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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 9

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 151▼ 44 vs year ago 212 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 33 · −24.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 25▼ 11 vs year ago 19 · −57.9%

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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 $340.52/cwt on 19 head, down $12.18 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +0.61 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$340.52

▼ 12.18 vs prior sale

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs SC average

−60.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	350.00	1,925	6thin
Medium and Large 2	566	336.14	1,902	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

340.52

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

352.56

−12.05

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−60.00

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+0.61

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	1,378	197.48	2,721	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	169.95	2,004	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,900	168.00	3,192	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	151.07	1,456	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,299	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,792	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,606	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,481	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,161	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	454.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,443	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	412.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,614	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	471.43/cwt	455.00–500.00	990	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	975	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	408.24/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,143	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	370.37/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,244	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,559	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	386.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,664	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	345.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,536	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	339.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,557	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	376.19/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,791	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,806	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	346.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,927	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,940	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	301.44/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,869	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,244	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	307.56/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,208	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,542	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	615.94/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,417	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	551.63/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,434	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,706	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	357.35/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,315	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	365.28/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,582	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	409.98/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,132	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	368.47/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,968	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	378.14/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,129	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,425	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	197.48/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,721	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	155.42/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,539	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	164.42/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,894	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	176.86/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,145	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,192	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	660	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	790	1,481.00/head	1,481.00–1,481.00	1,481	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,606.00/head	1,606.00–1,606.00	1,606	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,263.00/head	2,263.00–2,263.00	2,263	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	765	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	1,299.00/head	1,299.00–1,299.00	1,299	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 151Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 19

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	155.00–156.00	155.42
1	—	885	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	162.00–169.00	164.42
4	—	1,213	170.00–184.00	176.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	191.00–204.00	197.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,320.00	1,320.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,481.00	1,481.00

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	—	1,145	2,263.00	2,263.00

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	—	880	1,606.00	1,606.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,299.00	1,299.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	1,375.00	1,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	538	450.00–455.00	454.01
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	634	410.00–420.00	412.37
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	600.00–640.00	615.94
2	250–300	260	530.00–575.00	551.63
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	363	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	409.98
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	708	340.00–345.00	342.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	368	335.00–380.00	357.35
8	400–450	433	320.00–380.00	365.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	534	350.00–395.00	368.47
3	550–600	563	350.00–395.00	378.14
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	455.00–500.00	471.43
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	367	420.00–430.00	424.93
2	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	557	345.00–350.00	346.00
2	650–700	660	335.00–345.00	340.00
2	700–750	718	290.00–325.00	307.56
2	800–850	807	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	370.00–380.00	375.10
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	444	335.00–350.00	345.90
4	450–500	458	330.00–350.00	339.89
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	390.00–420.00	408.24
4	300–350	336	300.00–410.00	370.37
3	350–400	372	380.00–400.00	386.55
2	400–450	438	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	476	370.00–390.00	376.19
4	500–550	516	340.00–360.00	349.95
9	550–600	588	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	620	280.00–315.00	301.44
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

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.