Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

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 $115.91/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$115.91

95 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

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	407	125.95	513	32
Medium and Large 2	425	114.95	488	42
Small 1-2	334	107.88	360	12thin
Medium and Large 3	628	95.40	599	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale95 hd

115.91

—

SC average4 barns · 440 hd

118.93

−3.02

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	1,329	85.08	1,131	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	58.38	675	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	854	50.54	432	35

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.23/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,141	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	837.51/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,010.22/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	11,517	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	407	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	299	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	615	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	467	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	122.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	562	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	687.26/cwt	625.00–750.00	4,742	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	306	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	107.07/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	109.30/cwt	108.00–110.00	355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	938	875.93/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	897	81.76/cwt	75.00–86.00	733	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	861	758.96/cwt	625.00–850.00	6,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.50	341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	885	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	40.71/cwt	35.00–45.00	323	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	412	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	58.49/cwt	50.00–66.00	675	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	54.47/cwt	50.00–61.00	478	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.96/cwt	108.00–117.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	825.48/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.26/cwt	112.50–116.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	100.52/cwt	98.00–102.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	95.83/cwt	93.00–97.50	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	123.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	126.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	115.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	116.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	120.27/cwt	120.00–121.00	272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	494	2

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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 266Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 11

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,323	81.00–93.00	86.23
1	—	1,370	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
25	—	1,154	50.00–66.00	58.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	794	35.00–45.00	40.71
25	—	878	50.00–61.00	54.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	205	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	125.00–130.00	126.77
6	—	371	120.00–128.00	123.85
2	—	235	125.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	285	120.00–125.00	123.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
3	—	317	155.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	218	155.00–157.50	156.35
3	—	253	150.00–155.00	151.64
2	—	578	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	525	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	135.00	135.00
2	—	665	112.50–116.00	114.26
2	—	628	124.00–125.00	124.51
4	—	326	135.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
11	—	381	135.00–140.00	136.35
3	—	570	123.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	108.00–117.00	111.96
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
2	—	435	110.00–117.50	113.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	105.00–110.00	108.09
6	—	366	105.00–110.00	107.07
3	—	325	108.00–110.00	109.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	121.00–125.00	122.77
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	530	118.00–120.00	119.35
2	—	225	130.00–137.50	133.50
3	—	268	125.00–135.00	130.16
9	—	412	122.00–130.00	123.82
4	—	574	122.00–131.00	124.18
5	—	320	125.00–140.00	131.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
4	—	529	98.00–102.00	100.52
3	—	677	93.00–97.50	95.83
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	108.00–114.00	111.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
3	—	300	117.50–120.00	119.17
2	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.98
8	—	434	110.00–118.00	115.13
4	—	284	115.00–120.00	116.52
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	663	100.00–104.00	101.32
10	—	373	115.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	508	110.00–115.00	112.34
4	—	226	120.00–121.00	120.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	462	145.00–148.00	146.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	478	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
8	—	421	120.00–133.00	126.37
3	—	513	118.00–125.00	122.34
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	128.00–135.00	132.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,194	775.00–900.00	837.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	725.00–925.00	825.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,140	875.00–1,200.00	1,010.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	690	625.00–750.00	687.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	825.00–925.00	875.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	861	625.00–850.00	758.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	520.00	520.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	897	75.00–86.00	81.76

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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