	550–600	561	330.00–371.00	352.70
1	850–900	890	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	278	560.00–600.00	572.69
7	300–350	325	500.00–540.00	529.98
3	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
3	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	457.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	169.00–177.00	173.36
6	—	1,122	143.00–166.00	158.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	148.00–155.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	171.00–178.00	173.42
5	—	1,424	162.00–166.00	164.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	182.50–200.00	190.69
1	—	1,980	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,080	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,370.00–1,450.00	1,409.51

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	—	740	1,295.00	1,295.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,093.00	1,093.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1	—	830	1,349.00	1,349.00

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.