Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales as a result of inclement weather in the state. There were very light offerings of mostly 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 $115.05/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$115.05

27 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$98.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

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	430	131.12	564	11thin
Medium and Large 2	465	124.06	577	8thin
Medium and Large 3	527	96.00	506	5thin
Small 3	573	79.50	455	2thin
Large 3	630	32.50	205	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.62/cwt here — about $360 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 sale27 hd

115.05

—

SC average3 barns · 185 hd

127.21

−12.16

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	1,349	88.01	1,188	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	76.24	1,051	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	52.62	494	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.66/cwt	132.50–135.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	8
Heifers	Large 3	—	630	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	150.42/cwt	141.00–160.00	456	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Small 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.50	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	40.61/cwt	35.00–50.00	318	6
Bulls	—	—	970	79.00/cwt	77.00–81.00	766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,539	92.52/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.63/cwt	53.00–73.00	650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,051	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	693	43.22/cwt	42.00–45.00	300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	409	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	540	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	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 Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 437Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 104Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 62Year ago 82

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales as a result of inclement weather in the state. There were very light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
3	—	508	140.00–142.50	140.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	70.00	70.00
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	89.00	89.00
1	—	680	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	132.50–135.00	133.66
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	32.50	32.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	117.50	117.50
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	132.50	132.50
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
1	—	380	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
2	—	303	141.00–160.00	150.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	158.00–160.00	159.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	783	35.00–50.00	40.61
8	—	1,055	53.00–73.00	61.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	74.00–78.00	76.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	77.00–81.00	79.00
4	—	1,539	87.00–96.00	92.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	693	42.00–45.00	43.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	56.00	56.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	62.50	62.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle