Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average

offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.64/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$147.64

106 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$24.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

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	420	156.33	657	51
Medium and Large 2	395	144.19	569	35
Small 1-2	319	131.50	419	20

One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $238 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 sale106 hd

147.64

—

SC average5 barns · 655 hd

145.13

+2.51

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	1,393	89.19	1,242	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	65.84	751	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	65.09	573	12

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,142.52/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	10,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	486	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	127.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	141.65/cwt	140.00–153.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.21/cwt	152.00–165.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	139.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	129.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.59/cwt	141.00–148.00	889	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	113.28/cwt	107.50–120.00	417	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	745	73.68/cwt	72.50–75.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.25/cwt	50.00–58.00	604	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	167.84/cwt	162.50–173.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	753	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	598	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	131.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	364	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	306	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	70.15/cwt	65.00–77.00	803	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	55.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	489	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	68.16/cwt	65.00–73.00	601	9
Bulls	—	—	1,421	92.09/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,309	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	82.80/cwt	81.00–85.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	120.28/cwt	118.00–123.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	149.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	963	958.18/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,227	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,181.46/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	10,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	560	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.38/cwt	126.00–135.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	95.16/cwt	93.00–97.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	107.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	148.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	163.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	382	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 262Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 32

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average

offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,181.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	900.00–1,000.00	958.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	72.50–75.00	73.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	81.00–85.00	82.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	374	125.00–133.00	130.02
8	—	308	124.00–135.00	127.63
2	—	243	130.00	130.00
3	—	277	130.00	130.00
2	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.45
4	—	520	115.00–120.00	118.13
9	—	469	115.00–125.00	120.01
6	—	419	118.00–125.00	121.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	135.00–145.00	139.76
6	—	427	127.00–135.00	128.44
6	—	470	130.00–134.00	130.70
5	—	582	125.00–134.00	129.58
3	—	623	120.00–122.50	120.83
4	—	513	130.00–137.50	131.94
3	—	273	135.00–145.00	139.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	107.50–120.00	113.28
3	—	313	115.00–120.00	116.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	92.00–96.00	93.98
3	—	633	93.00–97.50	95.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	138.00	138.00
2	—	560	147.00–150.00	148.49
8	—	507	140.00–153.00	141.65
10	—	431	152.00–165.00	153.21
2	—	710	123.00–130.00	126.45
3	—	225	160.00–165.00	161.63
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	615	141.00–148.00	144.59
2	—	280	162.50–173.00	167.84
8	—	329	160.00–170.00	163.41
7	—	371	160.00–170.00	163.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	172.50	172.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	130.00–131.00	130.15
9	—	277	124.00–135.00	131.57
4	—	306	130.00–135.00	133.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	145.00–155.00	149.76
18	—	373	140.00–155.00	150.22
3	—	518	126.00–135.00	130.38
6	—	332	140.00–155.00	145.33
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	633	120.00–130.00	124.94
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	103.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	110.00–114.00	111.35
2	—	475	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
4	—	511	118.00–123.00	120.28
2	—	740	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	617	105.00–113.00	107.98
6	—	572	110.00–120.00	111.94
3	—	420	130.00–141.00	135.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	145.00–150.00	148.93
3	—	580	125.00–132.00	128.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,135	50.00–58.00	53.25
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
23	—	1,144	65.00–77.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	50.00–60.00	55.88
9	—	882	65.00–73.00	68.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	66.00	66.00
8	—	1,421	88.00–99.00	92.09

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle