Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were steady 3.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 steady. Average offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.74/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$119.74

136 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

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	459	124.95	573	75
Medium and Large 2	425	116.22	493	48
Small 1-2	336	110.66	371	7thin
Medium and Large 3	609	93.33	569	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $5 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 sale136 hd

119.74

—

SC average5 barns · 616 hd

121.15

−1.41

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	2,005	81.45	1,633	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	61.98	972	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	60.96	700	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	42.54	394	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	140.00/cwt	137.50–142.50	343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.57/cwt	150.00–164.00	677	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,626	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	686.70/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	657.63/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,037	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	828.85/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,775	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	404.76/cwt	300.00–500.00	2,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.62/cwt	145.00–156.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	108.73/cwt	105.00–112.50	531	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	11
Bulls	—	—	2,005	81.45/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.86/cwt	125.00–137.50	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	111.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	35.76/cwt	31.00–40.00	321	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	49.31/cwt	45.00–54.00	470	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	61.98/cwt	58.00–66.00	972	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	60.96/cwt	52.00–67.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.42/cwt	117.00–128.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	115.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	318	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	373	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.50/cwt	101.00–107.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.79/cwt	153.00–160.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.80/cwt	135.00–143.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.31/cwt	145.00–158.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	338	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	128.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	145.09/cwt	140.00–152.50	409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	143.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	655	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	4

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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 289Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were steady 3.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 steady. Average offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	245	137.50–142.50	140.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
8	—	525	130.00–138.00	136.00
7	—	282	140.00–152.50	145.09
6	—	321	140.00–150.00	143.86
3	—	480	130.00–140.00	136.56
4	—	374	140.00–150.00	143.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	150.00–164.00	158.57
5	—	473	153.00–160.00	156.79
4	—	571	135.00–143.00	138.80
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
6	—	518	145.00–158.00	152.31
8	—	370	155.00–162.00	157.38
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
8	—	327	155.00–165.00	159.24
5	—	627	130.00–137.00	134.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
5	—	340	125.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	282	120.00–135.00	128.90
3	—	370	125.00–130.00	126.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
7	—	433	120.00–130.00	122.30
5	—	477	125.00–137.50	132.86
4	—	629	110.00–115.00	113.51
3	—	540	115.00–120.00	117.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	130.00–135.00	131.89
6	—	469	145.00–156.00	149.62
3	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	577	130.00–140.00	133.21
11	—	415	145.00–155.00	151.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	825	83.00	83.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	105.00–112.50	108.73
1	—	595	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	109.00–115.00	111.57
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
12	—	370	125.00–135.00	128.62
10	—	573	117.00–128.00	122.42
8	—	528	118.00–128.00	121.62
8	—	431	125.00–135.00	128.96
14	—	469	124.00–133.00	126.66
14	—	322	125.00–135.00	128.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	97.50	97.50
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
1	—	235	112.50	112.50
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	110.00–120.00	115.50
10	—	380	115.00–120.00	119.01
9	—	478	110.00–120.00	116.78
5	—	323	115.00–121.00	118.20
2	—	243	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.27
4	—	508	110.00–115.00	111.23
3	—	623	101.00–107.00	103.50
5	—	278	120.00–125.00	121.60
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	110.00–115.00	111.73
2	—	335	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	675.00–700.00	686.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	300.00–500.00	404.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	600.00–750.00	657.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	775.00–875.00	828.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	81.00–82.00	81.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	31.00–40.00	35.76
6	—	953	45.00–54.00	49.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	58.00–66.00	61.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	52.00–67.00	60.96

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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