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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, May 5

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 215▲ 27 vs year ago 150 · +18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 27▲ 34 vs year ago 31 · +109.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to 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 $369.62/cwt on 13 head, down $41.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +19.60 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$369.62

▼ 41.83 vs prior sale

13 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$94.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.64

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	405.60	2,279	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	315.00	1,701	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	311.33	1,681	4thin

One grade step is worth $94.27/cwt here — about $598 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 sale13 hd

369.62

—

SC average6 barns · 91 hd

410.26

−40.64

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

+19.60

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	—	High	1,574	196.88	3,099	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	173.37	2,200	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,070	159.09	1,703	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	137.01	1,142	22

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)	1,250	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,208	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	939	$1,939	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,927	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,273	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	408	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,734	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	421.52/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,994	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	454.40/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,208	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,493	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	356.23/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,554	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	554.79/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,331	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	438.18/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,161	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	522.97/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,485	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	435.24/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,362	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	458.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,720	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	407.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,530	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	317.10/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,379	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	381.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,858	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	289.00/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,511	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	354.89/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,026	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	578	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,689	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	298.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,819	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	292.44/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,027	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	579.83/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,293	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	258	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,097	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	518.31/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,410	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	454.04/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,240	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	537.36/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,709	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	415.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,494	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	506.34/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,889	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	490.70/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,860	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,938	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	430.08/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,785	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	435.54/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,069	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	359.95/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,721	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	430.34/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,203	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	307.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,584	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	390.75/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,313	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	339.67/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,089	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	324.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,213	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	195.80/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	121.78/cwt	100.00–135.00	980	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	147.55/cwt	140.00–167.50	1,259	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	150.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,543	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	164.13/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,812	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,951	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,178	169.23/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,994	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,157	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,684	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	933	1,983.00/head	1,836.00–2,136.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,805.00/head	1,805.00–1,805.00	1,805	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	833	1,272.78/head	1,017.00–1,521.00	1,273	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,927.00/head	1,927.00–1,927.00	1,927	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,207.99/head	2,115.00–2,300.00	2,208	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	735	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	960	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 215Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 27Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 11

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to 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
3	250–300	265	430.00–455.00	438.18
2	300–350	313	425.00–445.00	435.24
5	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	407.89
3	450–500	487	380.00–385.00	381.61
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	571	325.00–370.00	354.89
4	600–650	610	285.00–310.00	298.13
2	650–700	693	275.00–310.00	292.44
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	545.00–565.00	554.79
4	250–300	284	495.00–545.00	522.97
10	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	458.56
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.27
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	435	300.00–335.00	317.10
2	500–550	523	260.00–320.00	289.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	454.04
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	379	490.00–495.00	490.70
3	400–450	415	420.00–440.00	430.08
3	450–500	475	410.00–450.00	435.54
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	615	320.00–360.00	339.67
4	650–700	681	310.00–330.00	324.97
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	575.00–585.00	579.83
3	250–300	272	515.00–520.00	518.31
2	300–350	318	535.00–540.00	537.36
3	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	506.34
2	400–450	408	470.00–480.00	474.97
4	450–500	456	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	512	400.00–445.00	430.34
5	550–600	592	380.00–425.00	390.75
2	600–650	615	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–420.00	415.07
4	450–500	478	330.00–380.00	359.95
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	300.00–315.00	307.65
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
8	450–500	486	450.00–455.00	454.40
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	717	355.00–360.00	356.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	573	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	473	410.00–435.00	421.52
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	853	140.00–167.50	147.55
9	—	805	100.00–135.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,315	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,178	166.00–173.00	169.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	142.00–156.00	150.81
1	—	1,115	175.00	175.00
10	—	1,104	158.00–170.00	164.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,655	192.00–198.00	195.80
1	—	1,055	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,017.00–1,521.00	1,272.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,927.00	1,927.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,115.00–2,300.00	2,207.99

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,950.00	3,950.00

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	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	933	1,836.00–2,136.00	1,983.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,805.00	1,805.00

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.