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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 75▼ 139 vs year ago 244 · −57.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 22 · −31.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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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 $338.37/cwt on 12 head, down $40.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −1.53 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$338.37

▼ 40.38 vs prior sale

12 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs SC average

−35.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	340.04	1,799	11thin
Medium and Large 2	590	320.00	1,888	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about −$89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

338.37

—

SC average6 barns · 137 hd

330.51

+7.87

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−35.66

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−1.53

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	1,454	204.58	2,975	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	170.14	2,216	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	140.52	1,530	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,438	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$2,621	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$2,156	3thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	445.00/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,958	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.01/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,912	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	358.77/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,267	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	444.43/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,178	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	368.31/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,617	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	353.15/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,635	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	330.97/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,612	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	345.42/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,779	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	330.63/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,832	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	551.79/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,490	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	452.84/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,463	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	409.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,488	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	390.06/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,572	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	378.49/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,779	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,745	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,073	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,940	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	188.47/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	211.02/cwt	202.00–219.00	3,174	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	140.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,530	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	172.67/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,259	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,621.00/head	2,621.00–2,621.00	2,621	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	665	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,335	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	942	2,156.46/head	2,022.00–2,292.00	2,156	3

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 75Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year 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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	545.00–560.00	551.79
3	300–350	323	440.00–470.00	452.84
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	568	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	616	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	405.00–415.00	409.90
2	400–450	403	380.00–400.00	390.06
3	450–500	470	370.00–385.00	378.49
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	563	300.00–320.00	309.96
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	430.00–460.00	444.43
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	463	350.00–357.50	353.15
7	500–550	515	335.00–357.00	345.42
4	550–600	554	330.00–332.50	330.63
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	439	355.00–375.00	368.31
5	450–500	487	330.00–335.00	330.97
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	430.00–460.00	445.00
8	600–650	632	347.50–362.50	358.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	576	300.00–340.00	332.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,775.00	2,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	2,022.00–2,292.00	2,156.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	2,621.00	2,621.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	135.00–150.00	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,308	169.00–179.00	172.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	202.00–219.00	211.02
2	—	1,330	188.00–189.00	188.47

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.