Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Heavy offering of 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 $125.16/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$125.16

466 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

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	501	128.89	645	272
Medium and Large 2	494	120.96	597	175
Small 1-2	463	110.55	512	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $134 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 sale466 hd

125.16

—

SC average5 barns · 957 hd

122.22

+2.94

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	1,330	80.24	1,067	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	60.25	883	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	57.64	673	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	56.64	455	5thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	593	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.83/cwt	122.00–127.50	718	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	129.11/cwt	124.50–131.50	662	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	761	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	138.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	451	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	468	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	556	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.83/cwt	125.00–132.50	596	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	113.88/cwt	113.00–117.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	648	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	113.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	124.82/cwt	117.00–128.00	473	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	119.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	666	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	115.23/cwt	110.00–115.50	832	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	203	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	626	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.62/cwt	125.00–136.00	692	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	158.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	121.23/cwt	117.50–122.50	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.19/cwt	150.00–162.50	567	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	132.57/cwt	132.00–133.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	136.38/cwt	135.00–137.50	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	151.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.89/cwt	142.00–143.00	742	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	140.53/cwt	136.00–148.00	824	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	139.61/cwt	139.00–140.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.79/cwt	138.00–139.00	716	5
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	463	125.79/cwt	123.50–126.00	582	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	120.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.35/cwt	125.00–132.50	620	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	701	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	60.25/cwt	57.00–64.00	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	53.12/cwt	50.00–56.00	598	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.66/cwt	58.00–67.00	725	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	58.72/cwt	58.00–60.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	116.27/cwt	110.00–122.50	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	725	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	833	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	208	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	409	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	417	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	670	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	979	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	729	74.53/cwt	69.00–78.00	543	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.50	862	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	910.08/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,581	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,508	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	750.11/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,589	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	114.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,007	15
Bulls	—	—	1,498	87.55/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,311	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	74.39/cwt	68.00–80.00	889	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	390	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
3	—	660	107.00	107.00
1	—	255	112.50	112.50
1	—	460	112.00	112.00
3	—	432	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	556	110.00–112.00	111.32
5	—	350	110.00–114.00	113.20
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	130.00	130.00
11	—	388	131.00	131.00
119	—	513	124.50–131.50	129.11
28	—	609	125.00	125.00
27	—	400	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	575	122.00–127.50	124.83
4	—	274	135.00–145.00	138.20
4	—	370	130.00–135.00	131.87
4	—	409	130.00–132.50	131.25
6	—	336	130.00–140.00	134.15
24	—	470	125.00–132.50	126.83
5	—	786	113.00–117.50	113.88
2	—	213	140.00–145.00	142.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
26	—	535	115.00–125.00	121.08
27	—	379	117.00–128.00	124.82
12	—	422	115.00–125.00	119.46
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
22	—	565	115.00–123.00	117.91
22	—	722	110.00–115.50	115.23
2	—	638	110.00–122.50	116.27
3	—	288	120.00–125.00	121.59
42	—	464	115.00–125.00	122.31
9	—	338	120.00–125.00	123.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	165.00–170.00	167.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	401	148.00	148.00
64	—	519	142.00–143.00	142.89
35	—	586	136.00–148.00	140.53
6	—	720	132.00	132.00
13	—	614	139.00–140.00	139.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
5	—	564	130.00	130.00
5	—	427	130.00–145.00	133.92
2	—	603	120.00–122.50	121.24
1	—	845	119.00	119.00
32	—	466	125.00–137.00	134.28
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	785	122.00	122.00
20	—	522	125.00–136.00	132.62
5	—	681	117.50–122.50	121.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
2	—	203	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.70
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	155.00–162.50	158.65
4	—	612	133.00	133.00
19	—	370	150.00–162.50	153.19
15	—	480	140.00–150.00	142.63
5	—	418	150.00–160.00	153.42
7	—	692	132.00–133.00	132.57
4	—	559	135.00–137.50	136.38
3	—	322	150.00–155.00	151.55
2	—	210	150.00–160.00	155.24
5	—	516	138.00–139.00	138.79
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	463	123.50–126.00	125.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	130.00–133.00	131.76
13	—	540	120.00–125.00	121.33
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
9	—	617	115.00–122.00	120.41
18	—	483	125.00–132.50	128.35
17	—	577	124.00–127.00	125.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	137.50–140.00	138.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	57.00–64.00	60.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,126	50.00–56.00	53.12
30	—	1,195	58.00–67.00	60.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	58.00–60.00	58.72
2	—	728	53.00–54.00	53.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	84.00–92.00	87.55
5	—	1,195	68.00–80.00	74.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	100.00–102.50	100.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	833	700.00–950.00	910.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	878	110.00–115.00	114.70
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	729	69.00–78.00	74.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	98.00	98.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	725.00–775.00	750.11

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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