Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 184▲ 50 vs year ago 160 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 22 vs year ago 37 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 24 vs year ago 2 · +1,200.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.91/cwt on 13 head, down $47.27 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −70.99 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.
Average price
$268.91
▼ 47.27 vs prior sale
13 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,462
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.74
vs SC average
−62.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2546272.351,48811thin
Medium and Large 3530250.001,3252thin
One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $163 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
268.91
—
SC average6 barns · 154 hd
290.65
−21.74
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−62.61
This barn, trailing median22 sales
339.91
−70.99
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
396349302255median 339.9103/1004/2107/0709/1511/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,301183.132,3827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,345148.591,9992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,019148.091,5105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017125.021,2719thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,5311thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,3641thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)785$1,6881thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)883$1,7902thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)821$1,2816
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)794$1,1239
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)833$1,0882thin

Every lot

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added380355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,3492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510295.63/cwt275.00–300.001,5086
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9955
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263420.82/cwt405.00–435.001,1073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270354.81/cwt350.00–360.009582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328333.55/cwt320.00–350.001,0943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361292.65/cwt280.00–300.001,0564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378319.97/cwt315.00–325.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408287.64/cwt280.00–295.001,1742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy423305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463280.07/cwt275.00–285.001,2973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465257.58/cwt250.00–265.001,1982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474291.91/cwt275.00–305.001,38411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518280.83/cwt270.00–300.001,4555
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy558256.70/cwt250.00–265.001,4323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582273.87/cwt250.00–300.001,5943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6553
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222476.32/cwt430.00–500.001,0573
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265370.00/cwt370.00–370.009811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273406.71/cwt400.00–420.001,1103
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370325.20/cwt320.00–330.001,2032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370319.80/cwt315.00–325.001,1832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373347.25/cwt340.00–370.001,2954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425321.57/cwt315.00–330.001,3673
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added427330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2451316.25/cwt300.00–325.001,4264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy513270.02/cwt265.00–275.001,3852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531282.15/cwt270.00–285.001,4985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy628228.36/cwt225.00–230.001,4343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2753225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,6942
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,261184.32/cwt180.00–190.002,3246
Bulls——1,540176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%987156.19/cwt152.00–164.001,5423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004122.15/cwt97.50–140.001,2268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068135.94/cwt135.00–137.001,4522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345148.59/cwt147.00–150.001,9992
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 17851,688.00/head1,688.00–1,688.001,6881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 36851,229.00/head1,229.00–1,229.001,2291
Stock Cows—Small 3695817.00/head817.00–817.008171
Stock Cows—Small 3750844.00/head844.00–844.008441
Stock Cows—Small 3765937.00/head937.00–937.009371
Stock Cows—Small 27821,188.42/head1,115.00–1,278.001,1883
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38091,092.84/head1,005.00–1,187.001,0934
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28151,324.00/head1,324.00–1,324.001,3241
Stock Cows—Small 28151,296.46/head1,236.00–1,352.001,2963
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28831,790.22/head1,660.00–1,891.001,7902
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29001,238.00/head1,238.00–1,238.001,2381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,749.00/head1,749.00–1,749.001,7491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,531.00/head1,531.00–1,531.001,5311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3945850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0101,364.00/head1,364.00–1,364.001,3641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 37251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.