Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00

lower. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.70/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −91.18 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$103.70

104 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	498	124.33	619	14thin
Medium and Large 2	508	113.19	575	35
Small 1-2	482	105.34	507	15thin
Medium and Large 3	579	87.57	507	40

One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $112 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

103.70

—

SC average5 barns · 389 hd

104.02

−0.32

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−91.18

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	1,349	67.30	908	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	45.97	529	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	41.73	358	24

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	373	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	114.20/cwt	112.00–117.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	114.03/cwt	112.00–119.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	823	632.27/cwt	525.00–750.00	5,204	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	101.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.59/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	104.49/cwt	100.00–107.50	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	91.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	88.36/cwt	87.50–90.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	93.70/cwt	90.00–98.00	258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	93.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	89.39/cwt	85.00–92.50	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	93.29/cwt	90.00–98.00	292	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	694.59/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	933	591.96/cwt	450.00–675.00	5,523	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	407.69/cwt	350.00–520.00	3,139	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	756	63.72/cwt	55.00–68.00	482	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	276	102.15/cwt	100.00–107.50	282	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	106.60/cwt	100.00–112.50	245	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	105.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	333	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	102.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,183	61.95/cwt	60.00–65.00	733	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	72.66/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,101	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	32.93/cwt	26.00–38.00	340	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.14/cwt	42.00–57.00	563	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	747	35.05/cwt	30.00–38.00	262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.84/cwt	117.00–125.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.73/cwt	108.00–114.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	102.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	116.95/cwt	114.00–125.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	92.03/cwt	89.00–95.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	87.75/cwt	87.50–88.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	83.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	80.49/cwt	75.00–89.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	90.33/cwt	87.00–94.00	430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	92.78/cwt	87.50–98.00	397	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	83.88/cwt	80.00–87.50	563	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	462	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	103.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	539	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	459	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	118.56/cwt	115.00–123.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.82/cwt	135.00–142.50	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.02/cwt	130.00–137.50	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	150.41/cwt	145.00–157.50	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.79/cwt	140.00–153.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	123.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	95.24/cwt	90.00–99.00	223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	93.20/cwt	90.00–99.00	348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	95.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	303	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.31/cwt	110.00–111.00	292	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	109.91/cwt	107.50–113.00	408	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	226	110.35/cwt	107.50–115.00	249	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	112.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	355	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	43.95/cwt	40.00–50.00	394	18

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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00

lower. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.90
4	—	520	112.00–117.00	114.20
14	—	474	112.00–119.00	114.03
1	—	740	97.50	97.50
2	—	335	122.50–125.00	123.73
3	—	427	115.00–123.00	118.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
2	—	478	103.00–108.00	105.51
4	—	521	100.00–105.00	101.21
5	—	427	110.00–112.00	110.59
5	—	567	100.00–107.50	104.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	463	90.00–95.00	92.43
3	—	363	90.00–95.00	91.96
3	—	525	90.00–95.00	91.99
3	—	623	87.50–90.00	88.36
4	—	275	90.00–98.00	93.70
4	—	420	90.00–95.00	93.01
4	—	576	85.00–92.50	89.39
6	—	313	90.00–98.00	93.29
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00	105.00
4	—	276	100.00–107.50	102.15
6	—	230	100.00–112.50	106.60
6	—	315	100.00–110.00	105.77
7	—	374	100.00–110.00	102.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.57
4	—	433	135.00–142.50	139.82
5	—	475	130.00–137.50	135.02
6	—	331	145.00–157.50	150.41
15	—	380	140.00–153.00	145.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	440	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	470	111.00–120.00	115.50
4	—	326	120.00–130.00	125.75
11	—	376	120.00–130.00	123.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	234	90.00–99.00	95.24
6	—	373	90.00–99.00	93.20
9	—	272	90.00–100.00	95.27
10	—	319	90.00–100.00	95.07
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	110.00–111.00	110.31
4	—	371	107.50–113.00	109.91
5	—	226	107.50–115.00	110.35
6	—	315	110.00–117.00	112.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	115.00–120.00	117.49
5	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.30
5	—	523	117.00–125.00	119.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	108.00–114.00	110.73
4	—	619	100.00–109.00	102.81
7	—	428	115.00–125.00	118.83
8	—	573	105.00–112.00	109.02
12	—	471	114.00–125.00	116.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
2	—	530	89.00–95.00	92.03
2	—	583	87.50–88.00	87.75
2	—	778	80.00–87.00	83.47
5	—	720	75.00–89.00	80.49
7	—	476	87.00–94.00	90.33
10	—	428	87.50–98.00	92.78
10	—	671	80.00–87.50	83.88
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
3	—	430	105.00–110.00	107.47
5	—	522	100.00–106.00	103.18
6	—	459	105.00–110.00	106.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	823	525.00–750.00	632.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	525.00–825.00	694.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	933	450.00–675.00	591.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	770	350.00–520.00	407.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	756	55.00–68.00	63.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	60.00–65.00	61.95
5	—	1,515	70.00–75.00	72.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	26.00–38.00	32.93
18	—	1,170	42.00–57.00	48.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	747	30.00–38.00	35.05
18	—	896	40.00–50.00	43.95

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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