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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 183▼ 70 vs year ago 261 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 59 vs year ago 89 · −66.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 6▼ 22 vs year ago 34 · −64.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made 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 $283.86/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −56.04 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$283.86

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$85.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.72

vs SC average

−56.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	330.00	1,749	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.36	1,624	13thin
Medium and Large 3	532	244.70	1,302	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.30/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

283.86

—

SC average6 barns · 187 hd

317.58

−33.72

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−56.32

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−56.04

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	1,399	177.95	2,489	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	155.41	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	147.05	1,505	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	142.00	2,329	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 183Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	493	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	673	250.00–257.50	253.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 183▼ 70 vs year ago 261 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 59 vs year ago 89 · −66.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 6▼ 22 vs year ago 34 · −64.7%

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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 $283.86/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −56.04 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$283.86

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$85.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.72

vs SC average

−56.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	330.00	1,749	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.36	1,624	13thin
Medium and Large 3	532	244.70	1,302	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.30/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

283.86

—

SC average6 barns · 187 hd

317.58

−33.72

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−56.32

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−56.04

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	1,399	177.95	2,489	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	155.41	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	147.05	1,505	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	142.00	2,329	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 183Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	493	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	673	250.00–257.50	253.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300

Every lot

75 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,630	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,802	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	353.29/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,685	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	323.79/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,007	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,047	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,477	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	314.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,344	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	422.36/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,161	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	398.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,235	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	399.36/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,454	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	376.09/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,448	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,703	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,496	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	360.00/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	183.93/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,792	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	149.07/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,453	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,548	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	154.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,689	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,239	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,349	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	995	2,114.00/head	2,114.00–2,114.00	2,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	600	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	690	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	655	933.00/head	933.00–933.00	933	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	795	1,511.00/head	1,511.00–1,511.00	1,511	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	868	1,724.94/head	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	1,712.00/head	1,712.00–1,712.00	1,712	1

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	419	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
7	650–700	662	295.00	295.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	532	240.00–260.00	244.70
3	600–650	647	230.00	230.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	420.00–435.00	427.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	483	300.00–320.00	309.82
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–430.00	422.36
3	300–350	310	390.00–405.00	398.33
4	350–400	364	395.00–402.50	399.36
2	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.53
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	559	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	618	323.00	323.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00–382.50	376.09
6	450–500	471	360.00–362.50	361.65
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	587	310.00–329.00	313.69
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	282.50–295.00	289.11

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	353.29
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	620	322.50–325.00	323.79

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	462	390.00	390.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	315.03
3	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	698	260.00	260.00

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,755	130.00	130.00

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	150.00–161.00	154.43
1	—	1,230	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,060	145.00–147.00	146.05

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	141.00	141.00
3	—	975	146.00–153.00	149.07

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	174.00–189.00	183.93
1	—	1,040	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,114.00	2,114.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	825.00	825.00

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	—	655	933.00	933.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,535.00–1,925.00	1,724.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,511.00	1,511.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,712.00	1,712.00

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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

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

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle