Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.59/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$124.59

83 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$30.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

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	476	132.66	631	42
Small 1-2	518	119.50	618	4thin
Medium and Large 2	481	117.79	566	26
Medium and Large 3	402	112.65	453	10thin
Small 3	325	102.50	333	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $298 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 sale83 hd

124.59

—

SC average5 barns · 563 hd

119.84

+4.75

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	1,439	89.02	1,281	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	68.84	965	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	57.00	623	26

Every lot, as filed

100 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	Small 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.48/cwt	132.50–140.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	139.70/cwt	132.50–147.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.35/cwt	124.00–127.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	117.49/cwt	112.50–120.00	379	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	325	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.14/cwt	117.50–124.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	95.68/cwt	91.00–100.00	783	3
Steers	Small 3	—	305	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	128.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	130.97/cwt	120.00–140.00	291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.37/cwt	125.00–139.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	131.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	349	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	134.58/cwt	132.50–135.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.04/cwt	155.00–175.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	126.22/cwt	115.00–135.00	588	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	121.78/cwt	121.00–122.50	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.48/cwt	40.00–55.00	496	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	61.70/cwt	57.00–68.00	710	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	68.84/cwt	66.00–73.00	965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	87.99/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,126	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	90.05/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.68/cwt	100.00–115.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.56/cwt	135.00–141.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	735	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	805	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	118.80/cwt	110.00–127.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	777	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	930	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	936.97/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	10,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	810.42/cwt	675.00–900.00	8,996	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,656	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,868	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	596	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	317	1

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 360Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 119Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 16

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	125.00–130.00	128.96
6	—	428	130.00–138.00	134.30
9	—	378	132.50–140.00	136.48
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
2	—	343	132.50–147.00	139.70
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
4	—	473	125.00–139.00	131.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	560	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	124.00–127.00	125.35
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	283	122.50–127.50	125.02
2	—	763	102.50–103.00	102.75
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
2	—	218	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	421	117.50–124.00	121.14
1	—	880	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	119.00	119.00
3	—	323	112.50–120.00	117.49
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	112.50	112.50
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	110.00–112.50	111.25
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
3	—	525	135.00–141.00	138.98
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.51
7	—	591	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	161.00	161.00
4	—	397	175.00	175.00
5	—	449	159.00	159.00
5	—	709	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	117.50–118.00	117.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	125.00–131.00	128.19
5	—	222	120.00–140.00	130.97
4	—	265	125.00–140.00	131.80
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
3	—	547	147.00	147.00
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
6	—	652	132.50–135.00	134.58
4	—	376	155.00–175.00	167.04
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
4	—	550	145.00	145.00
3	—	327	160.00–161.00	160.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	91.00–100.00	95.68
2	—	518	131.00	131.00
3	—	718	100.00–115.00	107.68
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
7	—	422	135.00–141.00	139.56
2	—	870	84.00–85.00	84.50
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	115.00–135.00	126.22
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	425	121.00–122.50	121.78
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	136.00–141.00	137.60
2	—	613	124.00–130.00	126.94
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	115.00–118.00	116.66
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	875	92.00	92.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
3	—	567	110.00	110.00
2	—	493	112.00–120.00	116.02
3	—	427	110.00–127.00	118.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,003	40.00–55.00	49.48
16	—	1,150	57.00–68.00	61.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	66.00–73.00	68.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	83.00–92.00	87.99
2	—	1,598	88.00–94.00	90.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	777	47.50	47.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,110	675.00–900.00	810.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	825.00–1,050.00	936.97
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	71.00	71.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	42.50	42.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle