Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady. Moderate offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.18/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$135.18

88 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	140.54	734	46
Small 1-2	291	139.89	407	4thin
Medium 2	429	128.20	550	38

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale88 hd

135.18

—

SC average5 barns · 375 hd

135.84

−0.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,162	86.86	1,009	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	64.88	701	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	64.88/cwt	52.00–72.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	115.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	124.39/cwt	110.00–131.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	114.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	121.99/cwt	102.00–130.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.47/cwt	134.00–138.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	96.04/cwt	92.00–100.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	118.50/cwt	112.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	326	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	532	111.18/cwt	100.00–120.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	112.54/cwt	105.00–118.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	121.68/cwt	121.00–122.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.41/cwt	123.00–125.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.49/cwt	119.00–127.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	413	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	461	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	133.93/cwt	132.00–136.00	640	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	626	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	126.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	126.72/cwt	105.00–138.00	409	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	129.58/cwt	109.00–138.00	481	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	138.07/cwt	118.00–142.00	573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	146.67/cwt	142.00–150.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.37/cwt	138.00–140.50	792	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	369	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,503	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,225	894.00/cwt	894.00–894.00	10,952	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	738.00/cwt	738.00–738.00	7,565	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	685.69/cwt	508.00–865.00	7,543	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,019	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	611.24/cwt	500.00–713.00	4,523	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	783	370.81/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,162	86.86/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,009	3

How this sale compares

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 May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady. Moderate offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,080	52.00–72.00	64.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	82.00–90.00	86.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
3	—	573	110.00–122.00	115.95
4	—	413	110.00–131.00	124.39
4	—	628	112.00–118.00	114.98
11	—	470	102.00–130.00	121.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	132.00	132.00
4	—	430	134.00–138.00	135.47
4	—	520	122.00–130.00	125.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	688	92.00–100.00	96.04
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
5	—	382	112.00–125.00	118.50
6	—	326	120.00–122.00	121.02
7	—	532	100.00–120.00	111.18
8	—	424	105.00–118.00	112.54
10	—	477	112.00–120.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	121.00–122.00	121.68
5	—	418	123.00–125.00	123.41
6	—	565	119.00–121.00	120.67
18	—	507	119.00–127.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
2	—	388	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	124.00–125.00	124.51
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	132.00–136.00	133.93
2	—	593	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	518	120.00–130.00	126.49
6	—	323	105.00–138.00	126.72
8	—	371	109.00–138.00	129.58
11	—	415	118.00–142.00	138.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
5	—	476	145.00	145.00
6	—	632	134.50	134.50
7	—	363	142.00–150.00	146.67
7	—	516	132.00–140.00	135.96
20	—	564	138.00–140.50	140.37
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
3	—	265	137.50–140.00	139.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	894.00	894.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	738.00	738.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	508.00–865.00	685.69
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	470.00	470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	740	500.00–713.00	611.24
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	350.00–387.00	370.81

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle