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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 14

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 214▼ 32 vs year ago 183 · −17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 38▲ 20 vs year ago 22 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $347.22/cwt on 7 head, down $31.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 22 comparable sales and sits +7.31 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$347.22

▼ 31.53 vs prior sale

7 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.94

vs SC average

−48.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	400.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2	517	340.10	1,758	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	330.00	1,700	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $361 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 sale7 hd

347.22

—

SC average6 barns · 167 hd

368.16

−20.94

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−48.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

+7.31

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	1,342	194.19	2,606	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	175.05	2,373	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	165.58	1,914	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	141.61	1,339	8thin

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)	1,215	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,950	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$1,241	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	670	$1,240	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	716	$1,106	6

Every lot

78 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,627	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,790	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	447.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,870	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	417.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,941	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,559	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,653	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,023	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	424.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,202	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	429.85/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,397	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	352	320.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,129	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,548	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	427.44/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,753	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,836	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	340.48/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,430	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,612	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,020	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	335.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,545	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	395.11/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,869	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	348.88/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,818	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	579.84/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,600	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	414.40/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,297	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	469.74/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,489	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	436.80/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,616	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	428.59/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,629	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	372.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,546	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,938	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	370.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,850	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	332.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,806	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	553	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,825	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	336.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,991	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,334	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	187.18/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,299	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	208.22/cwt	201.00–215.00	3,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	138.98/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,277	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,808	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	159.12/cwt	148.00–167.00	1,820	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	177.22/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,088	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	170.59/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,288	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	180.99/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,489	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	645	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	715	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	725	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	670	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	688	902.09/head	859.00–938.00	902	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	707	1,028.93/head	1,011.00–1,052.00	1,029	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	712	1,171.43/head	1,128.00–1,242.00	1,171	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	785	1,315.00/head	1,315.00–1,315.00	1,315	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	810	1,256.00/head	1,256.00–1,256.00	1,256	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	883	1,552.77/head	1,449.00–1,647.00	1,553	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 214Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	160.00	160.00
7	—	919	120.00–150.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,144	148.00–167.00	159.12
5	—	1,178	174.00–180.00	177.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	169.00–171.00	170.59
3	—	1,375	176.00–185.00	180.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	184.00–189.00	187.18
2	—	1,570	201.00–215.00	208.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,315.00	1,315.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	1,011.00–1,052.00	1,028.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	712	1,128.00–1,242.00	1,171.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	859.00–938.00	902.09

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	—	810	1,256.00	1,256.00

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	2	—	883	1,449.00–1,647.00	1,552.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,250.00	2,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	276	555.00–600.00	579.84
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–430.00	414.40
4	350–400	380	410.00–435.00	428.59
2	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	372.59
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	543	320.00–345.00	332.56
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	450.00–480.00	469.74
3	350–400	370	430.00–440.00	436.80
2	400–450	438	440.00–445.00	442.54
2	500–550	500	360.00–380.00	370.00
5	550–600	591	335.00–345.00	336.96
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	765	300.00–310.00	305.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	320.00–340.00	329.95
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	655	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	530.00	530.00
1	550–600	595	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	460.00–470.00	465.06
2	400–450	418	445.00–450.00	447.40
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	405.00–430.00	417.37
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	415	440.00–445.00	442.47
4	450–500	459	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–380.00	374.94
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	370.00–380.00	374.86
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
12	350–400	352	320.00–330.00	320.88
2	400–450	420	320.00–360.00	340.48
6	450–500	460	330.00–350.00	335.90
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	410.00–440.00	424.87
3	300–350	325	420.00–440.00	429.85
2	350–400	360	420.00–440.00	430.00
2	400–450	410	425.00–430.00	427.44
4	450–500	473	385.00–405.00	395.11
4	500–550	521	340.00–365.00	348.88
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

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.