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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 29

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 381▲ 91 vs year ago 116 · +78.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 38▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 68▼ 11 vs year ago 30 · −36.7%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.14/cwt on 11 head, down $28.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −32.77 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$307.14

▼ 28.69 vs prior sale

11 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs SC average

−45.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	340.00	1,727	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	299.84	1,589	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.16/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

307.14

—

SC average5 barns · 168 hd

310.88

−3.74

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−45.52

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−32.77

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,323	173.03	2,290	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	137.19	2,170	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	128.40	1,648	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	128.02	1,412	5thin

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)	1,328	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	972	$1,973	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,532	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,358	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,240	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,236	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	449.29/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,923	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	427.28/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,829	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	373.32/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,994	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	325.15/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,860	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,080	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,323	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	402.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,034	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	403.67/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,251	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	406.86/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,542	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	403.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,639	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	447	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,716	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	379.81/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,785	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,300	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	316.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,644	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	307.01/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,759	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	476.61/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,153	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	497.47/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,373	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	481.21/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,540	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	459.76/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,669	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	412.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,705	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	436.13/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,832	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,817	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	371.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,741	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	373.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,925	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,769	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,962	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,927	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	723	220.92/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,597	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	171.43/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,177	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	135.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,541	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	123.53/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,568	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	145.45/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,939	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,197	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	135.22/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,164	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,838.13/head	1,818.00–1,860.00	1,838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	2,243.00/head	2,243.00–2,243.00	2,243	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,135	1,532.00/head	1,532.00–1,532.00	1,532	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	2,548.21/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	780	1,092.00/head	1,092.00–1,092.00	1,092	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	1,119.59/head	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,120	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,434.99/head	1,386.00–1,500.00	1,435	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,236.17/head	1,121.00–1,340.00	1,236	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,358.00/head	2,358.00–2,358.00	2,358	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 381Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 68Year ago 30

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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	970	1,818.00–1,860.00	1,838.13

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	—	975	2,243.00	2,243.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,532.00	1,532.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	2	—	1,328	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,121.00–1,340.00	1,236.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,386.00–1,500.00	1,434.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,358.00	2,358.00

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	—	780	1,092.00	1,092.00

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	2	—	860	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,119.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,400.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	413	390.00–425.00	412.86
7	450–500	469	350.00–385.00	371.23
3	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	340.10
2	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	287.56
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	723	207.50–235.00	220.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	470.00–490.00	476.61
4	250–300	276	480.00–520.00	497.47
4	300–350	320	450.00–510.00	481.21
9	350–400	363	445.00–490.00	459.76
4	400–450	420	420.00–455.00	436.13
2	450–500	463	390.00–395.00	392.46
4	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	373.70
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	572	315.00–330.00	325.15
2	600–650	640	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	778	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	808	285.00–290.00	287.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	428	420.00–440.00	427.28
4	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	534	360.00–380.00	373.32
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	445.00–455.00	449.29
2	450–500	463	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	316.13
2	550–600	573	295.00–320.00	307.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	257	400.00–410.00	402.18
4	300–350	310	390.00–410.00	403.67
13	350–400	379	395.00–415.00	406.86
7	400–450	406	400.00–420.00	403.60
13	450–500	470	365.00–400.00	379.81
2	500–550	508	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	255.00–260.00	257.50
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	447	384.00	384.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	133.00–141.00	135.02
1	—	950	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	144.00–147.00	145.45
7	—	1,269	110.00–141.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,600	127.00–141.00	135.22
1	—	1,455	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,270	164.00–178.00	171.43

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.