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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 28

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 98▼ 9 vs year ago 84 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 37▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.05/cwt on 13 head, down $33.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$307.05

▼ 33.76 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	310.14	1,694	12thin
Medium and Large 3	510	270.00	1,377	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $317 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

307.05

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

314.34

−7.28

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−42.96

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	—	Average	1,765	191.04	3,371	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	187.98	2,857	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	167.82	1,875	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	153.93	1,537	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
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,476	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,117	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	302.33/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,557	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,813	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	542.71/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,482	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	442.05/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,211	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	457.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,436	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	423.61/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,563	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	310.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,466	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	329.76/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,576	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	315.67/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,624	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	307.38/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,777	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	199.08/cwt	190.00–218.00	3,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	178.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	3,231	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	983	170.73/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,678	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,676	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,244	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	187.98/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,857	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	720	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 98Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 20Year ago 10

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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	190.00–218.00	199.08
2	—	1,805	175.00–181.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	152.00–160.00	156.90
1	—	790	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	179.00–193.00	187.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	169.00–172.00	170.73
1	—	1,385	162.00	162.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	314.90
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	515	285.00–320.00	302.33
2	600–650	620	285.00–300.00	292.38
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	535.00–550.00	542.71
4	300–350	314	450.00–470.00	457.41
4	350–400	369	420.00–435.00	423.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	430.00–460.00	442.05
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	524	300.00–330.00	315.67
4	550–600	578	295.00–320.00	307.38
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.44
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	305.00–315.00	310.03
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	315.00–345.00	329.76
1	550–600	575	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
2	750–800	770	270.00–280.00	274.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	900–950	910	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.