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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, May 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 154▼ 56 vs year ago 138 · −40.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 51▼ 17 vs year ago 30 · −56.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 21 vs year ago 29 · −72.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

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 $352.69/cwt on 13 head, down $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 22 comparable sales and sits +12.79 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$352.69

▼ 8.23 vs prior sale

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$782

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

$133.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.30

vs SC average

−54.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	378.50	2,086	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	310.00	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 3	533	245.00	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $133.50/cwt here — about $782 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 sale13 hd

352.69

—

SC average4 barns · 34 hd

336.39

+16.30

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−54.75

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+12.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	178.99	2,586	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	930	176.91	1,645	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	150.00	1,343	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$2,171	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$3,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,470	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,544	3thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	427.91/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,583	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	420.19/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,782	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	501.69/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,365	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	439.76/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,398	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,561	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,123	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,740	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,355	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	590.66/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,577	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	536.95/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,675	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	449.61/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,722	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	443.75/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,063	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,762	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,184	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	941	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,999	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	918	184.49/cwt	168.00–193.00	1,694	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	953	161.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,542	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	178.99/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,586	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	785	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	1,786.11/head	1,770.00–1,800.00	1,786	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,470.00/head	2,470.00–2,470.00	2,470	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,093.00/head	2,093.00–2,093.00	2,093	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	2,249.00/head	2,249.00–2,249.00	2,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	940	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 154Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 51Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 29

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	495.00–510.00	501.69
2	300–350	318	410.00–470.00	439.76
2	350–400	390	390.00–410.00	400.13
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	566	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	270.00–280.00	274.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	370	420.00–435.00	427.91
4	400–450	424	410.00–435.00	420.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	560	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	267	575.00–620.00	590.66
3	300–350	312	510.00–550.00	536.95
2	350–400	383	430.00–470.00	449.61
2	450–500	465	440.00–447.50	443.75
2	500–550	502	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	374.89
2	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.96
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,770.00–1,800.00	1,786.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,470.00	2,470.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,093.00	2,093.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,249.00	2,249.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	168.00–193.00	184.49
2	—	953	160.00–164.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	171.00–186.00	178.99

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.