Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were unevenly steady . Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 lower. There were average offerings of average to plain quality cattle today with active buyer participation. Demand was light for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.49/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$113.49

138 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

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	492	116.57	574	83
Medium 2	483	109.81	531	41
Small 1-2	392	105.98	415	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $159 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 sale138 hd

113.49

—

SC average5 barns · 647 hd

108.91

+4.58

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	—	Low	1,663	74.22	1,234	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	50.26	608	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	41.43	381	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	106.81/cwt	105.00–108.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	111.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	118.07/cwt	114.00–121.00	505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	117.56/cwt	114.00–123.00	575	35
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	546	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	109.19/cwt	107.50–110.00	287	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	405	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	101.04/cwt	100.00–103.00	576	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	566	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	714	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	705	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	791	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	119.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	500	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	578	114.67/cwt	112.00–117.00	663	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	115.16/cwt	112.00–117.00	599	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	122.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	110.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	108.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	106.35/cwt	105.00–108.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	110.53/cwt	108.00–112.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	111.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	109.31/cwt	108.00–111.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	99.51/cwt	98.00–101.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	659	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	41.43/cwt	35.00–45.00	381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	53.22/cwt	50.00–64.00	638	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	44.82/cwt	42.00–47.00	551	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	74.22/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,234	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	877	571.83/cwt	525.00–650.00	5,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	783.24/cwt	750.00–825.00	10,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,035	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,065	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	349	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	133.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.50	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	811	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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	108.00–112.00	110.02
5	—	669	105.00–108.00	106.81
8	—	579	110.00–115.00	111.35
10	—	518	114.00–120.00	116.11
15	—	428	114.00–121.00	118.07
35	—	489	114.00–123.00	117.56
3	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.61
3	—	317	126.00–130.00	127.93
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
2	—	230	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	102.00–103.00	102.50
3	—	263	107.50–110.00	109.19
3	—	382	105.00–108.00	106.01
3	—	570	100.00–103.00	101.04
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	105.00–112.00	110.49
7	—	470	105.00–112.00	108.01
6	—	582	105.00–108.00	106.35
6	—	431	108.00–112.00	110.53
4	—	379	110.00–115.00	111.73
3	—	333	115.00–120.00	118.33
2	—	705	97.00–100.00	98.50
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	478	117.00–120.00	118.46
2	—	640	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	705	112.00–112.50	112.25
3	—	418	116.00–124.00	119.67
3	—	578	112.00–117.00	114.67
5	—	520	112.00–117.00	115.16
6	—	380	115.00–125.00	122.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
3	—	327	140.00–150.00	144.95
9	—	437	130.00–140.00	133.54
7	—	514	120.00–128.00	124.15
6	—	566	122.00–132.50	127.20
5	—	618	121.00–125.00	123.41
5	—	376	135.00–146.00	138.78
4	—	478	130.00–137.00	134.08
3	—	667	120.00–123.00	121.65
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	105.00–110.00	108.34
2	—	393	100.00–110.00	104.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.43
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	130.00–140.00	134.08
4	—	563	114.00–118.00	116.02
3	—	473	125.00–132.50	129.14
2	—	510	116.00–118.00	116.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	110.00–120.00	114.54
6	—	472	110.00–120.00	111.94
4	—	520	109.00–113.00	110.99
3	—	570	108.00–111.00	109.31
2	—	683	98.00–101.00	99.51
2	—	620	105.00–107.50	106.23
1	—	725	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	35.00–45.00	41.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,199	50.00–64.00	53.22
6	—	1,229	42.00–47.00	44.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,663	71.00–77.00	74.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	877	525.00–650.00	571.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	750.00–825.00	783.24
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	825.00	825.00

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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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle