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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 11

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 105▼ 22 vs year ago 196 · −11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%

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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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.94/cwt on 49 head, down $27.91 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $395.94.

Average price

$395.94

▼ 27.91 vs prior sale

49 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.57

vs SC average

−5.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	395.94	2,290	49

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 sale49 hd

395.94

—

SC average5 barns · 137 hd

370.37

+25.57

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−5.89

This barn, trailing median9 sales

395.94

+0.00

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $342.29, median $395.94 across 9 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	1,503	204.64	3,076	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	166.45	2,367	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	165.88	1,811	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	156.85	1,806	3thin

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)	890	$1,558	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,644	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

46 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,996	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,178	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	594	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,334	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	361.60/cwt	346.00–367.50	2,376	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,583	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,435	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	335.24/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,552	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	348.83/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,796	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	454.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,510	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	342	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,573	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	350.15/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,201	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	420.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,589	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	399.35/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,629	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,822	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	204.64/cwt	197.00–213.00	3,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,004	157.97/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,586	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	161.77/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,860	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	179.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,217	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,414	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	165.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,352	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	645	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	825	1,238.00/head	1,238.00–1,238.00	1,238	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,853.00/head	1,853.00–1,853.00	1,853	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,761.00/head	1,761.00–1,761.00	1,761	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,558.00/head	1,558.00–1,558.00	1,558	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 105Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 24

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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	—	1,155	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,150	161.00–163.00	161.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	162.00–169.00	165.27
1	—	1,420	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	140.00–168.00	157.97
3	—	1,238	175.00–185.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	197.00–213.00	204.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,030	1,761.00	1,761.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,853.00	1,853.00

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	—	825	1,238.00	1,238.00

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	—	645	1,435.00	1,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,558.00	1,558.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	330.00–370.00	350.15
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
6	300–350	332	440.00–470.00	454.76
5	350–400	373	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	420.49
9	400–450	408	390.00–402.50	399.35
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	528	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	508	393.00	393.00
15	650–700	657	346.00–367.50	361.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	411.00	411.00
38	550–600	594	393.00	393.00
10	750–800	751	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	360.00–370.00	365.03
2	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	335.24
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	515	340.00–352.00	348.83
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

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.