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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 23

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 138▼ 24 vs year ago 154 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 33▼ 29 vs year ago 51 · −56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 16▼ 24 vs year ago 28 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $344.24/cwt on 7 head, down $12.98 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 22 comparable sales and sits +4.33 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$344.24

▼ 12.98 vs prior sale

7 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.25

vs SC average

−71.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	344.24	1,768	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

344.24

—

SC average6 barns · 89 hd

365.49

−21.25

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−71.59

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+4.33

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	—	Low	1,601	196.91	3,153	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	176.69	2,012	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	169.08	1,882	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	167.70	2,650	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,420	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,352	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	442.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,818	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,584	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	223	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,338	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	394.04/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,123	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	432.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,374	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,177	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	399.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,816	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	330.10/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,591	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	348.28/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,794	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	257	427.60/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,099	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	533.34/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,461	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	442.09/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,636	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,786	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	417.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,946	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,898	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,092	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,125	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	327.41/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,154	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	175.78/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	201.61/cwt	186.00–220.00	3,323	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	181.48/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,915	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	169.08/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,144	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	167.70/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	835	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	1,352.00/head	1,352.00–1,352.00	1,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,395	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	855	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 138Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
6	250–300	274	520.00–540.00	533.34
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	400.00–450.00	427.60
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	435.00–450.00	442.09
2	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	432.42
4	450–500	466	410.00–430.00	417.53
2	500–550	513	365.00–375.00	370.07
2	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	357.54
2	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	339.96
2	650–700	658	320.00–335.00	327.41
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	318	420.00–435.00	432.08
6	350–400	372	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	455	395.00–405.00	399.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	315.00–330.00	322.50
5	450–500	482	320.00–350.00	330.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	380.00–400.00	394.04
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	515	340.00–355.00	348.28
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	483	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	568	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	411	420.00–450.00	442.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,420.00	1,420.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,352.00	1,352.00

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	—	1,395	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	168.00–170.00	169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	166.00–169.00	167.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	169.00–170.00	169.50
3	—	1,055	173.00–190.00	181.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	172.00–179.00	175.78
9	—	1,648	186.00–220.00	201.61

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.