Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.40/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$114.40

88 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$33.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	427	125.15	535	34
Medium and Large 2	465	113.52	528	30
Small 1-2	368	106.08	390	14thin
Medium and Large 3	585	92.13	538	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.03/cwt here — about −$4 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

114.40

—

SC average5 barns · 514 hd

114.10

+0.30

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	1,515	87.34	1,323	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	66.01	776	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	53.34	448	23

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Fancy	—	408	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.35/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	82.38/cwt	80.00–85.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	621	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	940	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,110	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	690	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.30/cwt	142.00–145.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	167.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	490	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	336	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	468.75/cwt	350.00–550.00	3,586	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	290	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	108.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	347	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	58.92/cwt	54.00–67.00	517	15
Bulls	—	—	1,515	87.34/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	66.01/cwt	61.00–72.00	776	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	42.87/cwt	35.00–46.00	329	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	92.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	137.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	118.29/cwt	112.00–120.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	89.03/cwt	87.00–90.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	92.91/cwt	91.00–95.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 105Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 24Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 22

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	170.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	373	180.00	180.00
2	—	290	180.00–182.00	181.02
3	—	330	180.00–190.00	184.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	150.00–160.00	154.98
2	—	228	155.00–165.00	159.95
3	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.28
3	—	527	142.00–145.00	143.30
2	—	308	160.00–175.00	167.68
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.41
2	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	610	128.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.01
3	—	565	140.00–145.00	142.30
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	115.00–125.00	119.95
2	—	263	125.00–130.00	127.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	110.00–121.00	116.63
2	—	453	135.00–145.00	139.97
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.86
2	—	358	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	331	130.00–145.00	137.10
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.36
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	122.00–130.00	125.98
4	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.06
4	—	528	120.00–124.00	121.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–146.00	143.35
3	—	458	140.00–145.00	143.29
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00–115.00	112.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	91.00–95.00	92.91
2	—	560	90.00	90.00
4	—	423	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	475	100.00–102.00	100.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	105.00–110.00	108.31
4	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.81
3	—	535	108.00–112.00	110.01
6	—	382	112.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	570	106.00–112.00	109.95
2	—	290	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	315	115.00–120.00	118.31
3	—	473	110.00–114.00	112.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.01
12	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.08
3	—	513	119.00–123.00	120.99
5	—	376	125.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	317	125.00–130.00	127.34
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	100.00–105.00	103.29
4	—	270	105.00–110.00	107.50
5	—	320	105.00–110.00	108.44
2	—	540	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	90.00–95.00	92.72
4	—	568	93.00–95.00	94.00
3	—	668	87.00–90.00	89.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	640	80.00–85.00	82.38
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	765	350.00–550.00	468.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	877	54.00–67.00	58.92
8	—	768	35.00–46.00	42.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	61.00–72.00	66.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	86.00–89.00	87.34

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle