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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 225▲ 19 vs year ago 251 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 98▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 9.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $218.79/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.11 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$218.79

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs SC average

−50.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	233.27	1,259	6thin
Medium and Large 3	574	211.55	1,213	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $45 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 sale18 hd

218.79

—

SC average5 barns · 143 hd

232.09

−13.30

National average156 barns · 9,607 hd

269.16

−50.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−121.11

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

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	2,007	180.74	3,627	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	148.27	1,902	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	146.20	1,998	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	140.02	1,581	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 225Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 98Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	195.00–230.00	212.35
2	300–350	323	190.00–200.00	195.27
5	350–400	360	210.00–225.00	218.97
5	400–450	427	190.00–230.00	217.01
3	450–500	480	200.00–227.50	215.74
3	500–550	533	215.00–225.00	218.28
9	550–600	587	190.00–215.00	209.31
5	600–650	622	223.00	223.00
3	750–800	751

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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 225▲ 19 vs year ago 251 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 98▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $218.79/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.11 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$218.79

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs SC average

−50.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	233.27	1,259	6thin
Medium and Large 3	574	211.55	1,213	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $45 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 sale18 hd

218.79

—

SC average5 barns · 143 hd

232.09

−13.30

National average156 barns · 9,607 hd

269.16

−50.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−121.11

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

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	2,007	180.74	3,627	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	148.27	1,902	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	146.20	1,998	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	140.02	1,581	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 225Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 98Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	195.00–230.00	212.35
2	300–350	323	190.00–200.00	195.27
5	350–400	360	210.00–225.00	218.97
5	400–450	427	190.00–230.00	217.01
3	450–500	480	200.00–227.50	215.74
3	500–550	533	215.00–225.00	218.28
9	550–600	587	190.00–215.00	209.31
5	600–650	622	223.00	223.00
3	750–800	751

Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	262.26
3	350–400	363	255.00–270.00	263.03
3	400–450	423	240.00–260.00	246.70
9	450–500	467	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	533	235.00–245.00	239.91
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
7	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	305.00	305.00
2	250–300	280	300.00–305.00	302.46
3	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
9	350–400	371	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.51

Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	275.00–287.50	281.30
5	350–400	379	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	418	265.00–285.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	534	250.00	250.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	371	235.00–257.50	250.58
4	400–450	426	200.00–250.00	235.51
4	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
15	500–550	532	225.00–240.00	229.42
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	634	213.00–225.00	214.92

Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	328	310.00–330.00	318.44
2	350–400	378	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	413	295.00–320.00	310.79

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	335.00	335.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	350.00–365.00	357.18
2	300–350	310	340.00–345.00	342.46

Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	478	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	627	230.00–240.00	236.60
3	650–700	656	235.00	235.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	355.00–360.00	357.50

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	293.30
6	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	464	270.00	270.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	250.00–270.00	256.85

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,259	141.00–148.00	145.21
6	—	1,331	150.00–159.00	154.40

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	139.00–145.00	142.02
1	—	1,030	132.00	132.00

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	143.00–145.00	143.93
1	—	1,560	153.00	153.00

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	168.00–181.00	176.11
1	—	2,075	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,678	144.00–168.00	156.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	148.00	148.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	802	148.00–192.50	165.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	142.00–157.00	146.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	145.00–149.00	146.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	545	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	847	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	212.35/cwt	195.00–230.00	601	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	262.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	847	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	195.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	631	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	218.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	788	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	263.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	955	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,039	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	246.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,044	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	217.01/cwt	190.00–230.00	927	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,208	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,168	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	215.74/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,036	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,279	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	218.28/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,163	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	209.31/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,229	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,387	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	751	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,457	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	764	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	357.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	839	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	307	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,028	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,062	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	281.30/cwt	275.00–287.50	880	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	318.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,044	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	250.58/cwt	235.00–257.50	930	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,172	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,023	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	310.79/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,284	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,150	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	235.51/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,003	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	229.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,221	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,335	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	214.92/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,363	6

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,973	176.11/cwt	168.00–181.00	3,475	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,943	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	142.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,639	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	145.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,828	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	143.93/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,874	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	154.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,055	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,387	1

Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	802	165.14/cwt	148.00–192.50	1,324	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,198	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,678	156.00/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,618	3

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	146.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,566	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	146.96/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,853	6

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle