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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 174▼ 202 vs year ago 263 · −76.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 22 vs year ago 38 · −57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 26 vs year ago 34 · −76.5%

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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 $307.50/cwt on 2 head, up $0.45 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.52 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$307.50

▲ 0.45 vs prior sale

2 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.62

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	307.50	1,668	2thin

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 sale2 hd

307.50

—

SC average6 barns · 68 hd

319.12

−11.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−42.52

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	1,660	206.78	3,433	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,715	165.50	2,838	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	160.26	1,826	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	157.00	1,562	1thin

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)	1,395	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,113	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,203	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	742	$1,153	5

Every lot

38 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	439.63/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,187	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	355.70/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,355	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,525	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,630	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	459.73/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,278	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	420.15/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,365	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,521	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	412.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,469	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	323.24/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,238	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	381.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,604	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	326.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,551	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	206.78/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,433	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,562	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	165.38/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,832	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	150.01/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,805	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,576	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,111	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	740	1,203.00/head	1,203.00–1,203.00	1,203	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,113.00/head	2,113.00–2,113.00	2,113	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	705	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	725	1,125.51/head	1,060.00–1,182.00	1,126	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	830	1,349.00/head	1,349.00–1,349.00	1,349	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 174Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 34

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	420.15
4	350–400	356	400.00–420.00	412.56
8	400–450	421	370.00–390.00	381.11
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	459.73
2	300–350	338	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	383	300.00–345.00	323.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	475	320.00–330.00	326.60
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	381	345.00–380.00	355.70
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	322.46
3	550–600	572	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	270	430.00–450.00	439.63
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	200.00–217.00	206.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	162.00–169.00	165.38
2	—	1,203	146.00–154.00	150.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,830	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,130	2,113.00	2,113.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	740	1,203.00	1,203.00

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	—	830	1,349.00	1,349.00

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	—	725	1,060.00–1,182.00	1,125.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,040.00	1,040.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.