Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2026-09-08

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 210▼ 127 vs year ago 295 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 52 · −34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 28 vs year ago 21 · +133.3%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.22/cwt on 12 head, up $25.14 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −53.80 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.
Average price
$296.22
▲ 25.14 vs prior sale
12 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525335.001,7591thin
Medium and Large 2553292.701,61911thin
One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $140 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
296.22
—
SC average6 barns · 69 hd
297.05
−0.83
This barn, trailing median24 sales
350.02
−53.80
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
425369313257median 350.0203/0305/1907/1409/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,803199.853,6032thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,538151.392,3295thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209142.161,71911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,066139.281,4848thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,1853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$2,7086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$2,4516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,4482thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)795$1,0341thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)870$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$3,0673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)989$2,9256
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)886$2,1187
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)730$1,6791thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)886$1,3408
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$1,1533thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465314.78/cwt305.00–325.001,4642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518314.86/cwt305.00–325.001,6312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2838270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213374.12/cwt360.00–390.007972
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327373.37/cwt370.00–380.001,2213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334340.00/cwt335.00–350.001,1365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420308.10/cwt295.00–320.001,2942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421338.42/cwt325.00–350.001,4257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475322.55/cwt320.00–325.001,5322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510325.44/cwt320.00–330.001,66011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515293.09/cwt285.00–305.001,5093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561312.62/cwt305.00–320.001,7544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570278.45/cwt260.00–290.001,5873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610303.95/cwt290.00–310.001,8545
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0241
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208464.82/cwt450.00–480.009672
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321419.60/cwt410.00–430.001,3475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383317.48/cwt315.00–320.001,2162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384355.68/cwt340.00–380.001,3664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420339.29/cwt330.00–360.001,4256
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420322.56/cwt320.00–325.001,3552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464337.28/cwt330.00–360.001,5654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473299.51/cwt290.00–320.001,4173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526292.52/cwt280.00–310.001,5394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565299.93/cwt280.00–310.001,6956
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615283.00/cwt265.00–290.001,7405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy622253.24/cwt250.00–260.001,5753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678244.82/cwt235.00–260.001,6603
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,803199.85/cwt199.00–201.003,6032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018135.88/cwt132.00–139.001,3834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113142.68/cwt140.00–146.001,5884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138138.98/cwt135.00–141.001,5826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295145.98/cwt144.00–150.001,8905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488147.43/cwt147.00–148.002,1942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572154.03/cwt150.00–157.002,4213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28701,700.11/head1,661.00–1,743.001,7002
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17301,679.00/head1,679.00–1,679.001,6791
Stock Cows—Small 17351,838.00/head1,838.00–1,838.001,8381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28002,059.15/head2,014.00–2,100.002,0592
Stock Cows—Small 38031,133.13/head1,117.00–1,148.001,1332
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38661,273.89/head1,189.00–1,362.001,2744
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38681,097.95/head1,044.00–1,148.001,0982
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29351,262.00/head1,262.00–1,262.001,2621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19672,217.89/head2,193.00–2,225.002,2184
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0081,678.52/head1,665.00–1,690.001,6792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29452,866.67/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Small 37951,034.00/head1,034.00–1,034.001,0341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38752,448.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,751.99/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0253,184.96/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,746.75/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0952,404.11/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.