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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 25

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 61▼ 10 vs year ago 194 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 16▼ 33 vs year ago 42 · −78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 8▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%

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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 $296.91/cwt on 14 head, down $10.14 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −53.11 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$296.91

▼ 10.14 vs prior sale

14 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$37.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.53

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	302.23	1,673	12thin
Medium and Large 3	558	265.00	1,477	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.23/cwt here — about $196 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 sale14 hd

296.91

—

SC average6 barns · 98 hd

319.45

−22.53

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−53.11

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	—	Low	1,425	190.50	2,715	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	155.50	2,029	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	155.00	1,519	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	150.39	1,668	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,498	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,434	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	874	$1,427	9

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	367.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,693	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	312.86/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,517	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,912	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,147	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	377.16/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,030	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,435	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,501	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.98/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,678	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,676	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	332.01/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,849	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,646	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	284.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,726	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	339.85/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,122	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	376	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,560	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	388.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,476	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	344.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,441	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	383.14/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,628	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,662	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	469	314.83/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,477	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	321.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,668	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	292.67/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,671	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	623	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,620	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,810	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	263.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,880	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,045	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,519	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,530	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,715	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,482	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,819.00/head	1,819.00–1,819.00	1,819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	2,521.75/head	2,215.00–2,913.00	2,522	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	970	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,696.00/head	1,696.00–1,696.00	1,696	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	2,213.28/head	2,100.00–2,315.00	2,213	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	730	1,379.29/head	1,331.00–1,425.00	1,379	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	730	1,186.00/head	1,186.00–1,186.00	1,186	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	925	1,179.00/head	1,179.00–1,179.00	1,179	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,551.30/head	1,406.00–1,632.00	1,551	4

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 61Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 8

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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,080	1,696.00	1,696.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,100.00–2,315.00	2,213.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	1,331.00–1,425.00	1,379.29

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	—	730	1,186.00	1,186.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,510.00	1,510.00

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	4	—	960	1,406.00–1,632.00	1,551.30

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	—	925	1,179.00	1,179.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	1,819.00	1,819.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,094	2,215.00–2,913.00	2,521.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	624	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	460	360.00–370.00	367.96
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	575	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
14	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	485	295.00–330.00	312.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	375	380.00–385.00	382.60
9	550–600	557	325.00–334.00	332.01
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	273	365.00–390.00	377.16
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	417	355.00–365.00	360.04
5	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	345.98
2	500–550	528	315.00–320.00	317.46
2	550–600	568	285.00–295.00	289.85
9	600–650	607	280.00–285.00	284.43
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	335.00–360.00	344.80
7	450–500	469	305.00–335.00	314.83
2	600–650	623	255.00–265.00	260.06
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	330	335.00–345.00	339.85
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	380.00–400.00	388.49
3	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	383.14
2	450–500	465	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	500–550	519	315.00–325.00	321.35
8	550–600	571	280.00–325.00	292.67
2	650–700	658	270.00–280.00	275.06
4	700–750	713	260.00–270.00	263.70
1	800–850	810	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,117	152.00–155.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,495	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,500	201.00	201.00

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.